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Zayn Malik has spoken out in tribute of The Puprle One, with the former One Direction star comparing himself to Prince.
The 'Pillow Talk' 1D star turned solo sensation appears on the cover of the latest issue of Dazed, in which he reveals that his Met Gala robotic sleeve outfit was in honour of the late, great Prince and his fashion choices.
"It was obviously a surprise, I think for everybody," he said. "A lot of starting references for me are technology and Prince. I'm conscious in the back of my head, of how he was sort of bold and fearless in the way he decided to dress.
"He created another world with the clothes he wore, and it gave him an otherworldly feel, which is all part of his legend, I guess. I was really upset with the fact that he passed away."
Malik added: "But it's nice that we can use things now to portray what inspired us about him. That was kind of what I was doing at the Met Ball... being fearless. But I was just having fun."
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Azealia Banks was forced apologise for racism after calling him 'a curry-scented bitch'.
In other news, the autopsy detailing Prince's official cause of death was recently released.
