Harry Styles Opens Up About Liam Payne Death, Says Losing His One Direction Bandmate Was 'So Difficult'

Harry Styles is remembering Liam Payne.

The 32-year-old One Direction member and “Aperture” solo star sat down for an interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music.

During the conversation, he got candid about losing his bandmate Liam, who tragically passed away in October of 2024.

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Harry was discussing how artists are “ordinary people,” as Zane said it made him think of Liam and “people who struggled to get out of extraordinary situations.”

“I mean, full transparency…even the idea of talking about it feels like…I struggle with that a little bit even,” Harry admitted.

“I think there was a period when he passed away where I really struggled with kind of like acknowledging how strange it is to have people kind of like own part of your grief in a way. I have such strong feelings around my friend passing away. And then suddenly being, you know, like aware of there’s maybe like a desire from other people of you to convey that in some way, or it means you’re not feeling what you’re feeling or something, you know?”

“It’s so difficult to lose a friend,” he went on to say.

“It’s difficult to lose any friend, but it’s so difficult to lose a friend who is so like you in so many ways. It’s like, I saw someone with the kindest heart who just wanted to be great,” Harry noted.

“It was a really important moment for me in terms of taking a look at my life and being able to say to myself, ‘OK, what do I want to do with my life? How do I want to live my life?’ And I think the greatest way you can honor your friends who pass away is by living your life to the fullest. Like, super special person and…really sad.” Watch above.

Harry also just opened up about his experience with fame in another interview.