Overview
- In a TV interview on The Tommy Tiernan Show, Horan said he remains in pure shock and still questions whether he could have done more to help his former One Direction bandmate.
- He recalled meeting Payne in Buenos Aires weeks earlier for coffee and a visit to his show, then learning in October 2024 that Payne had died after a fall from a third-floor hotel balcony.
- Horan said he knew Payne had issues but not their depth, and he turned off rolling news coverage to focus on the funeral and his own grief.
- He shared that he kept thinking about Payne’s young son, Bear, as he tried to make sense of the loss.
- He has channeled the grief into a tribute song, End of an Era, set for his upcoming album Dinner Party.