Paul Stanley has thanked the Greg Lake for "the music" following news of his death.
Greg Lake
The Kiss guitarist took to Twitter to praise the prog rock pioneer - who was a member of Emerson, Lake and Palmer and King Crimson - after he lost his battle with a "long and stubborn battle with cancer" aged 69 on Tuesday (06.12.16).
Paul wrote: "Very sad news. Greg Lake has passed away. Such talent. I saw ELP. Loved King Crimson. Thank you for your music. RIP.(sic)"
On Thursday (08.12.16) Carl Palmer told the world of the tragic death of his bandmate, and said in a statement: "It is with great sadness that I must now say goodbye to my friend and fellow bandmate, Greg Lake. Greg's soaring voice and skill as a musician will be remembered by all who knew his music and recordings he made with ELP and King Crimson.
"I have fond memories of those great years we had in the 1970s and many memorable shows we performed together. Having lost Keith this year as well has made this particularly hard for all of us. As Greg sang at the end of Pictures at an Exhibition, 'death is life.' His music can now live forever in the hearts of all who loved him."
A string of rock stars shared their grief and paid tribute on social media.
Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman was one of the first people to react and said Greg will "live on" through his music.
Taking to Twitter, he wrote: "Another sad loss with the passing of Greg Lake.... You left some great music with us my friend & so like Keith, you will live on. (sic)"
Yes' official Twitter page also added: "Very sad to hear of the passing of our friend legendary Greg Lake Our thoughts & condolences are with Regina & Natasha & all the family - YES (sic)"
Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett hailed Lake a "great musician and singer".
He wrote on the micro-blogging site: "Music bows its head to acknowledge the passing of a great musician and singer, Greg Lake. (sic)"
Prior to being in ELP, Lake was frontman for King Crimson - who formed in 1968 and are considered a pioneering act in the prog genre before they imploded in 1970 - and his former band mate, John Wetton, has hailed his late pal a "musical giant" in the progressive rock genre.
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