Video · Zayn Malik ‘Always Struggled’ With Life on the Road, Says 1D Filmmaker

When Zayn Malik walked away from his $75 million-a-year gig with One Direction last month in search of a simpler life, it wasn’t a total shock to those in the know. Fans may still be trying to come to terms with the British hunk’s 1D departure, but filmmaker Morgan Spurlock — who directed the band’s 2013 One Direction: This Is Us documentary — saw the signs loud and clear.”He always struggled with being on the road,” Splurlock, said in a March 31 interview with HuffPost Live. “He’s a homebody and wanted nothing more than to sit in his house, spray paint, draw and do art. Being on the road and away from his girlfriend just got to him.”