Boy Georgeis looking back at a remark he made aboutLiam Payneprior to theOne Directionstarsdeath at age 31.
In the case of Liam Payne, I watched him a few days before it happened.
I felt like he was out of control.
Boy George; Liam Payne.Jason LaVeris/Getty; Karwai Tang/WireImage
When it happened, it just hit me, he said.
The same way that Amy Winehouse hit me, because it felt so senseless.
I was literally like, No, this isnt real.
I couldnt take it in.
I think everybody felt like that.
Boy George went on to pen two separate tributes to Payne on social media following his passing.
How sad is the death of Liam Payne, hewrote on X.
Just awful news to wake up to.
God bless his family.
I am absolutely shocked.
This is the saddest news ever.
I was quite tearful about it.
I really felt very sad.
Listen to Boy George discuss Payne’s death in the podcast above.
