{"id":134439,"date":"2025-09-13T11:45:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T11:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/134439\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T11:45:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T11:45:11","slug":"iconic-60s-rockstar-viv-prince-dies-aged-84-as-tributes-pour-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/134439\/","title":{"rendered":"Iconic 60s rockstar Viv Prince dies aged 84 as tributes pour in"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By CAROLINE PEACOCK, SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 05:52 EDT, 13 September 2025 | Updated: 06:14 EDT, 13 September 2025 <\/p>\n

Iconic 60s rockstar Viv Prince has died aged 84.<\/p>\n

The legendary drummer played in a variety of bands during the 1960s, including The Who, The Kinds, and Pretty Things.<\/p>\n

White Stripes star Jack White led the tributes on Friday with a snap of the ‘incredible drummer’ on his page.<\/p>\n

‘I was lucky enough to meet Viv some years ago who was working on his farm in Portugal at the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘He was an inspired and eccentric rock and roller and maybe I’ll have to put together a team to work on a documentary about this man one day.<\/p>\n

‘Safe travels into the sweet beyond Viv, you were one of the real ones. -III’<\/p>\n

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Iconic 1960s rockstar Viv Prince has died aged 84<\/p>\n

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The legendary drummer played in a variety of bands during the 1960s, including The Who, The Kinds, and Pretty Things<\/p>\n

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White Stripes star Jack White led the tributes on Friday with a snap of the ‘incredible drummer’ on his page<\/p>\n

The cause of death has yet to be confirmed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fans flocked to the comments with their tributes.<\/p>\n

The penned: ‘So sad to hear, Viv was pretty much the only musician of my formative era that I had any personal connections with. Wonderful to hear you were familiar with his work’;<\/p>\n

‘Those early Pretty Things records were something else. Dude was a trendsetter for sure. He will be missed’;<\/p>\n

‘RIP thank you for your talent’;<\/p>\n

‘The Pretty Things, what a band. Rest easy Viv’;<\/p>\n

‘Such an amazing drummer’;<\/p>\n

‘Cheers to a legend.<\/p>\n

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Prince was born in Loughborough in 1941 and found his way into the music scene during the 1960<\/p>\n

Prince was born in Loughborough in 1941 and found his way into the music scene during the 1960s.<\/p>\n

He joined Pretty Thing in 1964 and quickly became famous for his off-the-wall stage antics as he was for his drumming.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Prince left the group a year later, with guitarist Dick Taylor telling Classic Rock of his exit: \u2018The final straw with Viv came at The Twisted Wheel in Manchester. He refused to play because the pub across the road wouldn\u2019t serve him.<\/p>\n

\u2018What he hadn\u2019t twigged was that it was attached to the hotel he\u2019d been in the night before, causing mayhem with The Kinks.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘In the end, Phil [May, vocals] said: \u201cYou\u2019d better just go home.\u201d He was a wonderful drummer, but\u2026\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

The band is probably best known for their UK top 20 hits Don\u2019t Bring Me Down and Honey I Need.<\/p>\n

Viv played on their first two albums – The Pretty Things and Get the Picture? – before parting ways with the group.<\/p>\n

After that, he kept busy, playing with a range of other acts including The Honeycombs, and Hawkwind.<\/p>\n

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