One Direction chatted with The Sun the other day, and this is their first interview since the Zayn Malik announced that he had left the band last month.

Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Niall Horan all seem pretty bummed about Zayn's departure, but they also sound like they're ready to move forward as a fantastic foursome.

"It's been a tough few weeks, probably the toughest since the band was formed five years ago," Payne said. "We're gutted that Zayn chose to leave, but now after a few performances as a four-piece, we're feeling confident and are determined to carry on stronger than ever." Payne wrote on Twitter last week, "This last week has been some of the worst times, possibly the worst it's something we are all deeply saddened by. It's sad to think for the time being we won't grace the stage as five bros or have the same fun on a tour bus or laughs in a hotel together that we have over the years but I'm super sure us and Zayn will always remain the closest friends… it's ok to be sad and upset but I do ask everyone who is a fan of us to please keep ur faith in us I'm sure there's a lot more to come." Seems like it hit him the hardest!

"It's very exciting to be working on our fifth album," Styles said. "It shows how incredible the fans have been. A huge thank you to them for everything they've done for us. All the love to them." Tomlinson echoed those sentiments and added, "All four of us are 100 percent committed to staying in 1D."

The group will continue with a number of shows in Europe, and then they will head to the United States to close out their tour.