{"id":160976,"date":"2026-03-05T18:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T02:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=160976"},"modified":"2026-03-06T04:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:37:32","slug":"harry-styles-opens-up-on-his-grief-for-his-late-group-member-liam-payne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/harry-styles-opens-up-on-his-grief-for-his-late-group-member-liam-payne\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Styles opens up on his grief for his late group member Liam Payne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Harry Styles<\/strong> recently opened up about how difficult it was to deal with grief after the death of<strong> Liam Payne<\/strong>. In an interview published on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, on Apple Music 1\u2019s The Zane Lowe Show, the \u201cAperture\u201d singer said he struggled with the pressure to publicly express his feelings. He shared that even talking about Liam Payne\u2019s passing still feels hard, revealing that it was difficult to have people wanting him to show his grief in a specific way. His comments marked a rare and honest look at this topic, which the singer had previously only mentioned in a statement after his bandmate\u2019s passing.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/oTA637pJ63Y\" title=\"Harry Styles - Zane Lowe &amp; Apple Music \u2018Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally\u2019 Interview\" width=\"1240\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oTA637pJ63Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p>\u201cI 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,\u201d the singer revealed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p>The \u201cWatermelon Sugar\u201d singer revealed he had strong personal feelings about losing his friend, but also felt the strange experience of being watched while grieving. His comments reflect the response after Liam Payne died on October 7, 2024, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after falling from a hotel balcony. He went on to describe how hard it was for him to lose a friend who was just like him in many ways.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p>\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s so difficult to lose a friend,\u201d the &#8220;As It Was&#8221; hitmaker said. \u201cIt\u2019s difficult to lose any friend, but it\u2019s so difficult to lose a friend who is so like you in so many ways.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-160977\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Harry-Styles-Liam-Payne-One-Direction-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Harry Styles Liam Payne One Direction 2026\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Harry-Styles-Liam-Payne-One-Direction-2026.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Harry-Styles-Liam-Payne-One-Direction-2026-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Harry-Styles-Liam-Payne-One-Direction-2026-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Harry-Styles-Liam-Payne-One-Direction-2026-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Harry-Styles-Liam-Payne-One-Direction-2026-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Harry-Styles-Liam-Payne-One-Direction-2026-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Harry-Styles-Liam-Payne-One-Direction-2026-615x410.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Harry-Styles-Liam-Payne-One-Direction-2026-860x573.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Following his death, fans looked to the One Direction members, including Harry Styles, for official statements. Back then, the artist shared both a personal message and a joint statement with members\u00a0 Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, and Louis Tomlinson. His rare comments on the late Liam Payne came shortly before the release of his album \u201cKiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally,\u201d scheduled for release on March 6, 2026. The project is his first album in four years since the Grammy-winning project \u201cHarry\u2019s House\u201d and also his first album since Liam Payne\u2019s death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harry Styles recently opened up about how difficult it was to deal with grief after the death of Liam Payne. In an interview published on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, on Apple Music 1\u2019s The Zane Lowe Show, the \u201cAperture\u201d singer said he struggled with the pressure to publicly express his feelings. 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