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One Direction are like "brothers".
The quintet - who were put together after auditioning for UK TV show 'The X Factor' as solo artists in 2010 - feel grateful to have the support of one another and don't have to deal with success on their own.
Louis Tomlinson said: "We're like brothers really. The best part about being in a band is just having each other to be honest.
"I personally don't think I could do it as a solo artist. It would be intense and hard to comprehend. It's good to be able to speak to people who know exactly where you are personally."
While Louis admits there are often "little scuffles" between the band - which also includes Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik - they never last long as they find it impossible to stay mad at one another for long.
Louis said: "I'll be mad but then I'll forget all about it. I'll come in and say, 'Heeeeeey' and then I'm like, 'Wait a minute, I'm annoyed with you'. That's how it always is."
Liam added to J-14 magazine: "Honestly, if we ever have a little row or a bust-up, I try to be mad but it ends up being impossible.
"Louis will come to my room and throw a joke at me and then here we are."

Beady Eye has split up.
The rock band - consisting of Liam Gallagher, Gem Archer, Andy Bell, Chris Sharrock and Jay Mehler - have announced they've gone their separate ways after forming five years ago.
Taking to his Twitter account today (25.10.14), Liam broke the news to his fans by tweeting: "Beady Eye are no longer. Thanks for all your support. LGx (sic)."
However, the group are yet to reveal why they've chosen to part ways, with many fans suggesting that they may have split to reform their former band Oasis, which also included Liam's brother Noel Gallagher.
One fan, Conor McMyler, wrote on Twitter after the news was announced: "@liamgallagher DOES THIS MEAN OASIS RE-UNION PLS PLS PLS (sic)."
Ant McKay tweeted: "@liamgallagher does that mean oasis are coming back again? (sic)."
While other fans expressed their sadness and disbelief about the news by simply tweeting, "What?" and "No!"
Beady Eye formed in 2009 after Liam, Gem, Andy and Chris decided they still wanted to make music together following the split of Oasis earlier that year when Noel acrimoniously quit the group in August 2009.
Since their formation, Beady Eye have released two albums, 'Different Gear, Still Speeding' and 'BE', which have both reached the top 5 in the UK Album Chart.
However, earlier this year, the band also split from their manager Scott Rodger.

James Blunt "looks like Barbie" in his new music video.
The 40-year-old singer rides a horse in the promotional film for his new single 'When I Find Love Again' but says the animal's unusual colouring made for a less-than-masculine appearance for him in the footage.
He said: "The horse was albino and had really weird eyes. When it sweated, its hair became transparent, it's skin showed through and it turned pink. So my video is me riding round on a great big pink pony, like Barbie."
The 'You're Beautiful' hitmaker hadn't ridden a horse since leaving the army 12 years ago and admits he found shooting the video tough.
He added "Spending seven hours on a horse for the shoot was pretty funny actually.
"It was exhausting and quite painful. I wasn't walking too well the following day."
James released a new album, 'Moon Landing', earlier this year and admits he was thrilled by the response to the record, despite previously insisting he didn't care.
He told Britain's HELLO! magazine: "I was surprised by the success. When I was doing interviews, they asked if I cared about the chart placing and I would say no and that it was all about the artistic integrity and all that. But the reality is, I was lying to myself. Of course it mattered how well it did."

Rudimental and Gorgon City performed a gig at 30,000 feet on Thursday (23.10.14).
The two groups performed on board a new Virgin Atlantic 787 plane while it was crossing the Atlantic Ocean on its flight from London to Atlanta.
DJ Locksmith urged the lucky passengers onto the makeshift dancefloor during the #FlightDecks event, shouting at them: "This flight right here is going to be the best party of your life!"
They then treated fans to renditions of their two number one hit singles 'Feel The Love' and 'Waiting All Night'.
Speaking after the event - which was streamed to fans from the aircraft via WiFi - Rudimental's Amir Amor shared: "What a buzz. Having all the band together, playing to thousands of people around the world from the bar on a plane, you can't put a price on that. It's an experience we will never forget. "
Kye Gibbon from Gorgon City then added: "FlightDecks has got to be the most unique gig we've ever played and maybe will ever play. We're chuffed to know that so many of our fans were listening from home and we're thankful to Virgin Atlantic for helping us to share a one-off experience like this with them."
The 787 party plane has been named 'Birthday Girl' to celebrate Virgin Atlantic's 30th anniversary.
Virgin Atlantic Director of Communications Meigan Terry said: "By adding the 787 to our fleet, we are taking a big step forward in innovation and an even bigger step forward in continuing our commitment to delight our customers. We decided to christen our new 787, 'Birthday Girl', in true Virgin Atlantic style and are thrilled to have both Rudimental and Gorgon City on board with us."

Wilko Johnson was investigated by police after his manager Robert Hoy accused him of assault.
The R&B guitarist was quizzed by Essex police after Hoy claimed that he had been attacked by the musician in February.
According to The Independent newspaper, Wilko, 67, visited Hoy's property in Canvey Island with a colleague in tow, where the pair allegedly argued.
A spokesperson from the Essex Police confirmed that an allegation regarding assault was made on February 19, regarding an incident that was "reported to have happened on Sunday, February 2 in Canvey."
They also confirmed that the accusation was originally withdrawn on February 20 before allegedly continuing with their inquiries after the complainant asked for the case to be re-opened.
Wilko and his associate were spoken to again by the police, but no further action was taken.
The complaint has resulted in the pair's working relationship coming to an end. Wilko and Hoy had been friends for 40 years, with the latter acting as his manager for the last five years.
Wilko is adamant the accusation against him is false, as he told the newspaper: "This was dealt with back at the time. I've been in hospital and convalescing and the events happened a long time ago. There was no incident and the accusations were slanderous."
Wilko had been battling pancreatic cancer since January 2013 but he announced at this week's Q Awards - where he was presented with the Icon Award presented by Carling's Black Label Project - that he has been "cured" of the disease after undergoing radical surgery in April to remove a "3 kilogram" tumour.

Professor Green meditates and drinks whisky to calm his nerves before gigs.
The 30-year-old rapper, who performed inside a soundproof glass cube at MUSIC CUBE, at Westfield shopping centre in London's Shepherd's Bush last night (23.10.14), has admitted he consumes alcohol and trains his mind to help him chill out prior to taking to the stage.
When asked how he deals with any nerves he might have before going on stage, he replied: "Meditation. And whisky."
Before last night's gig, Pro - who will close the MUSIC CUBE event on November 2 at Westfield in Stratford, east London, where he will be joined by singer/songwriter Ava Lily - admitted he would love to collaborate with music outfit Unkle and hinted that might happen quite soon as he keeps bumping into the group's member James Lavelle.
When asked who his dream collaboration would be, he replied: "I really don't have a list - it's never that contrived, I keep bumping into James Lavelle, an Unkle and Professor Green track might be quite cool?"
MNEK and Neon Jungle are also set to perform at the new music initiative, MUSIC CUBE, and MNEK recently admitted he thinks it is important for new platforms to be created to promote live music for up-and-coming talent.
He exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "I'm really excited by the MUSIC CUBE concept. I love performing live and it's great to see that Westfield has created a new way for people to experience and interact with live music.
"MUSIC CUBE is also about supporting up-and-coming independent talent so I'm looking forward to seeing the other new acts over the two weekends."
Free tickets for the event were given out to fans, who listened to Pro perform through supplied headphones.
MUSIC CUBE, amplified by Infiniti and Sennheiser, is set to revolutionise the way consumers experience live music and is exclusive to Westfield London (October 24-26) and Westfield Stratford City (October 31-November 2).

Dave Grohl could become a director.
The Foo Fighters frontman could have a career as a film director after he successful created a documentary to mark the band's 20th anniversary.
Speaking about his friend's potential career change, Foo Fighters bassist Nate Mendel said: "I think maybe this is a path for Dave, he's directed videos for us and other little projects."
The 'Monkey Wrench' rocker made the documentary whilst he and his band mates - Nate, Pat Smear, Taylor Hawkins and Chris Shiflett - travelled across America recording tracks for their new album 'Sonic Highways'.
In a trailer for the film, Dave explained:"I thought rather than just go into a studio and make another record, we could go all over the country and make a record where each song was recorded in a different studio.
"Basically, the process is we come to a city and we spend a week and we start recording an instrumental, because I interview all of these different musicians from that city.
"There's no way that you can tell the history of a city's music in one hour, so we have to do it in a way that relates to the band and goes from point A to point B and becomes a song."
"The night before recording the vocals he would write the lyrics based on the experiences of the city then go in and sing them."
The first two episodes of the documentary, 'Sonic Highways' airs on BBC Four on Sunday, October 26.

One Direction have won the Best UK & Ireland Act prize at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards. The five boys - Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Liam Payne and Zayn Malik - were awarded the MTV EMA award for Best UK & Ireland Act ahead ...

U2 plan to release a new album in just 18 months.
The Irish rockers caused controversy when they allowed their latest LP 'Songs of Innocence' to be given away on iTunes for free but despite only coming out in September the group already have another collection, titled 'Songs of Experience', lined up.
Bassist Adam Clayton told the new issue of Rolling Stone magazine: "We're hoping 'Songs of Experience' will be less about intimacy and more about a celebration of sorts."
Clayton's bandmate Bono has also revealed an album called 'Songs of Ascent' - a record he previously claimed would be the follow-up to 2009's 'No Line on the Horizon' - could still be released as part of a trilogy of themed LPs.
The singer said: "'Songs of Ascent' will come. And there are some beautiful songs."
The band also revealed they scrapped a completed version of 'Songs of Innocence' entirely produced by Danger Mouse because it didn't sound how a U2 record should sound, and instead changed some tracks with Ryan Tedder, Paul Epworth, Declan Gaffney and Flood.
Speaking about the music solely made with Danger Mouse, guitarist The Edge - who is also joined in the band by drummer Larry Mullen, Jr. - said: "We realised, 'OK, we've actually not delivered what you might call the hallmarks of our work - the big music."