Another questionable interview moment that went viral comes from Liam Payne's interview with Logan Paul. Speaking about his first solo single, "Strip That Down," Payne claimed, "I think it outsold everybody within the band, and I was the last to go [solo]. And I never expected that." Fans were quick to prove him wrong, posting receipts that showed both Harry Styles and Zayn Malik's debut solo songs ("Sign of the Times" and "Pillowtalk," respectively), along with other songs they've released, were far more successful. He was also mocked for his claims that the band formed around him as the star.
In the same interview, he said he used to hate Louis, and told a story about someone in 1D pushing him up against the wall, after explaining, “I think it was well-known within the band that I don’t like taking shit." Payne said he told the bandmate that pushed him, “If you don’t remove those hands there’s a high likelihood you’ll never use them again."
He later addressed his comments in a YouTube video, calling them "self-protection" and saying, “A lot of what I said came from the wrong place. I was so angry at what was going on around me and instead of taking a look inwards I decided to look outwards at everybody else and I just think yeah I took it out on everybody else, which is just wrong, really.”
You can tell by the easily bruised egos.