Olly Alexander on why Years & Years became a solo project: “We grew apart musically”
Olly Alexander has opened up on taking the reins in Years & Years, after the synth-pop trio became his own solo project.The band announced last month that they will become an Olly solo project moving forwards, with the frontman’s former bandmates, Emre Türkmen and Mikey Goldsworthy, remaining close to the band.Appearing on Capital FM to promote ‘Starstruck’, the first track of his new solo era, Olly explained that musical differences had been the main reason behind the band’s decision.“I’ll tell you the honest truth of what happened was is; me, Mikey and Emre met, like, ten years ago,” he said.“We’ve been in this band for a decade, and in that time, we’ve just kind of grown apart musically, right.