Last year, Liam Payne of One Direction fame tragically passed away in Argentina.
The young father rose to fame as a teenager in the beloved boyband.
His passing caused shockwaves around the globe.
Reflecting on his own time in a boyband, Keith Duffy discussed his worries for young stars in the music industry.
Speaking to PA at the premiere of the Boyzone documentary, Boyzone: No Matter What, Keith said: “Boybands have been known to be used as puppets and a marketable commodity that have a shelf life, but fame comes alongside that.”
He went on to say: “And I think the great loss of that young man from One Direction is an eye-opener to everybody in the music business. It’s all well and good to make money from young guys in a band. It’s all well and good to promote their brand and their music.
“Somebody needs to take care of their mental state. Somebody needs to take care and make sure that they’re okay. They need to be kind.”
Keith spoke to VIP Magazine about the group’s decision to make a documentary about Boyzone.
He told us: “The idea was floating around for a while and we all went to London to talk to the people and all their ideas and how they saw this happening. They made us feel comfortable about the process and the idea. We did it individually, we didn’t do it together.
“Each interview went on for eight hours and we were very honest. There was no room for you really to not to be honest. I think it was quite therapeutic for us because they reminded us of times in our lives we didn’t want to speak about. It is only when you get the opportunity to talk about things like this do you remind yourself of what you experienced. It was kind of like a nine-hour counselling session, it was happy and sad and joyful and well-rounded.”
Boyzone: No Matter What is coming to Sky Documentaries and NOW on 2nd February
