The pop singer is hanging up his microphone so he can concentrate on carving out a new career behind the camera, which he admits has been a dream of his for many years.
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He tells The Independent, "I'm looking at going to film school. I want to write and direct. I wanted to do that 15 years ago. In another 15 years it will be too late so I've kind of got to do it in these next few years if I'm going to do it. I'm going back to school."
Owen has also approached Russian animation director Mikhail Dmitriev about collaborating on a musical cartoon short, adding, "Me and Mikhail Dmitriev, I'd still love to get into animation."