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With rock ballad "Sign of the Times", the 23-year-old follows
in the footsteps of One Direction bandmates Niall Horan and
Louis Tomlinson in putting out solo material in the last year.
Speaking on Britain's BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show with Nick
Grimshaw, Styles, who stars in upcoming World War Two drama
"Dunkirk", said he was "nervous" before introducing the track.
"It's a bit weird. I feel like I've been hibernating in the
studio for so long," he said. "You hear it in the safety of the
studio...(and now) it's time to give birth."
Upon its debut, British media were quick to draw comparisons
with the late David Bowie's music. "It's the song I'm most proud
of writing I think," Styles said.
The originally five-member One Direction formed on British
television talent show "The X Factor" in 2010 and won legions of
fans around the world soon after. The best-selling group was
reduced to four members in March 2015 when Zayn Malik announced
he was quitting the band.
A few months later, Styles, Horan, Tomlinson and fellow member
Liam Payne said the group would be taking a break from early
2016.
(Reporting By Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by Toby Davis)
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