Harry Styles on Liam Payne’s death: ‘It’s so difficult to lose a friend who is so like you in so many ways’

The musician reflected on the death of his former One Direction bandmate in an interview with Zane Lowe to promote his new album

Harry Styles has reflected on the death of his One Direction bandmate Liam Payne in a new interview with Zane Lowe.

“It’s so difficult to lose a friend,” Styles said. “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.”

Styles was talking with Lowe as part of an Apple Music interview to promote his new album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally, which is released this week. Payne died in October 2024 after falling from a third-floor balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

“I think there was a period when he passed away where I really struggled with acknowledging how strange it is to have people own part of your grief in a way,” said Styles.