Before his solo career, Liam Payne was one of 1D's prolific writers. These are some of his best songs from each album, including "Story of My Life."

In the early days of One Direction's world-dominating stardom, Liam Payne, who died Wednesday at the age of 31, was known as the ringleader of the teenage quintet. As a teen, Zayn Malik was too shy to deliver the high notes he's known for today,

The members of One Direction have broken their silence following Liam Payne’s passing. Read below to see what they had to say.