{"id":2448040,"date":"2019-08-27T10:45:54","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T16:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=876747"},"modified":"2019-08-27T10:45:54","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T16:45:54","slug":"10-things-we-learned-from-harry-styles-rolling-stone-cover-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/music-news\/10-things-we-learned-from-harry-styles-rolling-stone-cover-story\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Things We Learned From Harry Styles\u2019 Rolling Stone Cover Story"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Harry Styles<\/a> appears on Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2018s September cover<\/a>. Writer Rob Sheffield<\/a> traversed Los Angeles and London with the former One Direction<\/a> member for an in-depth interview about sex, drugs and rock & roll. Here\u2019s a few highlights from the story that shouldn\u2019t be missed.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s putting the finishing touches on his second solo album.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Styles made his mark as a solo artist over two years ago<\/a> with his rootsy, rock-leaning self-titled debut album. After nearly a year of touring theaters, then arenas, and a few deserved months off, he holed up in Malibu for six weeks to record his sophomore LP at Rick Rubin\u2019s Shangri-La studios with producers Jeff Bhasker and Tyler Johnson as well as friends and collaborators like guitarist Mitch Rowland, drummer Sarah Jones and Kid Harpoon (a.k.a. Tom Hull). In Styles\u2019 own words, his new album is \u201call about having sex and feeling sad.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

While recording, it seems like he has unleashed his inner rock geek. In the studio, he gleans inspiration from T. Rex\u2019s \u201cCosmic Dancer\u201d<\/a> for the string section on an unnamed song. He has also become obsessed with Paul McCartney\u2019s work as a solo artist and member of Wings. Styles also cites a rare David Bowie interview from the Nineties as his biggest emotional motivator for the type of work he\u2019s doing.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you feel safe in the area that you\u2019re working in, you\u2019re not working in the right area,\u201d Bowie says in the clip Styles played for Sheffield. \u201cAlways go a little further into the water than you feel you are capable of being in. Go a little bit out of your depth. And when you don\u2019t feel that your feet are quite touching the bottom, you\u2019re just about in the right place to do something exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n