Harry Styles admits he had a hard time writing fun songs after leaving 'One Direction'

Harry Styles says he's been hesitant about making fun music since his departure from One Direction. He wanted to be perceived as a "serious musician," writes Better Homes & Gardens.

"I'd come out of the band, and it was like, if I want to be taken seriously as a musician, then I can't make fun music," he said in an interview.

Over time, Styles "evolved" and now this feeling does not weigh on him, especially before the release of his third studio album.

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