Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, Guns N' Roses members Slash and Duff McKagan plus Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx were among the artists paying tribute online to New York punk stylist Jimmy Webb, who died of cancer on Tuesday (April 14th) at the age of 62.
Webb was best known for his work as a manager/buyer at the punk shop Trash & Vaudeville and as the owner of the rock clothing shop I Need More, dressing several generations of rock and punk icons. He outfitted musicians ranging from members of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band to the first wave of 1970s New York punk rockers.
Others who noted Webb's death included Iggy Pop, Joan Jett and Blondie's Debbie Harry. Jett wrote, “I'm so very sad and we'll all miss your energetic, warm soul. The city will not be the same without you.”
Billie Joe Armstrong wrote, “This is a heart breaker. Jimmy you are a treasure of New York. Always a positive energy.”
McKagan remarked, “The sweetest man and pure punk f**king rock n roll. Jimmy has SUCH a story, and my family and I feel honored and loved to be a small part of his triumphant tale. We love you Jimmy . . . we will miss you, brother.”
Webb grew up in upstate New York and moved to New York City in 1975. He spent more than a decade and a half working at Trash & Vaudeville, which he dubbed “rock and roll heaven,” before opening his own boutique, I Need More, three years ago. In a 2013 article, Vogue called Webb the “punk rock's unofficial shopkeeper.”