The Wanted Admit They Won't Rule Out A Collaboration With One Direction
Wednesday, 07 August 2013
Written by Elliott Batte
The Wanted have declared that they won’t rule out a collaboration with rivals One Direction.
Both bands have seen their international profile explode over the past year or two and now the Wanted’s Nathan Sykes thinks they should forget about their feud and maybe even work together, like their older counterparts Backstreet Boys and New Kids on the Block.
“You never know, you never know! I think with Backstreet Boys and New Kids [On The Block], that's really cool what they did, and there's been some great collaborations. You never know. I think both ourselves and One Direction are, as far as I'm concerned, whatever kinds of words were said since I wasn't really part of it, think it kind of [went away now], which is awesome.
"I think it's best people really concentrate on the success that we're both having and how well [we're doing], which is always great. I think ourselves and One Direction have done really well to make sure the music stands up on its own. And I think with boybands it's very easy for people to say, 'Oh, they sell a lot of posters. Oh, the kids buy it because they like the look of the guys'.
"I think it's all down to the music and - it is down to the girls because they're amazing - but I think it also helps we've got really great songs and we're really lucky to work with such amazing writers.”
The band recently announced their third studio album ‘Word of Mouth’, as well as new track We Own The Night. Is a Wanted/Directioner collaboration something you’d like to hear? Leave us a comment in the box below!
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