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Iconic 60s rockstar Viv Prince has died aged 84.
The legendary drummer played in a variety of bands during the 1960s, including The Who, The Kinds, and Pretty Things.
White Stripes star Jack White led the tributes on Friday with a snap of the ‘incredible drummer’ on his page.
‘I was lucky enough to meet Viv some years ago who was working on his farm in Portugal at the time.
‘He was an inspired and eccentric rock and roller and maybe I’ll have to put together a team to work on a documentary about this man one day.
‘Safe travels into the sweet beyond Viv, you were one of the real ones. -III’
Iconic 1960s rockstar Viv Prince has died aged 84
The legendary drummer played in a variety of bands during the 1960s, including The Who, The Kinds, and Pretty Things
White Stripes star Jack White led the tributes on Friday with a snap of the ‘incredible drummer’ on his page
The cause of death has yet to be confirmed.
Fans flocked to the comments with their tributes.
The penned: ‘So sad to hear, Viv was pretty much the only musician of my formative era that I had any personal connections with. Wonderful to hear you were familiar with his work’;
‘Those early Pretty Things records were something else. Dude was a trendsetter for sure. He will be missed’;
‘RIP thank you for your talent’;
‘The Pretty Things, what a band. Rest easy Viv’;
‘Such an amazing drummer’;
‘Cheers to a legend.
Fans flocked to the comments with their tributes
Prince was born in Loughborough in 1941 and found his way into the music scene during the 1960
Prince was born in Loughborough in 1941 and found his way into the music scene during the 1960s.
He joined Pretty Thing in 1964 and quickly became famous for his off-the-wall stage antics as he was for his drumming.
Prince left the group a year later, with guitarist Dick Taylor telling Classic Rock of his exit: ‘The final straw with Viv came at The Twisted Wheel in Manchester. He refused to play because the pub across the road wouldn’t serve him.
‘What he hadn’t twigged was that it was attached to the hotel he’d been in the night before, causing mayhem with The Kinks.
‘In the end, Phil [May, vocals] said: “You’d better just go home.” He was a wonderful drummer, but…’
The band is probably best known for their UK top 20 hits Don’t Bring Me Down and Honey I Need.
Viv played on their first two albums – The Pretty Things and Get the Picture? – before parting ways with the group.
After that, he kept busy, playing with a range of other acts including The Honeycombs, and Hawkwind.
