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McFly's Tom Fletcher: 'It's extremely important that depression is spoken about more'

McFly star Tom Fletcher says mental illness should be talked about more.

The group were left in shock recently with Rock School singer Lil' Chris was found dead after suffering from depression.

They previously performed live with the 24-year-old and paid tribute to him at a recent gig.

Speaking to the Salisbury Journal, Fletcher said that people should be invited to speak about their mental troubles more.

He said: "We used to play a song with Chris when he toured with us. For quite a few years we used to cover a Beastie Boys song and he would come on stage and sing it with us. We just felt like we wanted to play it for him so we did it on the day [he died].

"It is extremely important that it [depression] is spoken about more and I think that we are going to do a real shift because before it was such a taboo subject and now it seems to be spoken about a lot more which can only be a fantastic thing.

"I personally love that I am able to speak openly about my experiences and inspire people get get themselves sorted out and seek help and it is the only way these things get better is if people talk about it. So I think when these things happen it is a wake-up call for everyone."

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Watch McFly and Lil Chris together below: