Zayn Malik solo career seems to have hit an iceberg just months after the dock.
The One Direction star achieved global success with multi-format smash ‘Pillowtalk,’ but has established a reputation of sorts for being promo shy.
Indeed, several high-profile performances were cancelled at the last minute. And today brought with it the most notable.
With thousands of fans waiting on him at London’s Wembley Stadium at the Capital FM Summertime Ball, the 22-year-old issued the following statement.
— zayn (@zaynmalik) June 11, 2016
Call us cold, but this is inexcusable and a key reminder why artist development is a must.
When folk part with their cash to see an act, the expectation is that they will turn up. Come rain or shine.
To cite something that should long have been worked on just doesn’t wash.
Moral of the story, not everyone who can hold a note is cut out for stardom.
WOW.
I know its probably difficult for him to perform alone, since he’s always had the 4 other members with him on stage. Anxiety is REAL. I can barely piece together a sentence in front a class of 30 people so imagine for him performing in front thousands. Hope he gets better.
LMAO!! Me too. Presentations at University were the worst, but somehow I got through — that anxiety was a motherfakka though. I don’t blame Zayn.
Yes, presentations sucked. But you know what, I sure as hell couldn’t say you know what I can’t do this now, maybe we will reschedule it, did you?
He’s not made to be a star point blank peroid,there is still no live performance of “pillowtalk”
and it’s still slaying the charts.
kiii
I hope he pulls thru cause he has potential and I love his album. I’m need more visual and support singles.
The era is pretty much over, the label has moved on and so has the GP unfortunately.
Anxiety is tough and Can take over your life… But it is managed so I agree with Sam this is inexcusable.
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Zayn has been canceling things left and right, and if he does perform he shows up late, not rehearsing and his live vocals have been a let down. He will be blacklisted soon for wasting people’s time and money.
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He’s gonna owe RCA/SONY a lot of money cause his album is a flop and his singles are flopping… He can’t tour cause he has anxiety so how will he make money to pay his debts cause I know he on a 360.
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Zayn has disappointed in his solo career as its been nothing buts scandals and PR stunts with this fake ass relationship with the walking dead.
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BRUNO were you at? These male entertainers need some inspiration.
I don’t know why he just don’t get himself a black girl. Ain’t no secret he loves himself some chocolate, guess he’s afraid white girls gonna feel rejected and affect his disappointing sells smh.
OR maybe he doesn’t have skin color as a prerequisite for dating people. Something Black people can’t seem to get over.
Logic stfu, I stand by my comment. When he was with a black girl he was happy looking n smiling all the time and s*** Google it. Now that he’s with this girl he be looking unhappy depress n s***, needs a girl that’ll excite him and bring him true happiness .
LMFAO
I feel for him, it must also be harder to preform on home turf especially as the public in the uk have been harsh on him since leaving 1D.
It’s a shame because on the few live performances he’s done he’s sounded good vocally.
Some artist doesn’t have what it takes to be a star. Or can’t handle the fame and pressure. Justin WILL have his Britney saga this or next year, Chris Brown will prob be killed, by someone or by himself, Zayn will just give up music all together. You have to be built for this, sad because artist like Ciara would kill for this tpe of opportunity. No room for the weak, sorry, it is what it is.
I dont think any of the people calling him weak or saying he doesnt have what it takes have ever had anxiety. Its not something you can just fix and its over, its something that you have your whole life. Sometimes things arent so bad, but it always comes back. I admire his honesty and even if he never performs again, I think he can be a star. A TON of celebs have anxiety, so google it. I would also encourage you to research disorders like anxiety before you speak (so you dont look so stupid).
anxiety or not, he knew what he was doing when he went solo. lol not saying he isn’t fighting a rough fight, but you don’t just develop anxiety over night. these labels shouldn’t be rushing everybody that has a cute face to front stage. They have quite a few artist signed to his label that wouldn’t have canceled. Artist development is key.
I think he is talented artist but i will start to forget him if he cant do live performances he really to needs to work on that quick
I think he would work best as a smaller event artist. Release on his on time and do show on his own time. He probably should had went inde, because cleary RCA wants him to be JT huge, but isn’t that the whole point of him leaving his group? BC he can’t handle the mainstream pressure?
Not buying it.
All he needs is a few rehearsals and the proper artist development and Zayn will be alright all I hear right now is excuses.
What label is doing artist development in 2016? #NotInTheBudget
Either you have it or you don’t.
Lol! And folks call Ciara a flop! At least Ciara doesn’t disappointment and slays when she gets out on the stage! You will not make it in show business with “anxiety”
Oh that’s fact sis…Ciara is a flop. Let’s not confuse things.
But she’s not a flop. And she doesn’t suffer from”anxiety “
Is TGJ gonna ignore the fact that Thiefyonce is getting sued for the 98748446494th time in only her 13th year as a solo artist? Mess @ that høe.
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Beyonce Sued for Allegedly Lifting Short Film to Create ‘Lemonade’ Trailer
LMFAOO! Dang, Centurion you ain’t gon’ never let Beyonka breath huh?
The RoachHive stays trying the Navy and besides, it’s my civic duty to inform people of criminals. ?
LMAO, I was wondering that and I Stan for Beyonce hard…(sometimes). But I knew that wasn’t going to post but watch they post something about FWT and swear up and down its extraordinary!
Kiii they would post if it was rih though
They already did with that bogus lawsuit from a Nigerian claiming that it paid Rihanna to perform. It’s just a case of a Nigerian getting scammed and not the other way around. ?
Anxiety is not a joke! It’s clear to anyone that Zayn has difficulty performing alone, as through out his time as a Global superstar he has had 4 other guys with him, TGJ should no better than to be so judgemental, his a brilliant artist but this is a lot to take in for someone so young who is n;t used to being in the spotlight alone, I hope his team take this seriously and let him do things at his own pace instead of pushing him out there
Why go solo if you’re the weakest link?
Oh Zayn,remember how some of us were suicidal after u left us to hang like a wet cloth.I suffer from anxiety but I don’t have anything sympathy here.You hurt us real bad,remember that?
Ok I empathise whatever he’s going through but now f****** enough!!!! If you weren’t ready for a huge solo career then you shouldn’t have boarded to start one in the first place. Huge solo career comes with huge solo responsibilities, ask Beyoncé………
Btw, who idea was it to star a solo career cuz I thought he left 1D to live a quiet life?????????? (drops mic walks off)
He didn’t have anxiety when he was in that p*** video
I am turned off, He better pull it the f** together! Anxiety my a**! Go out there and fake it till u make it. Hes coming off as entitled and selfish…. And i liked him, he better not ruin it
That huge budget and he can’t even deal. His label couldn’t tell this kid couldn’t be a star ?? His album is fire but he cannot perform at all. Like someone said above, Ciara would’ve killed for his push and Tinashe even said her label took away her budget and put their everything into Zayn. Sucks …
Welp i would choose zayn over tinashe though shes an utter flop & Ciara is a multimillionaire who has had so much promo & success shes hardly KMichelle is she?
Has he had any live performances? Your album isn’t good enough for you not to ever perform. Artist usually skip out on a few tracks that the label make them put on their record but to abandon your FULL album because basically you can’t sing live…you should’ve stayed back up. There’s interviews on YT were he can barely talk, is that anxiety too?
People from his part of the world always complain and make up excuses…
At the end of the day people paid money to see him. This is a JOB. RCA has invested a lot into him as a artist. He knows what having a career like this entails. If he has chronic anxiety and this going to be an ongoing problem he just needs to bow out gracefully and save his fans the trouble.
Damn it no fan of Azaelia banks but she did call this FLOP from the beginning.
Ladies gents & others … Light skin privelege at its finest… If u gave any half decent black male singer this platform they’d be fine. Maybe a little arrogant but fine… And working like a s**** in heat… But they wont all the black guys are left to eat off the scraps of the table… This dude doesn’t have it .. And should quit embarrasing himself.. Anyone can sound good with autotune & the best producers writing all your songa
Yes. This post is cold. Until you’ve dealt with the crippling effects of anxiety disorder than keep your snarky comments to yourself. It’s debilitating and embarrassing for sufferers and it pretty much like you’re going to die. You feel isolated from everyone because of the shame. It’s something you work through. It just doesn’t up and disappears. I hope he gets better. My heart goes out to him.
Why pursue a solo career if you have such bad anxiety? I’m not buying it. No ma’am.
Hiding from Perrie more like hmmm
anxiety? like… seriously? how is that cured? a stadium full of people? silence? no boooes. no nothing. who introduces him? or he gotta stumble in? who’s smile and cheers does he need in the audience to rise? that’s the film. 😀
or he gotta reboot. start smaller. not fux with 1D level. the heck. he’s only 1/5th.
You were so pressed so go solo, but can’t even perform? Let Fist Brown cancel a show over “anxiety,” it’ll be WWIII in these streets. Boy have several seats.
Girl you better clock.
I don’t have time for the excuses man tf up or sit tf down.
At least he was honest about his reason for cancelling, but it’s extremely ironic that he quit an extremely popular group to go solo, only to end up running scared of having all of the limelight to himself.
Another bs white privilege excuse, what else is new…
I empathise with whatever he’s going through because I too have had moments of panic when I’ve had to speak in public. However, this latest cancellation only confirms my earlier notion that he simply isn’t prepared for the rigours of being a solo artist. Had his team held him back for a year so he could live life normally (this is what he said was his intention when he announced his split from 1D), they would’ve recognised his issue with anxiety sought out to deal with it. Zayn has the potential to be a great pop star: he’s incredible to look at, is a talented vocalist and his material is solid but his crippling shyness is really holding him back. Sucks he had to do this on home soil too. The British press is going to have his head.
Well too bad it’s not the career for him. Maybe he should do data entry, it’s ok to be shy doing that.
I absolutely agree with you TGJ. Many people have anxiety, I do personally myself to some degree. But if you want to be a solo artist and choose that life as a career path, you should work thru your anxiety before you decide to become a celebrity or public figure. Imagine if Obama or another very public person was said to give a speech and then last minute released a statement and said my anxiety took over I hope you understand.
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Zayn u need to work on this and work on this quickly.
Wow
Clearly was searching/pushed for solo stardom before it was his time. I know Anxiety is real but when you get on stage you have to be able to let it all go. Hopefully he gets his confidence up.