Diana Ross, Mick Jagger, Gloria Gaynor, and more remember the late Tina Turner

The music world is mourning the loss of the legendary Tina Turner.

The “What’s Love Got to Do With It” and “Simply the Best” singer died at 83 in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, on May 23 after a long illness.

“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tina Turner,” a statement on Turner’s Instagram read Wednesday. “With her music and her boundless passion for life, she enchanted millions of fans around the world and inspired the stars of tomorrow. Today we say goodbye to a dear friend who leaves us all her greatest work: her music. All our heartfelt compassion goes out to her family. Tina, we will miss you dearly.”

In the wake of Turner’s death, close friends, peers, collaborators, and fans have taken to social media to pay their respects to the Queen of Rock & Roll.

Diana Ross shared a photo of her and Turner together at an event on Twitter, writing, “Shocked. Saddened. Sending condolences to Tina Turner’s family and loved ones.”

“I am so, so very sad to hear of the passing of @TinaTurner, the iconic legend who paved the way for so many women in rock music, Black and white,” Gloria Gaynor wrote. “She did with great dignity and success what very few would even have dared to do in her time and in that genre of music.”Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, whom Turner personally taught how to dance, remembered her as a “wonderful friend” both on and off stage. “I’m so saddened by the passing of my wonderful friend Tina Turner,” he wrote. “She was truly an enormously talented performer and singer. She was inspiring, warm, funny, and generous. She helped me so much when I was young, and I will never forget her.”

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