Although it was initially believed that the quartet, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Liam Payne, would only take a year off, Payne has revealed that it will be longer, reported Female First.
When asked about his plans for song writing during his time off, Payne said, "Obviously we're all going to take a break for a bit first and then consider where we are in the world. Then I just want to write songs. That's been the most fun process out of this, except for touring, the writing of the songs.