Boyzone's Keith Duffy says boyband stars 'used as puppets'

Boyzone’s Keith Duffy has said Liam Payne’s death was an “eye-opener to everybody in the music business”, claiming boyband members have previously been “used as puppets”.

Appearing at the world premiere for new docu-series Boyzone: No Matter What on Monday (27 January), the 50-year-old reflected on what it was like to be in a boyband in the 1990s.

“Boybands have been known to be used as puppets and a marketable commodity that have a shelf life, but fame comes alongside that,” he said.

“And I think the great loss of that young man from One Direction is an eye-opener to everybody in the music business.”

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