The remaining members of One Route mourned the dying of bandmate Liam Payne in a joint assertion on Thursday.
In a message posted to the group’s long-dormant Instagram account, singers Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan and Harry Kinds mentioned, “We’re completely devastated by the news of Liam’s passing.”
“In time, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say,” the assertion continued. “But for now, we will take some time to grieve and process the loss of our brother, who we loved dearly.”
“The memories we shared with him will be treasured forever,” the band added. “For now, our thoughts are with his family, his friends, and the fans who loved him alongside us. We will miss him terribly. We love you Liam.”
Payne died of accidents he sustained after falling from the third-floor balcony of a Buenos Aires resort on Wednesday. He was 31.
Previous to his dying, resort employees contacted authorities about “a guest who has had too much drugs and alcohol.” Each have been discovered within the musician’s resort room following his deadly fall.
Along with the joint assertion, Malik and Tomlinson every shared private tributes to their bandmate on Instagram on Thursday.
Malik posted a photograph of himself napping with Payne and thanked the singer for supporting him “through some of the most difficult times in my life.”
“I lost a brother when you left us and can’t explain to you what I’d give to just give you a hug one last time and say goodbye to you properly and tell you that I loved and respected you dearly,” Malik wrote. “I will cherish all the memories I have with you in my heart forever.”
In his personal assertion, Tomlinson remembered Payne as “a positive, funny, and kind soul.”
“I feel beyond lucky to have had you in my life but I’m really struggling with the idea of saying goodbye,” his message went on.
Previous to occurring a everlasting hiatus in 2016, One Route was one of many best-selling boy bands in music historical past. The group shaped in 2010 after every of its 5 members auditioned individually for the British expertise competitors “The X Factor.”
After One Route’s unofficial break up, Payne launched his first and solely solo album, “LP1,” in 2019.
Following the singer’s dying on Wednesday, a music insider instructed Web page Six, “Liam struggled with finding his path as a solo artist.”
