Liam Payne’s former One Direction bandmates Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik released statements on Thursday. His death left them “completely devastated”.
pain Argentine officials said he died Wednesday after falling into the courtyard of a hotel in Buenos Aires. He was 31 years old.
“We are absolutely devastated by the news of Liam’s passing,” they wrote on Instagram. “We will have more to say as time goes by and we are all able to do so, but for now we will take time to grieve and process the loss of our brother, whom we loved dearly. The memories we shared with him will be shared in the next “At this time, our thoughts are with his family, friends, and the fans who loved him along with us.”
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Formed in 2010 by “X Factor” judges including Simon Cowell, One Direction quickly became one of the biggest pop bands in the world, selling 70 million records by 2020. “I feel empty,” Cowell said in an Instagram post Friday. “I’m heartbroken,” Payne said, adding, “I never forgot my fans.”
After the band announced an extended hiatus in 2016, each member signed their own recording contract and released at least one studio album as a solo artist.
Malik posted a photo and message on his Instagram and wrote, “I find myself talking to you out loud, hoping you’ll hear me. I won’t be selfish in telling you that there are so many conversations we could have.” “I can’t,” he said. “I live.”
He thanked Payne for supporting him through “the most difficult time of my life” and said that although the two had “butted heads” at times because Payne was “stubborn” and “strong in opinion,” he had “secret respect” for Payne. “I said I did. that.
“I will hold all the memories I have with you in my heart forever,” Malik wrote..
Styles posted on Instagram that he was “absolutely devastated” by Payne’s death. “The time we spent together will forever remain the most precious time of my life,” he said. “I will always miss him, my lovely friend.”
Tomlinson posted a detailed Instagram post on Thursday, saying, “I am so devastated to write this, but I lost my brother yesterday. Liam was someone I looked up to every day, such a positive, funny and kind soul.”
He said the pair met when Payne was 16 and he was 18, and Tomlinson was “immediately struck by his voice” and praised him as “an incredible songwriter with a great sense of melody.”
Tomlinson wrote, “We talked often about going back into the studio together to recreate the writing chemistry we had built in the band.”
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Horan issued a personal statement on Instagram Friday, saying he was “completely devastated by the death of my amazing friend.” He accompanied a photo of himself and Payne, describing Payne’s “energy for life and passion for work.”
Horan wrote, “All the laughs we’ve had over the years, sometimes the simplest things, keep coming back through my grief. We have lived our wildest dreams together and I will forever cherish every moment we had.” “The bond and friendship we had doesn’t happen often in a lifetime.”
Horan also mentioned that he recently met Payne. Payne was photographed attending Horan’s concert in Argentina in early October.
“I was so lucky to have met him recently,” Horan wrote. “Sadly, I had no idea that after saying goodbye and hugging him that evening, I would be saying goodbye forever.” “It’s heartbreaking.”
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“If Bear needs me, I will be the uncle he needs in his life and tell him what a great father he was,” Tomlinson said in his tribute. “How much I loved you, I wish I had the chance to say goodbye one more time,” he said.
