“Chuck, you were amazing, and your music is engraved inside us forever,” Mick Jagger wrote.
“The Rolling Stones are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Chuck Berry,” the band wrote in a statement on Facebook. “He was a true pioneer of rock ‘n’ roll and a massive influence on us. Chuck was not only a brilliant guitarist, singer and performer, but most importantly, he was a master craftsman as a songwriter. His songs will live forever.”
The band’s lead singer, Mick Jagger, also shared a tribute of his own, writing, “I want to thank him for all the inspirational music he gave to us. He lit up our teenage years, and blew life into our dreams of being musicians and performers.”
He concluded: “Chuck, you were amazing, and your music is engraved inside us forever.”
Guitarists Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood also shared individual tributes on Twitter.
“’One of my big lights has gone out,’” Richards wrote, while Wood called Berry “my inspiration, a true character indeed.”
“One of my big lights has gone out.”
– Keith, 3/18/17
So sad ~ with the passing of Chuck Berry comes the end of an era
. He was one of the best and my inspiration
, a true character indeed.
Other stars, including Brian May of Queen, Carole King, La Roux and Bruce Springsteen, also paid tribute to the rock ‘n’ roll legend. You can see more tributes here.
