As an American living in the UK, the reaction to the Liam Payne situation is really strange to me...

Don't get me wrong. It's really sad that this person, who's existence I learned of today, has clearly lived a troubled life and died when he was heavily intoxicated and in no mind to make decisions for himself. That's terrible. It was super weird walking home and seeing the flags at half mast. I used to have a job where part of it was to raise and lower the flags and the only time I can remember putting it at half mast, it was the day of Sandy Hook. The prime minister, who apparently is a Sir because he was knighted by the King or Queen at some point, has released a public statement and the filming of Britain's got talent has been halted until further notice.

That said, I think Harry Styles is super talented and this is one of my favorite unreleased songs, which he wrote about Taylor Swift:

And unlike Liam, his One Direction isn't down.