![]() ![]() Brothers for 5 decades.”īilly Idol guitarist Steve Stevens: “Leslie West has moved on to go jam with EVH. A pioneer, both singing and guitar playing, was absolutely beyond. Leslie’s work with Mountain will be remembered by millions of Music Listeners. Sebastian Bach: “Rest in peace we became friends in the 90s and I’ll never forget you bringing your whole family to Jekyll and Hyde on Broadway and you and me staying up all night after the show in my hotel room hanging out talking about rock and roll.”Įx- Deep Purple bassist Glenn Hughes: “So very sad to hear that my dear friend Leslie West has passed away. ![]() This year will not be looked upon with fondness outside of marriages & childbirth. Living Colour‘s Vernon Reid: One of the GOAT. My deepest condolences to the West family.” We had some great times together onstage and some legendary laughs everyday on tour. Tom Morello: “His guitar tone on ‘Mississippi Queen’ is hands down the BADDEST guitar tone on record.” Lita Ford: “One of the baddest, true hard-core rock and roll guitar warriors that ever lived! Never In My Life did I find a legend like you. His song Long has been sampled on over 750 hip hop tracks including Jay-Z 99 Problems. And his influence on HIP HOP (You heard me!) is undeniable. Attending guitarists gatherings with Leslie I saw ALL guitarists bow down before him (yes even Eddie Van Halen). His explosive, powerful guitar playing and solos helped define the genre. I’ll always remember his smile as he looked me in the eye, inspired and shared his gifts.”ĭee Snider: “Leslie West and Mountain are one of the founding fathers of heavy metal. Got to play together first Rock n Roll Fantasy Camp. Grin opened for Mountain and West, Bruce and through early ’70s. God Bless you Brother…you are Soaring with Angels.”ĭavid Coverdale: “R.I.P Leslie West…Yet another sad loss…I’ve never tired of listening to Mountain. Journey‘s Neal Schon: “Wow…I’m very saddened to hear this terrible news about Leslie West. The Kinks‘ Dave Davies: “I loved Leslie West and his guitar playing. Blessing to his friends, fans and family.” Robbie Robertson: Leslie West playing that Les Paul Jr with that tone and tenacity really moved me. Leslie’s tone could stop a rhino in a full charge. Mississippi Queen one of, if not the, greatest riff of all time.” He came to see us at Mohegan Sun, even though he was wheelchair bound. He was fantastic to us when Sabbath supported Mountain on our first US tour. RIP.”īlack Sabbath’s Geezer Butler: “Sad to hear of Leslie West’s passing. We struck up a great relationship on that tour - they were a really good band and Leslie’s playing and sound was just superb and he was a great singer too! When they came to the UK to tour he brought a gift of a similar Gibson to what he used on stage…he was a really nice guy and will be sadly missed. He was a great guitar player and his band Mountain were one of the first band that Sabbath supported on our early tour of America. Ozzy Osbourne: “Very sad about my dear friend Leslie West’s passing.”īlack Sabbath’s Tony Iommi: So sad to hear the news of Leslie West’s passing. I love you Leslie and will miss you dear friend. He was a sweetheart and an extremely funny man. Leslie’s playing and sound had me glued watching everything he did. Peter Frampton: “Leslie West was the very first US guitar player I met when Humble Pie opened for Mountain here. ![]() Peter Frampton, members of Black Sabbath, KISS‘ Paul Stanley and may other artists took to social media to pay tribute to West and acknowledge his contributions as an influential and powerful guitar player and singer, and to acknowledge their friendship with the larger-than-life musician. Bank Arena September 23 - Auburn Hills, MI Palace of Auburn Hills September 28 - Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena September 30 - Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena October 5 - Greenville, SC Bon Secours Wellness Arena October 7 - Atlanta, GA Infinity Energy Arena October 10 - Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena October 12 - St.Credit: Justin BoruckiThe music world, and the hard-rock community in particular, is mourning the loss of Mountain frontman Leslie West, who died Tuesday at age 75 after suffering cardiac arrest earlier in the week. August 24 - Toledo, OH Huntington Center August 26 - Moline, IL iWireless Center August 30 - Green Bay, WI Resch Center September 2 - Indianapolis, IN Klipsch Music Center September 7 - Saginaw, MI Dow Event Center September 9 - Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre September 12 - Rochester, NY Blue Cross Arena September 14 - Boston, MA TD Garden September 16 - Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun September 19 - Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena September 21 - Cincinnati, OH U.S. ![]()
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