Rock and Metal Celebrities React to the Death of Little Richard

May 9th, 2020 at 12:46pm
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As the music world mourns the death of Little Richard, the Godfather of Rock N’ Roll, who passed away this morning at age 87, tributes have been rolling in from some notable metal and rock musicians on social media. We’ll highlight those below, and continue to update this post as more tributes come in. Please feel free to leave your own thoughts in the comments (be polite).

Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)

RIP Little Richard, a very sad loss. My thoughts are with his loved ones.⁣
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It’s Little Richard’s songs that pioneered rock’n’roll. I got to hear him and his band at the Newport Lounge in Miami and boy were they good. ⁣ pic.twitter.com/JXgahhJAfk— Jimmy Page (@JimmyPage) May 9, 2020

Slash (Guns N’ Roses)

RIP #LittleRichard https://t.co/BjD7R6gTO7— Slash (@Slash) May 9, 2020

Gene Simmons (Kiss)

Sadly, Little Richard passed away today. A founding Father of Rock And Roll, his contributions simply can’t be overstated. I had the honor of meeting Richard in his later years and was awed by his presence. He told me, “I am the architect of Rock And Roll.” Amen! ..Rest In Peace. https://t.co/ceQuNU6pkF— Gene Simmons (@genesimmons) May 9, 2020

Charlie Benante (Anthrax)

No @ledzeppelin just listen to the intro of “Rock and roll”sounds a bit like “Keep a Knockin”-met #LittleRichard a few times at the Hyatt on sunset, he was vibrant & talkative . He broke down huge walls and influenced many British lads- in turn that came back here to influence us https://t.co/i2nxFNEtlJ— Charlie Benante (@skisum) May 9, 2020

Paolo Gregoletto (Trivium)

https://twitter.com/TriviumPaolo/status/1259140043136000002

Ben Koller (Converge, Mutoid Man, etc.)

RIP one of the greatest ever. ????Little Richard, Rock Pioneer Who Broke Musical Barriers, Dead at 87 – Rolling Stone https://t.co/F2XyTgZhbw— KOLLER CULT (@BenKoller) May 9, 2020

Living Colour, Vernon Reid, and Corey Glover

It was an HONOR meeting, performing and having him guest : Elvis Is Dead on @ArsenioHall https://t.co/pjBdSeN1Lc Rest In Power #LittleRichard— Living Colour (@LivingColour) May 9, 2020

No Jimi, No Beatles No Bowie, No Bolan. NO GLAM, No Freddie, No Prince, No Elton, No Preston No Sly, No Stevie, WITHOUT Little Richard!They DON’T HAPPEN Without HIM BLAZING A TRAIL IN THE DARK in sequence, if he had his SHIRT ON AT ALL, AT THE PIANO, SCREAMING LIKE A WHITE WOMAN— Vernon Reid (@vurnt22) May 9, 2020

Richard was Unruly. He was DANGEROUS. He wasn’t cleaned up & repackaged. He was prepared to Shock & Scandalize, without flinching. He was tormented by what he was capable of. He set the table for ALL the tortured geniuses to follow. Or fall. Unapologetically. https://t.co/PBaMmbpfju— Vernon Reid (@vurnt22) May 9, 2020

Little Richard, Went There. In the face of Segregation & Sexual Conformity. He made it possible for Lady Gaga to scream like the White Woman SHE is. https://t.co/8FFmYk0Xo9— Vernon Reid (@vurnt22) May 9, 2020

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Sacred Reich

Let's all let out a WOOOO! for a true rock and roll original, Little Richard. https://t.co/8vvGCw2gXo— Sacred Reich (@SacredReich) May 9, 2020

Sick of It All

RIP To one of the originators of Rock n Roll https://t.co/fv19pIgwYI— Sick Of It All (@SOIANYC) May 9, 2020

Matt Fox (Shai Hulud)

Rip it up, Little Richard. https://t.co/X8ycVawq2V— Matt Fox/Shai Hulud (@shaihulud) May 9, 2020

Michael Sweet (Stryper)

I grew up on the music of Little Richard. He was one of my fathers favorites and therefore he became one of mine. He was an amazing musician, writer and singer who always delivered a song with an unmatched level of… https://t.co/pQcNAdSVBv— MichaelSweet Stryper (@michaelhsweet) May 9, 2020

David Coverdale (Whitesnake)

RIP…HUGE Influence & Inspiration on how I started projecting my voice…HUGE…Still Astonishes Me When I Hear Him Sing…
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Little Richard Dies At 87 | HuffPost https://t.co/tcgNl1iIu5— David Coverdale (@davidcoverdale) May 9, 2020

Derek Sherinian (ex-Dream Theater, Alice Cooper, Steve Vai, etc.)

R.I.P. Little Richard :( pic.twitter.com/n50UWL8ZW6— Derek Sherinian (@DerekSherinian) May 9, 2020

Jeremy Saffer (Photographer)

Little Richard on Full House was my first introduction to the legend, then I went back and picked up his albums. So good. He was a national treasure and an incredible musician/lyricist. He helped curate and mold Rock and Roll. RIP https://t.co/nZrbNmkivh— jeremy saffer (@jeremysaffer) May 9, 2020

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