Shawn Mendes paid tribute to Liam Payne at his present Friday evening (Oct. 18) on the Brooklyn Paramount Theater.
Talking from the stage, an emotional Mendes advised the group he had met Payne “a few occasions” and described his impressions of the late One Route member, who died at age 31 after falling from a third-floor lodge balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina on Wednesday evening (Oct. 16).
“I bought to satisfy Liam a few occasions, and he was a stupendous soul and his eyes gleamed, it was stunning,” Mendes started. “It’s about grieving these we miss with tears and it’s additionally about celebrating them and who they have been and what they left on this world and I simply wish to take a second to ship a lot like to him wherever he’s up there. Liam, we love you. The world is crying for you, brother, and we’re all praying on your son and your loved ones. I miss you. This one’s for you tonight, Liam, from all of us.”
Following his feedback, Mendes launched into “Coronary heart of Gold,” a yet-to-be-released track he has carried out stay beforehand.
“You had a coronary heart of gold/You left too quickly, it was out of your management/Beneath your pores and skin and bone/You had a coronary heart of gold,” Mendes sings within the refrain.
You possibly can watch video of the second right here.
Within the wake of Payne’s premature dying, numerous celebrities have paid tribute to the singer, together with his 4 One Route bandmates releasing a joint assertion on Thursday (Oct. 17) saying they’re “fully devastated by the information of Liam’s passing.” All 4 additionally launched particular person statements mourning their late collaborator. And on Friday, X Issue creator Simon Cowell — who gave Payne his begin by inserting him in One Route in 2010 — mentioned he was “devastated” and “heartbroken” over the loss.
