By: MTV News Staff
June 3, 2008
We’re still a little bit stuck on the passing of ginormous blues guitar talent Bo Diddley –- as are a whole slew of artists, from all ends of the rock spectrum.
"He's a huge hero of mine, and the fact that he knew who I was was a huge compliment," said Slash, who also admitted Diddley's rhythm inspired the Guns N' Roses classic "Mr. Brownstone." “Bo Diddley created a myth that was uniquely his own. An entire rhythm is owed to just one guy, and that's pretty rare.”
Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand chimed in: “What a guitarist -- totally revolutionized the way the instrument was played with that loose sexy rhythm.”
And Mick Jagger took time out to give props to Diddley for being a big influence on the Rolling Stones. "He was very generous to us in our early years, and we learned a lot from him,” he said. “We will never see his like again."
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