Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen, Margo Price, Shooter Jennings & More Pay Tribute To John Prine

Bruce Springsteen:

Over here on E Street, we are crushed by the loss of John Prine. John and I were “New Dylans” together in the early 70s and he was never anything but the lovliest guy in the world. A true national treasure and a songwriter for the ages. We send our love and prayers to his family.

It hurts so bad to read the news. I am gutted. My hero is gone. My friend is gone. We’ll love you forever John Prine.

There better be a rain of redneck hell gonna pour down on the bastards that made this virus that took John Prine from us. I’m fuckin’ pissed. And very saddened for this los of an American icon.

thank you for everything. One and only. #hellointhere #johnprine

My heart hurts learning that John Prine has passed away. He is singing with the angels. You will be missed but your songs will live on.  Red heart

Damn, we’ve lost a true American Treasure.

With a heavy heart, but deep love and gratitude for his gift he gave us all- Goodbye, John Prine.

As if we didn’t have enough devastating news The great John Prine has died & I am heartbroken. I always saw him as a sort of Mark Twain figure A humorist but mainly a humanist. He could make you laugh one moment and rip your heart open in the next. He always very nice to me RS

better at it than pretty much any of us. decades of service to song. this is a loss with no upside. goodbye John Prine, your voice will live on as long as there’s people who need help, which is to say forever.

RIP John Prine. The real deal. Great American singer/songwriter that found the heart and humor in even the darkest of human stories through song. Genius. Very heavy loss.

All I ever wanted to grow up to be is @JohnPrineMusic. Now my timeline is going to full of “here’s me and John Prine” and ugh

For me, John Prine was the heart of Nashville, the reason I came to this city, my teacher, my songwriting hero, my friend. A brave truth-teller, who, with a wink and a grin, showed us who we are. We songwriters have lost our reluctant leader. He was the kindest man I knew, with the most childlike, beautiful heart. My love to Fiona and the Oh Boy family on this terribly sad day. God bless John Prine forever. Amen.

Thank you, John Prine, for all the beautiful, profound and inspirational musical gifts you shared with us. You helped teach us humility and what it means to be human.

The great John Prine has passed away from the virus. He showed me how to “let it rip” when it comes to songwriting. There’s a huge hole in the music world tonight. John did it best. RIP -T

Oh John Prine, thank you for making me laugh and breaking my heart and sharing your boundless humanity. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. This is one of the most gorgeous songs ever written. Bonnie Raitt& John Prine – Angel From Montgomery

John Prine has left us for the stars. The world is smaller now. Godspeed, John.

Today we lost John Prine and Hal Wilner. Two geniuses. The world got a little darker today. Blessings to their friends and families.

Now John Prine. What a beautiful songwriter; all those warm songs that cut their own path through a tangled world. I love him. Corona got him too. R.I.P.

 

We love you John. … Well for once I’m glad I don’t have to go up on a stage and try to sing tonight. … Never saw anybody happier to be onstage.

Besides being a great songwriter, @JohnPrineMusic was defined by his empathy, his humor, his humanity. In interviewing him, I always felt like I was sitting down with an old friend:

John Prine’s genius as a songwriter is that he could be the funniest and the saddest guy in the room, sometimes simultaneously. I wish I could hear the song he would’ve written to put this moment in perspective.

The way I’d prefer to remember John Prine leaving us… dancing a jig to the sounds of “Lake Marie” at the @BeaconTheatre in 2018. Thanks for everything, @JohnPrineMusic

Anyone who listened thought you sounded like family. Thank you, John Prine.

I hope everyone can stop and listen to their favorite John Prine song right now. What an enormous loss. Sending love out there

Coronavirus has taken one of the great ones: John Prine, dead at 73. So many memorable songs.

John Prine could look your depression right in the eye and make you feel like you were doing a little bit better than what he was singing about.  For years I’ve been saying “hello in there” to old people on the street, avoiding my eye contact.

We will always sing your songs…. RIP John Prine.  

Every note and word that John Prine ever wrote found it’s way to the sky where they now sparkle amongst the stars. You can feel the light of those songs in even the darkest of nights. It’s one of so many gifts he gave that will last us forever. Eternally grateful. ❤

I am so sad about John Prine. He’d survived so much. His work taught me a great deal about compassionate, thoughtful writing — writing that understood a love rooted in the critical and curious was the love worth pursuing. I’m thankful we got him for as long as we did. Still sad.

yrs ago i confidently walked backstage w/ my gtr to open up for John Prine. had dinner and wine w/ the band before they asked who the hell i was. i wasn’t on the bill (*yet*) but if there was anyone who’d admire the gumption to try, it’d be John.

RIP John Prine. Thanks for being so much more than we could ever deserve.

John Prine . He done gone over to the Other side with Bill Withers, two of the Great Ones. How fortunate we all are to have witnessed the Humanity of these great men. We’re gonna miss these two.  

John Prine was what is best about America.

“My hometown of Nashville can’t continue to exist without him in the corner of nearly every musical frame.”

Newport Folk Festival: 
Devastating heartbreak. We are so lucky to have had you in our world, John. Your Folk Family is eternally grateful. Rest easy.

Jim James: 
RIP to our brother the greatest @john_prine we are so lucky to have known you. thank you.