Louis Tomlinson Reveals If One Direction's Solo Projects Had An Impact On His Own

Louis Tomlinson is opening up in a brand new interview with Apple Music’s Beats 1 about his upcoming solo project.

Speaking about the pressure to put out his own album, the 27-year-old musician revealed if Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Zayn Malik‘s solo endeavors had an impact on his own at all.

“I don’t think that would’ve had an overall effect on my decision,” he says. “The reason I bit the bullet and am going to do this is [that] I didn’t want any regrets.”

Louis adds, “I had an incredible opportunity being in the band and an incredible fan base that had…I didn’t want to look back and think, ‘Oh, I wonder what I would’ve done on my own’.”

Check out the snippet of his interview below!

Louis‘s debut album, Walls, is out in January.