A resurfaced letter that Liam Payne once wrote to his younger self is making headlines after the singer, who rose to fame as a founding member of boy band One Direction , died Wednesday at 31 after falling from the third story of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Footage of Payne reading the letter aloud was shared Thursday on Instagram by BBC Radio 2, whose host Scott Mills introduced the video by explaining that, in 2020, he asked his celebrity guests to write a letter to their 10-year-old selves.

Mills then played footage of the 2020 segment.

Dear 10-year-old Liam, Payne read during his socially distanced interview with Mills. Get ready! Its about to get a little bumpy. Cherish every moment with your loved ones right now as theres only a few more family holidays to enjoy, life is about to turn surreal.

The singer told his younger self that something magical was going to happen when he turned 14, and jokingly noted he wasnt talking about puberty, but auditioning for The X Factor and meeting the future mother of his child. He promised 10-year-old Liam that its all gonna work out.

You are now famous and it feels like youve peaked way to [sic] early you cocky little bugger but you have barely even started yet, Payne read. Take it down a notch and remember its a marathon, not a sprint. Let me tell you, this isnt even base camp.

The singer told his younger self in the letter that hell feel like giving up, but that he would meet four other guys and live a life you barely imagined after forming their band and touring the world. He also urged him to enjoy it and stay young at heart despite the chaos of fame.