Harry Styles Chats Fine Lines, Stevie Knicks, & More With NPR

Harry Styles dropped by NPR earlier this week in Washington D.C. to promote his new album, Fine Line. The young singer recorded his interview and took part in a “Tiny Desk” session before jetting off to New York City. Highlights from his interview are below.

On his love of the 70’s: “There’s a freedom in the music that is so inspiring. If you go back and listen to so much of that music, and you listen to songs from [Carole King’s] Tapestry and Harry Nilsson songs, they sound so fresh. I think it’s crazy that something that was made so long ago, you can listen to it now and be like ‘I want my drums to sound like these drums, and I want my strings to sound like these strings.’ I think that’s really incredible. And I think it’s just the freedom, it’s people doing what they wanted to do. Obviously, the music business has changed so much since then — there was a lot more of everybody hanging out together and playing songs, and I feel like music is a lot more competitive now.”

On getting to know Stevie Knicks: “It borders on an out-of-body experience. “Dreams” was the first song I knew all the words to; I used to sing it in the car with my mom. Every time I’m with her, you want to be, obviously, present, right? I’m trying to enjoy being with her and soaking in. But I think at the same time, while you’re in the room with her, I’m sitting there thinking about being 10-years-old and singing the song.”

You can check out a bit more from his interview here. We will update more when his “Tiny Desk” performance is released.