Stevie Nicks, Hayley Williams, Jennifer Lopez, and several other musicians have paid tribute to Supreme Court Justice and feminist icon Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away on Friday (September 18) at the age of 87 due to complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer.
“She was my hero. She fought for me, and all women,” Nicks wrote on social media. “I feel today very much like I felt on the night my own mother died. I feel like someone punched me in the stomach. My tears have not stopped since a friend tip toed into my room and said ‘Stevie, Ruth died.’ (No need for the last name…).”
“I so believed that she would live for a few more years,” Nicks continued. “I wanted to meet her. I wanted to hold her hand and give her a huge hug and thank her for all she had done for women, and for all she would continue to do.”
The singer expressed regret that she never had the opportunity to meet the late RBG. “As with all legends, you think they will live forever, so you will get there in time. I did not get to meet her. I did not get to stand in her grace.”
“She was a political rock star,” Nicks concluded. “As a two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, the first female to be inducted twice, compared to 22 men having been inducted twice, I Stevie Nicks, induct Ruth Bader Ginsburg into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame of Life.”
— Stevie Nicks (@StevieNicks) September 19, 2020
Many artists have since joined Nicks in paying tribute to Ginsburg. “Major thanks to this badass,” Hayley Williams of Paramore wrote. “Rest in peace & power #RBG now, let’s all PLEASE just fucking vote! I feel especially inclined to mention how much our reproductive rights are at stake – please excuse me for the dramatics but i don’t want to be a handmaid in this lifetime. LET’S VOTE.”
major thanks to this badass. rest in peace & power #RBG now, let’s all PLEASE just fucking vote! i feel especially inclined to mention how much our reproductive rights are at stake – please excuse me for the dramatics but i don’t want to be a handmaid in this lifetime. LET’S VOTE pic.twitter.com/vp6Ykfzv26
— hayley from Paramore 🌺 (@yelyahwilliams) September 19, 2020
Jennifer Lopez tweeted: “I am heartbroken to hear of the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She was a true champion of gender equality and was a strong woman for me and all the little girls of the world to look up to.”
She continued: “Throughout my life, I’ve been fortunate to meet so many amazing people … but there’s those select few where there’s an instinct inside you that tells you to pay close attention. And I did. When I met her I was hanging on to her every word. I will always remember what she said to us the day we met her: “Be the best you.” It was simple yet profound. Thank you RBG for fighting all these years. We will honor you by continuing to fight for equality, empathy and justice for all.”
I am heartbroken to hear of the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She was a true champion of gender equality and was a strong woman for me and all the little girls of the world to look up to. pic.twitter.com/ta9RvhD2IT
— jlo (@JLo) September 19, 2020
I will always remember what she said to us the day we met her: “Be the best you.” It was simple yet profound. Thank you RBG for fighting all these years. We will honor you by continuing to fight for equality, empathy and justice for all. 💔 #RIPRBG ✨❤️✨
— jlo (@JLo) September 19, 2020
Killer Mike also took to social media to comment on Ginsburg’s passing. He highlighted the integrity she showed when she apologized to NFL player Colin Kaepernick after criticising him for protesting police brutality. “Her apology to Kap is what allows me to properly say she had integrity and I value that beyond any title or position she held,” Mike wrote. “Of all the things she did her her amazing life, her showing she had the ability to recognize her own privilege & humble her self to see her own mistake made me truly respect her for respecting the will of the people at that moment and now.”
“May god have mercy on her soul and may her family be strengthened in this terrible moment,” he concluded. “May Kap’s fight never end until we all are FREE! God bless the dead and God help the living. Rest well your honor.”
Dolly Parton, Janelle Monáe, Pearl Jam, Margo Price, and more also offered tributes, which you can find below.
we have lost a feminist icon and a just and historical leader. thank you Ruth Bader Ginsburg for your passion and your fight to hang on for us all… let’s rise against anyone trying to fuck with our democracy in her name https://t.co/KdeSCXAtwF
— Margo Price (@MissMargoPrice) September 19, 2020
#RIPRBG 💔
— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) September 18, 2020
Heart heavy . The baton has been passed to us . I will keep fighting your honor. Thank you Ruth Bader Ginsburg. 🖤🥺
— Janelle Monáe, Cindi Mayweather👽🚆🤖🚀🪐 (@JanelleMonae) September 19, 2020
A life that was the very definition of service.
May she rest now in peace and may we not rest until we have carried her legacy forward. #RBG
📷: Todd Heisler/The New York Times pic.twitter.com/8EKiaovnO8
— Pearl Jam (@PearlJam) September 19, 2020
Thank you for a lifetime of service. Thank you for changing history. We will never let it be undone. RIP RBG. https://t.co/hmAw1Lvq9a
— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) September 18, 2020
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a giant of the Supreme Court. She was an inspiration to legal scholars and women. As for her replacement, Mitch McConnell set the precedent: no nominees even get a hearing this close to an election. pic.twitter.com/ptvzSgUG6c
— Barbra Streisand (@BarbraStreisand) September 19, 2020
The fate of this country should never have been her responsibility. If you’re somehow STILL on the fence – consider this your fucking wake up call.
— Best Coast (@BestCoast) September 19, 2020
