Members of the Hard Rock and Metal Community React to the Death of Leslie West

Sad to hear of Leslie West’s passing. Such a lovely bloke. He was fantastic to us when Sabbath supported Mountain on our first US tour. He came to see us at Mohegan Sun, even though he was wheelchair bound. Mississippi Queen one of, if not the, greatest riff of all time. RIP pic.twitter.com/DZ3FLWeGpQ— Geezer Butler (@geezerbutler) December 23, 2020

Rest In Peace #LeslieWest. His guitar tone on “Mississippi Queen” is hands down the BADDEST guitar tone on record. pic.twitter.com/JYSt8MDjv6— Tom Morello (@tmorello) December 24, 2020

Rest in Power #LeslieWest! I love his playing, singing and writing. A big influence on so many musicians, including myself. Leslie had THE SOUND in his hands. Was so cool to hang out with him at a NAMM dinner in ‘09, what a great friendly guy and phenomenal musician. R.I.P. pic.twitter.com/WsV25hmnB9— ???????????????????????????? ???????????????????? (@Michael_Amott) December 23, 2020

R.I.P. Leslie West. We had some great times together onstage and some legendary laughs everyday on tour. Thank you for all the great music. My deepest condolences to the West family. @lwestmountain pic.twitter.com/7zDljGMRk1— Joe Satriani (@chickenfootjoe) December 23, 2020

Just heard that Leslie West has passed away. One of the greatest guitar players, singers, and songwriters in the world; inspiration to many of us!
Now he will be reunited with one of the greatest bass players of all time, Felix Pappalardi.
RIP, Leslie#Mountain #Legend— Joey DeMaio (@realJoeyDeMaio) December 23, 2020

R.I.P Leslie West…Yet another sad loss…I’ve never tired of listening to Mountain…????????????❌❌❌ pic.twitter.com/6YjVnFLJOL— David Coverdale (@davidcoverdale) December 23, 2020

Holding the Mississippi Queen!
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. ???? Great musicians will never die. Rest in Peace Leslie West. @lwestmountain pic.twitter.com/Fue0VkX8M3— Lita Ford (@litaford) December 24, 2020

So very sad to hear that my dear friend Leslie West as passed away.
A Pioneer, both singing and guitar playing , was absolutely beyond.
Brothers for five decades.
Gab and I love and miss you ..
Millions of music listeners will remember your music my brother.
Mountain
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Leslie West has moved on to go jam with EVH. As a fellow Queens N. Y. kid Leslie was our guy. From the days playing the Action House in Long Island with the Vagrants, Leslie was the best of the best. Do yourself a favor… take a trip back to 1971….. https://t.co/QRgVzfRHQo pic.twitter.com/bWERIjMqny— Steve Stevens (@Stevestevens) December 23, 2020

RIP guitar god: Leslie West, of the bad ass hard rock group Mountain, who rock n rolled and belted out the classic rock anthem "Mississippi Queen," has died at age 75. So sad, another huge loss in 20 f’ckn 20 ???? pic.twitter.com/FK9bRpoB3V— WARRANT (@warrantrocks) December 24, 2020

I am very saddened by the loss of one of my biggest guitar heroes Leslie West. His band Mountain was amazing, and his guitar tone was always a huge influence on me. I saw him live many times, and GFR played shows with Leslie on the same bill. Huge Rock Guitar Legend. 2020 sucks. pic.twitter.com/k48oSY4VQT— Bruce Kulick (@brucekulick) December 24, 2020

So sad to hear of the passing of this legendary 'mountain' man Leslie West. I got to meet and hang with him for a few days through Al Pitrelli when Leslie was invited as a guest artist on a TSO tour years ago. RIP sir, you were a helluva guy and monstrous influence too many!! pic.twitter.com/vmiKXjyNU2— Jeff Scott Soto (@jeffscottsoto) December 23, 2020

RIP to the great Leslie West of Mountain. #lesliewest #mountain #guitar #legend #neverinmylife pic.twitter.com/SQ5EuEspKP— BPMD (@BPMDofficial) December 23, 2020