Harry Styles Gets Honest About His Struggles With Fame, and Making Electronic Music for New Album: ‘I Wanted It to Feel Like We’re in This Music Together’

Mar 3, 2026 8:59am PT Harry Styles Gets Honest About His Struggles With Fame, and Making Electronic Music for New Album: ‘I Wanted It to Feel Like We’re in This Music Together’ By Jem Aswad Plus Icon Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music jemaswad Latest Lizzo’s Pitch-Perfect Residency at the Blue Note Jazz Club Launches a Dazzling New Chapter: Concert Review 23 hours ago Neil Sedaka, Legendary Singer-Songwriter Behind ‘Breaking Up Is Hard to Do,’ ‘Bad Blood’ and ‘Love Will Keep Us Together,’ Dies at 86 4 days ago Music Industry Moves: Tiwa Savage Launches Foundation, Partners with Berklee College of Music to Empower Young African Talent; Residente Signs With UTA in All Areas 4 days ago See All A guest interview with legendary Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami as a cover story in Runners World is probably not the big media return that Harry Styles ’ fans were expecting, but for all his popularity, the singer does know how to keep fans guessing. Yet as one might expect from the author of “The Wind Up Bird Chronicle” and “Norwegian Wood” — who is also an avid marathon runner and published “What I Talk About When I Talk About Running” in 2007 — the conversation between the 77-year-old writer and the 32-year-old superstar isn’t just about exercise or running marathons. It’s also about creativity, living with fame, and the influences and choices Styles made for his first new album in nearly four years, “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally,” which comes out Friday. Related Stories MGK Talks 'Unassuming' Tommy Hilfiger Partnership, His 'Lost Americana' Tour Wardrobe and Bringing Back Wired Headphones: 'I'll Take Credit For That'