Reggae icon Lee “Scratch” Perry sadly passed away on Sunday morning (8/29) at the age of 85. Tributes to the pioneering artist have been pouring in from fellow musicians and others, including Max Romeo, Mad Professor, Primal Scream, Trojan Records, The Orb, EL-P, De La Soul, Mike D, Mark Stewart (The Pop Group), Geoff Barrow (Portishead), Flying Lotus, Bootsy Collins, The Mountain Goats, Lupe Fiasco, Subatomic Sound System, Jenny Lewis, Steve Albini, Ryley Walker, Steve Gunn, Anton Newcombe (The Brian Jonestown Massacre), Mark Farina, Dave Sitek, The Coral, Don Letts, Ashley Beedle, Strand of Oaks, Kaytranada, Tim Burgess (The Charlatans), Damian Abraham (Fucked Up), Hiss Golden Messenger, Simone Marie Butler (Primal Scream), Kranium, Eric Slick (Dr. Dog), Low Cut Connie, Gil Sharone (Dillinger Escape Plan), David Wrench, and Fujiya & Miyagi. Read those, and more, below.
Rest well, my friend. pic.twitter.com/jgVXBiPXkh
— Max Romeo (@charmaxromeo) August 29, 2021
Dreadfully sad news. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, the mighty Upsetter had passed away, aged 85. https://t.co/5M1Pp30yOM
— Trojan Records (@trojanrecords) August 29, 2021
Rest in peace our good friend Lee "Scratch" Perry.
He was the heart of our album "The Orbserver In The Star House"."The upsetter the dub original specialist & chemist of the most high . The disco devil has left Babylon , lee will be forever in my heart 💜 " – Alex Paterson pic.twitter.com/DS9OF1tRDt
— The Orb (@Orbinfo) August 29, 2021
Blessed journey into the infinite.
RIP Lee “Scratch” Perry pic.twitter.com/CBAoMTnfd0— FLYLO (@flyinglotus) August 29, 2021
RAINFORD HUGH "LEE SCRATCH" PERRY 1936 – 2021
There are not many people who can genuinely claim to have changed the course of popular music but Lee is one of them. R.I.P.
Photo by Kishi Yamamoto pic.twitter.com/zYAvWdrTUq
— On-U Sound (@onusound) August 29, 2021
https://twitter.com/TheClash/status/1432306457823825927
few more important figures in the music of the 20th century. he expanded the vocabulary of studio sound; lived a long life & leaves a lasting legacy. play his music for your kids, see how instantly they love it. it's universal. safe travels home to God. https://t.co/SvnQPpsa59
— The Mountain Goats (@mountain_goats) August 29, 2021
AFRICAN BLOOD IS FLOWING THROUGH I VEINS SO I AND I SHALL NEVER FADE AWAY!!!!
LEE SCRATCH PERRY 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/Mv1xZyyRjp
— “SAMURAI DX” & “SAMURAI” OUT NOW! (@LupeFiasco) August 29, 2021
Goodbye lee -a life well lived https://t.co/fh33Rp12It
— mark stewart (@_markstewart) August 29, 2021
We lost another phenom friend & pioneer, Mr. Lee "Scratch" Perry /28 Mar 1936 – 29 Aug 2021) was a Jamaican record producer and singer noted for his innovative studio techniques and production style. (Send out ur prayer's to his family & friends) R.I.P. Brother.🙏Bootsy baby!!!😎 pic.twitter.com/rr6QIfkTYo
— Bootsy Collins (@Bootsy_Collins) August 30, 2021
Today is soundtracked only by the masterful works of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry. RIP and eternal thanks for your inspired and inspirational music. #LeeScratchPerry
— Cosey Fanni Tutti (@coseyfannitutti) August 30, 2021
https://twitter.com/AndrewWK/status/1432096398112026626
https://twitter.com/therealelp/status/1432009793447804930
It says something about who he was – and who we are as a result – that the death of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry was the third of only three items on the @BBCRadio4 news bulletin at 7pm, after Afghanistan and Hurricane Ida. RIP The Great Upsetter
— Billy Bragg (@billybragg) August 29, 2021
RIP Lee Scratch Perry 🇯🇲 #theupsetter #dubpioneer@ScratchLee pic.twitter.com/0awikP8bxb
— Billy Idol (@BillyIdol) August 29, 2021
I saw Lee Scratch Perry play @dtrhradio only about 2 years ago
Last means he was 82 !!The funny thing was he wanted to join every band on that stage on that day
I can remember him shouting Over some funk band haha
They turned his mic off so he just grabbed another
😂
— 🏴☠️ Geoff Barrow 🏴☠️ (@jetfury) August 29, 2021
RIP #LSP pic.twitter.com/dPfyNn9f8F
— 🏴☠️ Geoff Barrow 🏴☠️ (@jetfury) August 29, 2021
We send love, light, respect, our condolences to the LEGENDARY Lee 'Scratch' Perry and his family and fans worldwide! May his soul Rest In Peace! pic.twitter.com/DGunmefBod
— Living Colour (@LivingColour) August 29, 2021
Remixing would not exist as we know it without Lee Scratch Perry. He should be buried as a Monarch 👑. https://t.co/P3Eig6q1Ym
— Vernon Reid (@vurnt22) August 29, 2021
Super Ape forever. God bless #LeeScratchPerry dub master, dub mentor, and lover of life. It was a joy to share time with you. pic.twitter.com/ztVjFWTUYX
— SubatomicSoundSystem (@SubatomicSound) August 29, 2021
https://twitter.com/KAYTRANADA/status/1432031063736475649
rest in peace lee scratch perry
😭 https://t.co/sz0Q7Ql1VE— jenny lewis (@jennylewis) August 29, 2021
I tire of the trope that genius rides shotgun with madness, but few people were as weird or cast as long a shadow as Lee Perry. His records were shocking and became talismans for anybody who ever tried to manifest the sound in their head.
Requiescat. https://t.co/MpGpT6W2cc— regular steve albini (@electricalWSOP) August 29, 2021
https://twitter.com/ryleywalker/status/1431998770120638466
such sad news about the passing of the mighty and absolute visioneer Lee Scratch Perry.. I was so excited to have him on @WfSete in 2020… alongside Sherwood Mala and Jah Shaka… a night of imagined dreams passed…. but the music and source will live forever. RIP
— Gilles Peterson (@gillespeterson) August 29, 2021
https://twitter.com/stevegunnmusic/status/1431998726030123014
Rest in Power lee scratch Perry damn https://t.co/i8Wqldh6Dx bless
— anton newcombe (@antonnewcombe) August 29, 2021
Rest in peace king Perry,
total rebel , pioneer , and inspiration ,
May ur bass shake systems and souls forever ✊🏴☠️#leescratchperry pic.twitter.com/oUYyhTLgf4— The Prodigy (@the_prodigy) August 29, 2021
Lee “Scratch” Perry in his Black Ark studio, Jamaica, 1978. 🙏🏼💜 pic.twitter.com/EE3m1MRUNM
— Mark Farina (@djmarkfarina) August 29, 2021
https://twitter.com/DaveSitek/status/1432008961733980165
Lee Perry made the sound of the future and we still haven’t caught up. RIP Scratch! #leeperry pic.twitter.com/BwCo12GQ09
— The Coral (@thecoralband) August 29, 2021
Lee “Scratch” Perry brought me joy, helped me grow, helped me meditate, made me feel powerful, changed my life for the good. Innovator, master, pioneer. Absolute artist. Rest In Peace Legend pic.twitter.com/ethg53ClHE
— Timothy Showalter (@Strandofoaks) August 29, 2021
His adventure continues beyond this realm pic.twitter.com/Ta3JWsXI7w
— Tim Burgess (@Tim_Burgess) August 29, 2021
RIP Mr. Lee “Scratch” Perry https://t.co/rc5hsRn7yw
— Damian Abraham (@leftfordamian) August 29, 2021
“Got to be a conscious man when you fall in love.” RIP to one of the greatest musical innovators of our time on this plant: Lee Scratch Perry. pic.twitter.com/xix64WTvV1
— Hiss Golden Messenger (@hissgldnmssr) August 29, 2021
Rest easy Lee scratch perry 🖤 …play on mr. music …https://t.co/XKxOn0VQFy pic.twitter.com/xR8oaAqEC1
— simone marie (@simonemarie4) August 29, 2021
R.I.P to the Legendary 🕊 the great Lee scratch perry pic.twitter.com/KxjkzhHDDT
— Kranium (@therealkranium) August 29, 2021
https://twitter.com/ericslickmusic/status/1432018955166699524
RIP to the King. Lee Scratch Perry, gone but never forgotten. pic.twitter.com/M48Kd7IqoL
— Ghostpoet (@ghostpoet) August 29, 2021
https://twitter.com/LowCutConnie/status/1432009341704589314
RIP LEGEND #leescratchperry pic.twitter.com/vHdeKuH8kY
— Gil Sharone (@GilSharone) August 29, 2021
Oh no. R.I.P. Lee Perry. And thank you for all that incredible music. My favourite producer. An endless source of inspiration. A technical genius. And to my mind the greatest mixer ever. 💔
— david wrench (@davidwrench) August 29, 2021
R.I.P. to the majestic Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry. The Mystic – Forward With Jah Orthodox + The Upsetters – Orthodox Dub https://t.co/RlJipOFEqo via @YouTube
— Fujiya & Miyagi (@FujiyaAndMiyagi) August 29, 2021
Yet another legend takes his leave. R.I.P. Lee “Scratch” Perry. pic.twitter.com/YOyf3vWnsB
— Paul McLoone (@PMcLoone) August 29, 2021
Rip Lee Scratch Perry. Very influential. This was a big one for me. https://t.co/IT62RLm5mA
— 💫Star Slinger💫 (@StarSlinger) August 29, 2021
https://twitter.com/Winter/status/1432014680340385800
RIP the truly great dub/roots reggae maestro Lee "Scratch" Perry. Keith Richards once said Perry is “the Salvador Dalí of music. He’s a mystery. The world is his instrument. You just have to listen.” So listen.https://t.co/8Fr6f9i2KX
— Michael Azerrad (@michaelazerrad) August 29, 2021
https://twitter.com/GregProops/status/1432015573660012547
Legend. Lee Scratch Perry 1936-2021. pic.twitter.com/WQwLfiDlNy
— Stones Throw (@stonesthrow) August 29, 2021
RIP to the Maestro Lee Scratch Perry
— Sasha Grey (@SashaGrey) August 29, 2021
We give thanks for the wonderous life of Lee "Scratch" Perry… the ORIGINAL UPSETTER.
"I grew up with revolution in my brain, revolution in my leg, and revolution in my head"~ Lee "Scratch" Perry
JAH LIVE🇯🇲💚💛🖤 pic.twitter.com/Vme5phrHPt
— Tuff Gong (@TuffGongINTL) August 29, 2021