We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried. Most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita; Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty, and to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another. . J. Robert Oppenheimer
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I am sure we all thought that we would never see this day and the words of Rik Mayall and Adrian Edmondson in this clip is a testament to how we feel. A few people laughed, a few people cried. Most people were silent. The world was changed forever when the famous singer died in his sleep on Friday.

The details of his death are yet to be made public, but he had been ill for some time and the news of his death has drawn in many celebrities such as Michael Jackson, Jimmy Page and Brian May who have paid tribute to him. The word "icon" was even used in his obituary.

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