Former One Direction member Zayn Malik is worried about failing as a solo artist.
Malik fears he will not be successful on his own and is hoping for a "simple life" if his music career doesn't go as planned, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
"I think about all aspects of the outcomes of what is going to happen with everything. I don't know if that's just something in me, or something that's natural with everybody. I tend to think about that," Complex magazine quoted Malik as saying.
"It does worry me sometimes, but all I can do is what I'm doing right now. Just go with it and try to hope for the best. I'm enjoying it right now, being creative. I'm enjoying writing music and doing this. And if it doesn't work out, I would probably just live a simple life," he added.
The "Pillowtalk" hitmaker also plans getting an English literature degree and would love to take a back seat after his debut album, "Mind of Mine", releases so he can focus on his studies.
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