United Kingdom, March 20 -- Niall Horan went from "shock to sadness to anger" when he heard Liam Payne had died.

The Dinner Party singer had met up with his former One Direction bandmate when his The Show tour hit Argentina in early October 2024, and he couldn't believe it when his pal fell to his death from his hotel balcony just a few weeks later.

Niall recalled to GQ Hype: "I just remember getting a message. And I was just like, What?... I just didn't think it was real. Someone so young, you're not expecting to hear that they've passed, especially someone that you've just seen. I just went back from shock to sadness to anger."

And as fans went online to mourn Liam, their memories also had an emotional impact on Niall.

He added: "[I...