Liam Payne

Birthday: 29 August 1993, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England, UK

Height: 177 cm

Liam was born in Wolverhampton, West Midland, England, UK to, parents, Geoff and Karen Payne. He has two older sisters, Nicola and Ruth. Liam was born three weeks early, and as a result he had a lot of health problems.Since age 6 Liam showed signs of musical talent but he had his heart set on becoming an Olympic runner, he was a member of the Wolverhampton and Bilston Athletics Club. He would wake up at 5am every day to run five miles before school. His running dream ended at 14 years old when he narrowly missed out on a spot in the England schools team. At that point, he decided to completely focus on his singing, although he still loves his football club, West Bromwich Albion. Show less «

I was born three weeks early, and I kept being ill. From the age of zero to four, I was always in ho...Show more »

I was born three weeks early, and I kept being ill. From the age of zero to four, I was always in hospital having tests done, but they couldn't find out what was wrong. They discovered that one of my kidneys wasn't working properly, and it had scarred. I had to have 32 injections in my arm in the morning and evening to try and make me better. Show less «

I listened to a lot of Jay-Z and Kanye coming up, which would be unexpected for a boy bander like me...Show more »

I listened to a lot of Jay-Z and Kanye coming up, which would be unexpected for a boy bander like me. But I'd listen to a lot of that, and a lot of Ed Sheeran, actually. Show less «

Please don't throw phones. They hurt. And we sell them on eBay.

The feather was a thing, when I was a kid, we used to find feathers around the house, and whenever w...Show more »

The feather was a thing, when I was a kid, we used to find feathers around the house, and whenever we found them, my mum used to say it was my nan leaving them around for us to find, so that was quite sweet. Show less «

I think I've changed a little bit. I don't know whether it's for the better or for the worse at the ...Show more »

I think I've changed a little bit. I don't know whether it's for the better or for the worse at the moment. I've settled into a different mind frame now... being a bit wilder maybe! Show less «

I really liked one girl and asked her out 22 times, but she always said no. Finally I sang to her, a...Show more »

I really liked one girl and asked her out 22 times, but she always said no. Finally I sang to her, and she said she'd go out with me. Show less «

Being a fan of someone's show and the way they still hold a family together doesn't mean I am OK wit...Show more »

Being a fan of someone's show and the way they still hold a family together doesn't mean I am OK with all they say. Show less «

I'm doing a two-hour show every day, so you can eat what you want.

I had a few dating disasters along the way with girls cheating on me. One girl was the inspiration f...Show more »

I had a few dating disasters along the way with girls cheating on me. One girl was the inspiration for me singing 'Cry Me A River' on 'The X Factor.' That was my payback to her because she was unfaithful. Show less «

I had a test on my kidneys a few weeks back and found out I have two.

I was always called Payne or Payno.

I've still got both kidneys, but one doesn't work, so I have to be careful not to drink too much, ev...Show more »

I've still got both kidneys, but one doesn't work, so I have to be careful not to drink too much, even water, and I have to keep myself as healthy as possible. Show less «

People sometimes ask if I want to be a solo artist, but it just wouldn't be any fun being on your ow...Show more »

People sometimes ask if I want to be a solo artist, but it just wouldn't be any fun being on your own. Show less «

I was bullied by a few people who were much older than me. I went to camp to learn boxing. I was 12,...Show more »

I was bullied by a few people who were much older than me. I went to camp to learn boxing. I was 12, and my coach was 24. I felt like if I could fight him, I could stand up to anyone. Show less «

When I was born, I was effectively dead. Weird, I know. The doctors couldn't get any reaction from m...Show more »

When I was born, I was effectively dead. Weird, I know. The doctors couldn't get any reaction from me, so I had to be brought round, and although it seemed like I was okay, there were underlying problems. Show less «

On our American tour bus, the bunks are a bit taller so that we don't bash our heads. On the English...Show more »

On our American tour bus, the bunks are a bit taller so that we don't bash our heads. On the English bus, we bash our heads every morning. It's not the best thing to do first thing when you wake up. Show less «

I think the whole thing, boy band, it's a little bit of a dirty word. They say it's not a good thing...Show more »

I think the whole thing, boy band, it's a little bit of a dirty word. They say it's not a good thing to be in a boy band. We want to change that. We want to make the boy band cool. It's not just about dancing and dressing the same. Show less «

It's important to have a life outside the band.

We've always described our sound as a bit more guitar driven than normal pop music. Kind of Pink in ...Show more »

We've always described our sound as a bit more guitar driven than normal pop music. Kind of Pink in a boy band form. We've heard a few people say that so now we use it. I think Pink is amazing person to be compared to. Show less «

It's so amazing to hear a crowd of people singing one of your songs. It's the best feeling.

I think sometimes I don't realise how much the pressure gets to me.

I'd just like to be able to walk outside as everyone does and enjoy time with my friends, not feel b...Show more »

I'd just like to be able to walk outside as everyone does and enjoy time with my friends, not feel bad for not wanting to take a picture. Show less «

When you have more than two people working together, it gets a bit unfocused as an idea.

Let's just say I haven't been keeping up the Gary Barlow persona; I've let loose.

When I think about it, I do start to worry about this whole social media thing. It does make me unco...Show more »

When I think about it, I do start to worry about this whole social media thing. It does make me uncomfortable; kids should be out, living their lives, getting out and enjoying themselves. Show less «

I was ill. I was told I was stressed, so I had to get everything checked out. I didn't think I was, ...Show more »

I was ill. I was told I was stressed, so I had to get everything checked out. I didn't think I was, but someone told me I was. As a result, I went to get a blood test. I'd never had one before, so I held my breath when I was getting it done. That caused me to go into a fit. Show less «