Below, Liam Payne shares his picks.
For more, heresLouis Tomlinson,Harry Styles, andNiall Horan.
Onstage, Liam Payne is a born performer.
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I do love being on stage, he tells EW.
(Paynes bandmate and frequent co-writer, Louis Tomlinson, has the most writing credits.)
That is one of my favorite parts of [putting out a record], he says.
This time we went for more of a trap sound, which was a lot of fun to do.
Ive actually got video at home, its so funny.
I mumbled my way through it but its good fun.
And obviously hes one of the best performers ever.
And Chris Brown, as well as Justin Timberlake and Robbie Williams.
I used to listen to that while walking to the bus on the way to school, he says.
Made me feel like, Damn, I wish I was there when that happened.
(Burn appears onConfessions.)
I probably cried to that one a few times about a few girls as many other people have cried!
Sometimes youve just gotta let it burn, he adds with a laugh.
That was a big one that me and Louis sat and wrote together, he says.
It just kinda came together.
It was inspired by a Fleetwood Mac[-esque] sound.
Its just a nice driving jam imagine driving down the coast.
That whole song was written about song titles.
Like, if I were back onX Factor, what would I sing?
I like a lot of John Mayer stuff that would be somewhere Id definitely visit.
A lot of Ed Sheeran songs would be quite cool, too.
Id also like … you know how Drake has sing-songy rap songs?
Id like to do a mad emotional version, like a real laidback cover of one of those.
Asked to name one in particular, Payne goes with, Hotline Bling.
I think they just thought I was weird.
