Simon Cowell paid tribute to Liam Payne after his tragic death Oct. 16. Cowell helped form One Direction, the band Payne was a part of.
Simon Cowell, the mastermind behind the formation of One Direction, paid tribute to Liam Payne after his sudden death Oct. 16.
“You never really know how you feel about someone until a moment like this happens”, Cowell wrote on Instagram. “Liam, I am truly devastated. Heartbroken. And I feel empty. And I want you to know how much love and respect I have for you. Every tear I have shed is a memory of you.
“This is so difficult to put in words right now. I went outside today, and I thought about so many times we had together. I wanted to let you know what I would always say to the thousands of people who would always ask me. What is Liam like? And I would tell them you were kind, funny, sweet, thoughtful, humble, focused. And how much you loved music. And how much love you genuinely had for the fans.”
Payne died Oct. 16 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires.
Payne was 14 when he first auditioned for “The X Factor” in 2008. He returned to audition two years later and was chosen by Cowell to join a super group.
