Rock guitarist and singer Leslie West, who scored several hits with the band Mountain in the 1970s and was an example to many later guitarists, has passed away. He was 75 years old.
Leslie West was taken to hospital in his Florida home after a heart attack, where he died. He had been struggling with health problems for several years.
Well-known artists have expressed their condolences, such as Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley from the band Kiss. Stanley called West “a gentleman and a guitar hero”. According to the singer West’s guitar sound could “stop a rhino at full speed”.
Guns N ‘Roses guitarist Slash also posted messages on social media.
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