John Prine died on April 7 of COVID-19 complications. He was 73. Tributes have been pouring in from the music world in the days following his passing. Today, Roger Waters of Pink Floyd shared a cover of “Paradise” from Prine’s debut self-titled album. “Miss you, brother.” Watch it happen below.
Following Prine’s death, countless genre-spanning artists wrote words of remembrance on social media for the beloved artist, including Bon Iver, Bruce Springsteen, Margo Price, and more. Bonnie Raitt recently paid tribute to Prine with a performance of “Home.”
Read Pitchfork’s Afterword feature “Remembering John Prine, the Ultimate Songwriter’s Songwriter.”