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Former One Direction band member Liam Payne has died after falling from a hotel balcony in Argentina.
The 31-year-old singer first found fame on reality television show The X Factor in 2010 as part of the boy band alongside Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik. Following the band going on indefinite hiatus in 2016, Payne went solo releasing songs such as Strip That Down.
The star had spoken publicly about his struggles with mental health in the past, and he is survived by his parents, two older sisters and his seven-year-old son, Bear.
Here are some quotes from Liam Payne over the course of his life, on everything from his time in One Direction to his family.
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13. Liam Payne on… continuing to learn
“I'm still quite young – I'd like to think so at least – so I still have a lot of learning left to go. I'm still very much finding myself as a person.” | Christopher Polk/Getty Images for iHeartMedia
14. Liam Payne on… struggling with his mental health
“I think it's an ongoing experience. For me, learning to relax has always been quite a hard thing to do because I feel like if I'm not moving forward, then I must be going backwards. And I think that's something that I've always struggled with.” | Getty Images for Amazon Fashion
15. Liam Payne on… public scrutiny
“I think this has been one of my biggest struggles this whole time. Because, I'm very much a heart on the sleeve sort of person. I didn't actually realise this for a long time, but I often give a little bit too much away…But it's definitely a difficult one to flick the two people apart. So that you're on stage, you're a certain type of person, and at home you're a certain type of person. That's always something I've really struggled with.” | Getty Images for The ATC