Is Liam Payne following in the footsteps of Zayn Malik and quit One Direction leading to the band's breakup?

After Zayn Malik announced his plans to go solo by signing a record deal with RCA, fans are holding their breath to wait for the other shoe to drop: just who will be the next to leave One Direction?

And Liam Payne's recent interview got the tabloids wondering if he's the next to go.

According to Celebrity Dirty Laundry, Liam Payne's recent interview with UK's Magic Radio was something to ponder on.

One Direction fans already lost Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson is reportedly on his way out and en route to Daddy Day Camp, and now Liam Payne's comments in a UK interview have fans stressed that he is quitting too. Seriously, by the time One Direction breaks up - Harry Styles is going to be the only one left standing!

"When discussing life as a One Directioner Liam confessed that he would rather just write songs than perform on stage with the other guys at their sold out concerts, and when asked if he was considering quitting the band - he wouldn't give a straight answer," CDL said.

In the interview, Liam Payne said, "I like writing songs for different artists, and crafting a song is a really beautiful thing to do. I much prefer doing that sort of thing. I love being in the band. I don't know if I could do it by myself now."

CDL said that Liam Payne made it seem like he would be glad to leave One Direction to do his own songs but he's uncertain if he could go solo right now.

One Direction's breakup seems to be the last on Zayn Malik's mind as he seemed to have no problems going solo as he took to Twitter to announce that he's signing a record deal with RCA and also threw some shade on his former band.

"I guess I never explained why I left , it was for this moment to be given the opportunity to show you who i really am! #realmusic #RCA !!"