Singer Zayn Malik did not know what to do when Taylor Swift praised his debut album.

The 23-year-old released Mind of Mine in March, and also the project immediately became a huge hit with fans helping it storm to # 1 of the charts all over the world, nevertheless the former One Direction star admits each of the attention would be a little an excessive amount of at times – particularly if it got their start in someone like Taylor.

“I don’t get much feedback from my peers,” he told Dazed magazine. “I spoke a tad to Taylor… at (girlfriend) Gigi’s (Hadid) house; we briefly spoke and she or he told me she really enjoyed the album. It was nice to have some feedback. She said she thought I was cool and I style of blushed somewhat and didn’t learn how to take it.”

The latest interview – conducted before a panic attack forced Zayn to cancel a gig on the CapitalFM Summertime Ball in London – also gives fans a glimpse to the singer’s discomfort while using level of fame he’s achieved in five short years.

“I haven’t done much acclimatin’,” he confessed. “I’m just staying how I am. I think that’s the simplest way to keep your sanity. You’ve got a chance to hold on to what you will be and not let things are able to your head, if you do, that’s when everything comes crashing down terribly.”

Zayn efforts to maintain a a sense of normality by not gonna every single showbiz party he’s invited to, preferring to waste time with Gigi, 21, friends.

“I don’t often go out much,” he stated. “I adhere to my own bubble, since it is. Creatively and socially, I think, as I’m ageing, that’s precisely the way I am.”

This entails Zayn is able to keep his head down while keeping your focus on his music – he revealed he’s already started develop his second solo album.

“I’m just attempting to do a lot more,” he stated. “I’m excited for getting more involved with every manner in which I can… I just want to have down to everything. That’s my progression, learning my craft to be a solo artist. I’m style of itching a bit. I want to work.”