Twitter Mourns the Passing of Soda Stereo’s Frontman Gustavo Cerati

Twitter Mourns the Passing of Soda Stereo’s Frontman Gustavo Cerati

It’s been years since beloved Soda Stereo front man Gustavo Cerati suffered a stroke that put him into a coma, but news of his passing today still came as a sad surprise to the music community and fans. An outpouring of tributes followed, some including great anecdotes and memories about the seminal rock en español icon. In his native Argentina, #HastaSiempreCerati, #GraciasGustavo, #DescansaEnPazCerati and #PoderDecirAdiosEsCrecer are trending. Here at Remezcla, we will remember him as a music legend, one of Argentina’s most important musicians, and a forefather who paved the way for so much of the music we’ve covered.

Epic fail for Pati Chapoy, who called him “Ricardo Cerati” in a tweet, then deleted it and reposted with his actual name: