Zayn Malik Shares Personal Tribute to Liam Payne: 'I Lost a Brother When You Left Us'

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Zayn Malik issued a personal tribute to Liam Payne. The 31-year-old Room Under the Stairs crooner took to social media on Thursday (October 17) to pen a heartfelt response to his One Direction bandmate’s tragic death. Keep reading to find out more… “Liam, I have found myself talking out loud to you, hoping you can hear me, I can’t help but think selfishly that there was so many more conversations for us to have in our lives,” he wrote in a message on Instagram, which was accompanied by a photo of them resting together as teens.

He continued, writing, “I never got to thank you for supporting me through some of the most difficult times in my life. When I was missing home as a 17 yr old kid you would always be there with a positive outlook and reassuring smile and let me know you were my friend and that I was loved.

Even though you were younger than me you were always more sensible than me, you were headstrong, opinionated, and gave no f-cks about telling people when they were wrong.” “Even though we butted heads because of this a few times, I always secretly respected you for it,” Zayn said. “When it came to the music Liam, you were the most qualified in every sense.

I knew nothing in comparison, I was a novice child with no experience and you were already a professional. I was always happy to know, no matter what happened on stage we could always rely on you to know which way to steer the ship next,” he continued. Zayn concluded, writing, “I lost a brother when you left us and can’t explain to you what I’d give to just give you a hug one last time and say goodbye to you properly and tell you that I loved and respected you dearly.