Jeff Beck: British guitar legend dies aged 78

Jeff Beck, one of the most influential rock guitarists of all time, has died at the age of 78.

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Speaking when he was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the second time in 2009

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Beck - said: "I play the way I do because it allows me to come up with the sickest sounds possible."

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"That's the point now, isn't it? I don't care about the rules.

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"In fact, if I don't break the rules at least 10 times in every song, then I'm not doing my job properly."

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Responding to news of his death, singer Sir Rod Stewart called Beck "the greatest".

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Posting a picture of the pair together on Instagram, he wrote: "Jeff Beck was on another planet.

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He took me and Ronnie Wood to the USA in the late 60s in his band the Jeff Beck Group and we haven't looked back since.

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He took me and Ronnie Wood to the USA in the late 60s in his band the Jeff Beck Group and we haven't looked back since.

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