Originally Posted by String9:
“What you've stated here is simply your own preference. I like Naughty boy, but I can appreciate not everyone does, at the same time I'm not sure I want him writing or recording with 1D, it could be too much of a deviation from their sound. Pharell would be an excellent Producer in my opinion, he has worked with quite a few boybands and pop acts like Britney Spears.
I agreed with Chris Martin about why 1D works, great pop songs, nothing heavy. They need to mature, but it shouldn't be drastic.
The same goes for their merchandise, people should remember that the core of their fanbase is made up of little girls. They will not be little forever.
A 12 year old 1D fan in 2010 is now 16, 13 year old 4 years ago, will be 17 this year. The fans are growing with the boys. The changes happen gradually. They are not going to be releasing books with pictures of them smoking weed in the very near future, that will be a career killer.
I actually deleted my Ed Sheeran comment, didn't think it was fair.”
This is an interview with Naughty Boy where he talked about working with 1D.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/en...-30364825.html
I've written a song for them with Emeli Sande and Zayn, and they are going to record that. I think it's Simon's favourite song as well, so I've been told". The 29-year-old producer added: "I think with this album, they can afford to be a bit more grown-up and more mature. They're boys turning into men so it's a good time for Naughty Boy to put a stamp on their sound. It's not a crazy step away from what you'd expect from One Direction but it's subtle enough."
So he has written a song with Zayn for One Direction. That's one song we know has been written and is planned to be recorded for 1D. McFly have at least one more. Not to say these will make the album but if Simon likes a song and the other boys do it probably will. I don't adore all the stuff on Naughty Boy's album (inc. La La La) but his work with Emeli Sande and a band called Chasing Grace show he can work across genres. And he knows what to do with a voice like Zayn's (
this song is gorgeous). I think he may turn out to be the British Pharrell and I am interested by what he means by putting his stamp on their sound, even if it's just one song.
Personally I believe the Bunetta team have worked their magic and the boys should move on. They already changed up their sound on MM - any fans who only like bubblegum / power pop will have gone by November. If anything, Naughty Boy would bring them back into pop from the stadium-rock of songs like Alive and Midnight Memories. His songs get very good radioplay which is what 1D need from the next album.