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5SOS star Ashton Irwin hated 'emasculating' boyband label

5 Seconds of Summer star Ashton Irwin has admitted he hated being called a "boyband" because he found the label "emasculating" and was an "awful burden".

BANG Premier · Nov 18, 2025

5 Seconds of Summer: ‘The boyband label was emasculating. It felt like, how are we ever going to grow up?’

INTERVIEW: A decade on from the height of their fame, the Australian boyband have written a record that reclaims and pokes fun at the label foisted upon them. They speak to Hannah Ewens about fangirls, One Direction, and how partying inspired the new album

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2025

5 Seconds of Summer’s Ashton Irwin: ‘Anywhere I have to pay to use the bathroom is inhumane’

The boyband drummer-turned-solo musician shares his lifelong hatred of ducks, the ghost living in his house, and what James Corden smells like

The Guardian - AU · Jul 27, 2024