Not all stars are extremely extroverted. Zayn Malik is a fine example.

In a new video interview with Vogue, the singer opened up about keeping to himself and never wanting to come across as arrogant. “Personally I am not a very outgoing, like, social person. Like, in terms of big groups of people,” he onfessed, adding that “it’s been a year since I’ve properly shown my face.”

“I always feel like I’m trying to work through whatever certain issues are around certain subjects,” the former One Direction member continued. “For me personally, I think it comes from a place of not ever wanting to come across as an over-arrogant person or a person that takes themselves too seriously. I’m not always trying to be pretentious or say something that I think is going to change the world. I feel like I’m one voice among millions.”