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Harry Styles: 'It Was Time For Me To Be Scared'

"I've never felt this vulnerable putting out music, because I don't think this is a piece of myself I've put out there before," Harry Styles says of his solo debut. Harley Weir/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Music Interviews

Harry Styles: 'It Was Time For Me To Be Scared'

After One Direction hit the pause button, Styles got to work developing his own voice for his recent solo debut. "I've never felt this vulnerable putting out music," he says.

Harry Styles: 'It Was Time For Me To Be Scared'

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Fresh Air Weekend: Aziz Ansari; Harry Styles And Dan Auerbach Go Solo; Pamela Paul

In the second season of the Netflix series Master of None, Aziz Ansari's character falls in love with his Italian friend Francesca, who is already engaged. Netflix hide caption

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Fresh Air Weekend: Aziz Ansari; Harry Styles And Dan Auerbach Go Solo; Pamela Paul

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Ansari discusses Master Of None and how his parents feel about acting. Ken Tucker reviews new albums by Styles and Auerbach. Paul, who edits The NY Times Book Review, talks about her love of reading.

Fresh Air Weekend: Aziz Ansari; Harry Styles And Dan Auerbach Go Solo; Pamela Paul

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Harry Styles And Dan Auerbach Strive For Authenticity On 2 New Solo Albums

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Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Styles' self-titled solo album, as well as Waiting on a Song, by Auerbach of The Black Keys. Tucker says the new albums "meet in a middle-ground of forced humility."

Harry Styles And Dan Auerbach Strive For Authenticity On 2 New Solo Albums

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New Mix: Harry Styles, The National, Fleet Foxes And More

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New Mix: Harry Styles, The National, Fleet Foxes And More

It's true: Harry Styles of One Direction has released a fantastic, solo rock album inspired by The Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd. That, the return of Fleet Foxes and more in this week's show.

New Mix: Harry Styles, The National, Fleet Foxes And More

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