Leonard Part Sixx

Happy celestial birthday #gilscottheron! The teacher, the preacher, the storyteller! We’re still learning from you! #blessoneteachone Painting by Roger Brennan ❤️🙏🏾✌🏾✊🏾🙅🏾‍♂️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CqkAwLcgDeNOBEwqu_bInHOyJ2QawhcWptP8YA0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Ryuichi Sakamoto. What can you say? Yellow Magic Orchestra, Oscar-winning composer, master keyboardist and electronic innovator. Your music has touched me in many points of my life and I’m still discovering new things from you. You and your art will live forever. But for now, お大事に and Arigatō! 🙏🏾❤️✊🏾😢✌🏾 https://www.instagram.com/p/CqjEIVJA61btVV9RjAfdusiGKGB1jHCE_k3nH00/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Waking up to this news really jolted my heart. @wearedelasoul co-founder and one of the spiritual leaders of the #nativetongues has crossed over into next realm. I’m saddened but grateful for all the timeless music that he helped give the world. And give a voice in #hiphop that was different, unique and inclusive, at a time when it wasn’t so much. He was a pioneer, innovative and important person in the evolution of what we know as #hiphop. David Jolicoeur, aka Trugoy the Dove. We love you, we salute you, and we thank you. God speed, pa! ❤️✊🏾🙏🏾😢✌🏾🌼🌻 https://www.instagram.com/p/ColbJK6MkKeObt3eVF5WZNwhOC_1VBeqbnGL_40/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

He was one of the greatest songwriters and composers of the 20th century…. or any century! He was truly a master of his craft. Had the honor of meeting him and watching him at work with an orchestra, which was truly a sight to behold. He was stern and focused, as all perfectionists are, but he was also kind, friendly, funny and a wealth of musical history & knowledge. To sit and talk with him for one hour was one of the best masterclasses I could have ever attended! His music is truly timeless and will live on forever. There will never be another @burtbacharach. Thank you, pa and God Speed! 🙏🏾❤️😢✊🏾 https://www.instagram.com/p/CocxBr8OFF7YkcFJetu_mqCjqXCsXVyFTh5rWQ0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I don’t know what was more scarier, the fact that #herschelwalker was a serious candidate for senator or the fact that 1.7 million people voted for him. Wow…. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl6d4IJOHsvy1OkNCn3cok_Hjpd9dDgZQbC14M0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

While I’m very happy that @brittneyyevettegriner has been freed by Russia and coming back to the U.S., will prisoner-exchanging with a guy known as the “merchant of death” will come back to haunt us as a country? We’ll see…. and hope not! https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl6Zsh0uEQIeMsF9FFBhXR1vgxuRHXZFIP20-00/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

There is a forgotten history about the #holocaust that few people talk about, or even acknowledge. Roughly 10 to 20,000 blacks that lived in #germany died at the hands of the Nazis. Most were used in medical experiments, including sterilization (to prevent race-mixing). Also, many worked and died in the death camps, alongside Jewish residents. And yet, many of the survivors either didn’t receive or received very little reparations. The film, Hitler’s Forgotten Victims explains this, in great detail. Just as with the Jewish people, our people’s must be told and not forgotten. Or history could repeat itself…. https://www.instagram.com/p/Clt-bOSvLLTIzGMiq27ELGkEWNiyIm2xiFujV40/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The best that ever was. The best that one could achieve to be. The best that taught others to become the best. The best that became the standard for the rest. Happy celestial birthday to #sensi @brucelee! Thank you for continuing to be an inspiration to the world. 🙏🏾❤️✊🏾👊🏾 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cld6WfvOWJ836SNsD0UbQfbT_urbC8Ux4sQY040/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I had the biggest schoolboy crush on this woman here. ❤️ Her talent was incredible. Her voice was powerful. Her magnetism was undeniable. Whether it was music, movies or the stage, she did it with a sense of authenticity, grace and style well beyond her years. There will never be another @theirenecara. God speed, ma. And thank you! 🙏🏾❤️✊🏾😢 https://www.instagram.com/p/Clbe7DEuUNFkcBw6Q0EXsxIuHWTibRf0nFDH_c0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Congrats to @djterryhunter for his second Grammy nomination of his extraordinary career, for his great remix of @beyonce “Break My Soul”! Let’s hope the second time is the charm, my friend! #hardworkpays #chosenfew #housemusicalllifelong https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck_hykqPk2eczK0WbG7McSPcMTDeytpFeJ2_xA0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

@larrylevan. @rollingstone once called him the @_jimmihendrix of dance music. I concur. We are still inspired by him. We miss you and thank you! ❤️🙏🏾😢🌅 https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckv5DkCOsZqCMH-ls8Ya8-sZbDwrSk2SCtpOqc0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

@galcosta…. Wow…. Rest in power ma! 🤣😢✊🏾🙏🏾 https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckv14GDuIP1bSxARVOxMLXKS4Cf-zb-vzWCL3g0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Very sad day in #hiphop as we lost two legends in the game. #hurricaneg, who’s featured on classics with @erick_sermon, @diddy and countless others & @enpsychlopedia__brown aka #tameone of #theartifacts. They each broke new ground in Hip-hop and paved the way for the next generation. God speed to you both and thank you! 🙏🏾❤️👊🏾😢 https://www.instagram.com/p/CkqeDa_uNVFHalS1avPPeuOdeqSs3WFT56v4Dk0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Congratulations to @officialjamandlewis for their induction into the @rockhall class of 2022! As Miss @tinaturner once said, “Simply The Best! ❤️🙏🏾✊🏾 https://www.instagram.com/p/CkokfW2vyJufZ5G65cJ8qbDt50a-RqkZQzqqVs0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

We’ve lost many musical legends this year, but this one really hurts. The great Geraldine Hunt passed today. “Can’t Fake The Feeling” is one of my top 50 all time favorite dance songs ever made. I even did an #underdogedits of it. She had a strong and diverse discography and was a gifted songwriter that was ahead of her time. She will be truly missed. Prayers goes to her family and fans. 🙏🏾 God speed, ma! ❤️😢✊🏾 https://www.instagram.com/p/CkQs_ntgP8K-jMGoP9w9zgCp4bSDnptGV_vE2E0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

I have special memories about this place. Music came alive here. DJs were respected for the talent they are. Artists gave incredible performances here. It was a place we called our own. I miss you, #theshrinechicago. Thank you, @joerussorsp for the memories! https://www.instagram.com/p/Cjw3vgTsxRqU4_XJL-tLQ43S831Jwzqn-aszDw0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The #womenofiran✊️ are making their precedent as voices of protest and dissent against the Iranian government, in honor of #mahsaamini. You can’t kill the message…. #standwithiranianwomen #iranianwomenlivesmatter https://www.instagram.com/p/CjmfpypsyYNzlM-kDpuPuyXLlIchUIq1Nyt-pk0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=