NABIL On November 1st, Zayn Malik will tell all with his autobiography Zayn. Fingers crossed we can make it work.īy the way, here’s the translation of the lyrics: “Until the flower of this love has blossomed / This heart won’t be at peace / Give me your heart…. Zayn Malik reveals the inspiration behind 'Intermission: Flower' in an exclusive excerpt from his upcoming autobiography. Doing something with him - anything - would be an honour. He had taken on being the main guy in the band after his uncle’s death and, once he’d heard the story of “Flower,” he reached out.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan passed away in 1997, but in May 2016 I heard talk that his nephew wanted to perform with me, to do a gig somewhere in India. I was just riffing lyrics in Urdu over Malay’s lopped guitar, and we got it down. I knew that Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s music came from a spiritual place, and it was also almost like jazz: his band would find a hook, and they would sing and play it, but what happened next was pretty much improvisation, ‘Intermission: Flowers’ soon took on a similar vibe. There was a little waterfall nearby that was rippling away, and it really added to the atmosphere. And I think I want to sing this one in Urdu, like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.’ He added a few twists and, immediately, it sounded amazing.
He also turned a lot of people on to qawwali music.Īs we were chatting, Malay picked up the Martin backpacker and began playing a little riff, based on an idea I’d shown him earlier that day – a melody I’d been playing with. A lot of people who know his music reckon he was one of the greatest artists of all time. I was really into him, because my dad had played his music a lot at home I loved that the dude sang in Urdu, for one thing.
Zayn intermission flower portable#
Malay had his portable recording rig with him and the pair of us were talking about the Pakistani musician Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Not long afterwards, Malay and me were spending an afternoon sitting around the pool at the Beverly Hills hotel, writing down lyrics and messing about with melodies. The soft, dreamlike song is reportedly inspired by his dads Pakistani culture. When we found a shop that had one, I bought it, and I loved it from the minute I started playing it. The record includes a track titled 'Intermission: Flower,' sang entirely in Maliks fathers native language, Urdu. “You can take it anywhere, it’s the size of a backpack. “It’s a little travel-sized thing,” he said. That’s when he told me about the Martin Backpacker.
Over finger-picked acoustic guitar the half-Pakistani pop star croons lyrics in his fathers native language. Back in the city, we were hanging out one day, shopping for musical instruments, and I told Malay that I wanted to play a lot more guitar. This 104-seconds-long folky song is sung by Zayn in Urdu.
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