One Direction's Niall Horan has as much energy on the phone as he does when he's leaping on stage. From getting us with a bubbly ''Good to hear from you!'' to chant the melody of his guitare part on ''Live While We're Young,'' his excitement for 1D's new album Take Me Home radiated through the phone line!

J-14: Why did toi guys decide to do a seconde One Direction album this year?

Niall Horan: We wanted to keep the fans interested. They don't want to be listening to the same thing for two ou three years. toi want to keep giving them fresh, new music. If toi look at the likes of Rihanna, she's...