The music world is reacting to the death of John Prine, who died today (April 7) of COVID-19 complications at the age of 73. “A simple majority of who I am as a person, let alone a musician, is because of John Prine,” Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon tweeted. “He is my number 1.” Amber Coffman wrote, “I grew up on John Prine’s music—his was some of the first music I remember hearing as a little kid.” Find more remembrances below.
“John and I were ‘New Dylans’ together in the early 70s and he was never anything but the loveliest guy in the world,” Bruce Springsteen wrote. “A true national treasure and a songwriter for the ages. We send our love and prayers to his family.”
John Prine was hospitalized with COVID-19 in late March. Following his hospitalization, artists including Adrianne Lenker and Joan Baez paid tribute to Prine with covers of his songs.
Read Pitchfork’s Overtones column “Life, Death, and John Prine.”
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This article was first published on April 7 at 10:17 p.m. Eastern. It was last updated on April 7 at 11:08 p.m. Eastern.