He added that there was a “sacrifice” to be made for the level of fame he experienced, although he did realize that he was ultimately responsible for his actions.
“Being an alcoholic, doing whatever else, that was my choice,” he said. “So it doesn’t have to be whiny, but I know it was a sacrifice to be here.”
Liam—who shared 7-year-old son Bear Grey Payne with his ex Cheryl Cole—added that his mental health issues became “really, really, really severe,” and he knew “it was a problem.”
In 2023, Liam shared that he had completed a 100-day stint at a rehab center in Louisiana, saying in a YouTube video at the time he “needed to take a little bit of time out for myself actually because I kind of became somebody who I didn’t really recognize anymore.”
“I just think I took it out on everybody else,” he continued, “which is just wrong really, and my own frustrations with my own career and where I kind of landed, so obviously I want to apologize for that.”
Following his death, his fellow One Direction members shared a heartfelt message to their “brother.”
“We’re completely devastated by the news of Liam’s passing,” they wrote in a joint statement posted to One Direction’s Instagram Oct. 17. “In time, and when everyone is able to, there will be more to say. But for now, we will take some time to grieve and process the loss of our brother, who we loved dearly.”
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