Music world pays tribute to "inspirational" Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry has died aged 90. The rock and roll legend was found unresponsive on Saturday lunchtime in St Charles County, Missouri, police have confirmed.

Berry – who became a music icon thanks to hits such as Johnny B. Goode and Roll Over Beethoven – was born in 1926 in St Louis, Missouri and scored his first hit, Maybellene, in 1955. He went on to enjoy a career that spanned seven decades and was one of the first inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.

As news of his death broke, world-famous musicians flooded to Twitter to pay their respects to the late star, among them Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr, Mick Jagger, The Jacksons and Rod Stewart.

https://twitter.com/springsteen/status/843245812843012099
https://twitter.com/ringostarrmusic/status/843238602901401600
https://twitter.com/MickJagger/status/843249036295585793
https://twitter.com/MickJagger/status/843249128519974917
https://twitter.com/MickJagger/status/843249525951291394
https://twitter.com/Jacksons/status/843230735901319168
https://twitter.com/rodstewart/status/843249838158299137

Berry's influence reached far and wide, with artists from all genres paying tribute to the icon.

https://twitter.com/LennyKravitz/status/843236513072799744
https://twitter.com/BrianWilsonLive/status/843241031298662400
https://twitter.com/Carole_King/status/843229694317252608
https://twitter.com/ronniewood/status/843250102068301824
https://twitter.com/BillyIdol/status/843269600154411008
https://twitter.com/genesimmons/status/843248980423147524
https://twitter.com/KeithUrban/status/843231498920775682
https://twitter.com/BetteMidler/status/843274402540277760

The musician was also mourned outside of the music industry, with the likes of Stephen King, Patton Oswalt and Tim Cook also paying their respects.

https://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/843226979126206464
https://twitter.com/pattonoswalt/status/843343814886543361
https://twitter.com/tim_cook/status/843254020613509121
https://twitter.com/Jamiebower/status/843379859325947906
https://twitter.com/prodnose/status/843261799671717889

RIP Chuck Berry.