Legendary band Pink Floyd have been leading the tributes to the late Storm Thorgerson, who passed away yesterday (April 18, 2013,) aged 69.

Thorgerson designed many of Pink Floyd’s iconic album covers, including – most famously – the prism that adorns the front of Floyd’s seminal Dark Side Of The Moon LP. In a statement reported by the BBC, the band’s drummer Nick Mason commented "Two days before he passed away, and by then completely exhausted, he was still demanding approval for artwork and haranguing his loyal assistants." Continuing, he added that the artist was a "dear friend to all of us, our children, our wives (and the exes); endlessly intellectual and questioning; breathtakingly late for appointments and meetings, but once there, invaluable for his ideas, humour, and friendship".

Pink Floyd guitarist Dave Gilmore also had reflections on the late artist, ruminating "We first met in our early teens. We would gather at Sheep's Green, a spot by the river in Cambridge and Storm would always be there holding forth, making the most noise, bursting with ideas and enthusiasm. Nothing has ever really changed.” He added "He has been a constant force in my life, both at work and in private, a shoulder to cry on and a great friend. I will miss him." As well as Pink Floyd, Thorgerson designed artwork for the likes of The Cranberries, Biffy Clyro, The Mars Volta and many, many others. He died after a battle with cancer.

Dave Gilmore
Dave Gilmore led the condolences after the death of Storm Thorgerson