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Legend of reggae and dub Lee Scratch Perry has died.
Perry died in a hospital in Lucea, Jamaica.
No cause of death was given.
Perrys influence on reggae, dub, and hip-hop cannot be overstated.
He collaborated with everyone from the Clash and Andrew W.K.
to Bob Marley and David Lynch.
Perry built his own studio, the Black Ark, in 1973.
Scratch helped my father look deeper into himself, Ziggy Marley said inThe Guardian.
[He] was instrumental in my fathers career.
Paul McCartney and Wings recorded there as well.
The Black Ark was known for its mystical vibes.
Perry blessed his recording equipment with (among other substances) marijuana smoke, whiskey, and blood.
Perry was known for being deeply spiritual, possessing a galactic attitude toward music and life.
I am an alien from the other world, he once said.
I live in space Im only a visitor here.
Artists who are indebted to Perrys work shared their grief online.
