Harry Styles Hopes Fine Line Sounds Like 'Freedom'

The countdown is on, people! Next Friday, December 13, Harry Styles's sophomore solo album, Fine Line, will officially be out for all to hear. And in a new interview with L'Officiel out today (December 4), the "Watermelon Sugar" crooner opened up about the songwriting process, striking a balance with his subject matter, and which music icons have served as his personalized inspirations.


"Songwriting is like surfing," the "Lights Up" singer mentioned before explaining the often unpredictable journey of making a hit song. "You can train as much as you aspire to get on the board, however some days the wave comes and some days it doesn't." And nevertheless in spite of the fact that the singer has previously spoken at range about using psychedelic illegal narcotics to aid in the process, he maintains that songwriting "takes a lot of hard work." "We still need train to be better," he mentioned. "You can't just sit down and determine to write a song and think you've written the ideal song of your life."


In both songwriting and in life, Styles is still deciding what he feels comfortable sharing and what he'd prefer to keep to himself. "Celebrity is something I am still learning, experimenting," he mentioned, confirming our suspicions that, no, fame doesn't come with a manual. "I learn to group out what I like, what I don't like, what I'm prepared to give in my songs, and what I'm not inclined to share," he added. "We have to find a balance."


Being a prominent musician does making finding a balance especially tricky. And once it comes to Fine Line, specifically, Styles does wonder what people will think of its subject matter. "We wonder what people will think of such and such words," he explained, hinting that the LP's lyrics will probably be his most truthful however. "It's accepting to be susceptible, however at the same time it's what makes this whole adventure exciting."


Overall, the former One Direction member just hopes the album will resonate with his fans in a way that feels like "freedom" — much like the music of his own personalized icons, including Elvis Presley, Mick Jagger, Stevie Nicks, Janis Joplin, Prince, and more. Any time I look at them, I don't know what it is, nevertheless it's this, this something special," he mentioned before naming Paul McCartney as his biggest songwriting influence. "I had the chance to meet some of those he mentioned. "They don’t stop being wonderful to me."