The dying of Gary Rossington, the ultimate unique member of Lynyrd Skynyrd, has spurred an outpouring of tributes from fellow musicians.
Of their official assertion, the present members of Lynyrd Skynyrd referred to as Rossington “our brother, good friend, member of the family, songwriter and guitarist,” including that the rocker “is now together with his Skynyrd brothers and household in heaven and taking part in it fairly, like he all the time does.”
Journey’s Neal Schon retweeted Lynyrd Skynyrd’s assertion, together with a easy “RIP Gary,” accompanied by emojis.
In a message shared on Instagram, Metallica frontman James Hetfield thanked Rossington for “bringing me a lot pleasure along with your guitar taking part in and songwriting in certainly one of my all time favourite bands, Lynyrd Skynyrd.”
In a publish on Fb, former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson detailed his friendship with Rossington, which started round 2004. “I turned mates with Gary throughout this time and we had many nice conversations over the following a number of years from the NAMM exhibits to Hellfest Open Air Pageant. It appeared Gary stored his world small to the skin world however he all the time let me in it and trusted me as a music buddy,” Ellefson recalled. “Prayers and condolences to his household, mates & band…he and his legendary guitar work will likely be missed by us all.”
Guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepard referred to as the late Lynyrd Skynyrd axeman “the most effective to ever do it,” whereas Travis Tritt admitted he was “heartbroken” by the information. “Gary was not solely a good friend, however a collaborator that wrote songs with me and performed guitar with me in studio recordings and onstage so many occasions,” the nation star recalled, whereas sending like to the departed guitarist’s household.
These messages and extra might be discovered under.
Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Gary Rossington 12 months by 12 months: 1973-2019 Pictures
