Harry Styles Says He 'Didn't Want to Hide' On His Debut Album

Harry Styles‘s upcoming debut solo record will be all kinds of honest.

The 23-year-old singer, who just dropped his single “Sign of the Times,” says he was very careful when creating the album.

“I never wanted it to sound like anyone else, I didn’t want to feel like I was redoing something,” Harry told Elvis Duran and the Morning Show. “But at the same time I think it’s impossible to not be influenced by stuff that you grew up listening to.”

He added, “All I know really is that I wanted to write, through the whole album, I wanted it to be really honest. I didn’t want to hide and I just wanted to write what I wanted to listen to.”

In case you missed it, listen to “Sign of the Times” right now!