And he definitely wanted to clear up one huge misconception about his breakupwith the Little Mix lady, stressing that he did NOT end their engagement through text:
"If you could word it exactly this way, I'd be very appreciative. I have more respect for Perrie than to end anything over text message. I love her a lot, and I always will, and I would never end our relationship over four years like that. She knows that, I know that, and the public should know that as well. I don't want to explain why or what I did, I just want the public to know I didn't do that."
Now that he's on his own, Perrie's ex finally feels free to express himself musically, exclaiming:
"To me, it's like I stood in front of a canvas for about five years, and someone said like, ‘You're not allowed to paint on this canvas.' I've got the paint, I've got the f*cking brushes, and I can't get it on there. Now someone removed the plastic and was like, ‘Alright, you can now paint.'"
However, Directioners, this new move towards independence doesn't mean he's totally done with the famous foursome. In fact, he revealed that he had actually recently reconnected with Liam, saying:
"It was the first time I'd spoken to him since I left the band, and I rung him, and he wanted to talk. He said that he didn't understand it at the time, but he now fully gets why I had to do what I did. He understands that it's my thing, that I had to do that, and that basically he wants to meet up and sit down and have a good chat in person, and he wants to do some music and work on some stuff aside from being in the band, which we always wanted to do anyway."
It seems like Zayn is finally happy now that he can make the kind of music he wants.