KENNEDY: Liam Payne's death reminds me of all the tragic young stars I've known - and what drove them to an early grave By Kennedy for Dailymail.com Published: 16:09 EDT, 18 October 2024 | Updated: 16:54 EDT, 18 October 2024 e-mail 55 View comments Liam Payne had been crying out for help for years. Perhaps no one could have saved him.
To the casual fan, it may have seemed like the handsome, young One Direction star had it all. He was a dad known to friends as a joyful, optimistic soul. As an ex-member of an iconic band, he had sold an unfathomable 70 million records.
Even more rare, as a solo artist, he'd also found success. How could someone like that spiral so terrifically out of control that he'd indulge in a reckless drug binge and fall to his death ? A woman, who had been staying at the same Argentinean hotel where Liam died on Wednesday claims to have captured some of his last words. To the casual fan, it may have seemed like the handsome, young One Direction star had it all.
How could someone like that spiral so terrifically out of control? She says he was acting erratically in the lobby, apparently high out of his mind and, after smashing his laptop, told her: ' I used to be in a boy band – that's why I'm so f***ked up.' 'I used to be..
.' Such a tragic admission. And so revealing.
When I heard about Liam's death, memories of the people I knew from my time as an MTV video jockey in the 90s spun through my mind. I'd seen plenty of guys go from being stinky string-pluc.