One Direction hiatus will last two years 

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​Directioners, you might want to sit down: One Direction\'s extended hiatus will be for two years.

Liam Payne let it slip that the band will be taking a couple of years off, admitting they are "a bit of a mess".

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Appearing on BBC Radio 1\'s Live Lounge, Payne told Greg James: "Obviously we\'re all going to take a break for a little bit and consider where we are in the world."

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He revealed he\'ll be staying out of the spotlight and will be writing songs for a comeback album.

He continued: "Writing\'s not really a job, it\'s so much fun. We\'ve always had to rush it so it\'s nice in these two years I\'m going to write some songs and see what happens."

Niall Horan added: "We\'ve had five years of craziness. Now we all need to go away, become mad old recluses, then come back again with giant beards."

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