Music producer who worked on albums for Rush, Bon Jovi is dead at 73 [Video]

Peter Collins, a British record producer who worked with some of the biggest names in rock music, has died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 73, NME reported.

Some of Collins biggest album credits include Rush’s “Power Windows,” Bon Jovi’s “These Days,” Queensryche’s “Operation: Mindcrime,” Alice Cooper’s “Hey Stoopid,” Gary Moore’s “After the War,” Jewel’s “Spirit,” and Rick Astley’s “Portrait.”

Rush paid tribute to Collins in an Instagram post on June 29.

“Peter Collins was our beloved producer for 4 albums. First on Power Windows (’85), then Hold Your Fire (’87), Counterparts (’93) and Test For Echo (’96),” the band’s post reads. “We loved seeing him in Nashville when we came through on tour. He had a mischievous, beaming smile and great sense of humour. He will be so missed…. RIP Mr. Big.”

Geddy Lee, the vocalist and bassist for Rush, also shared his own tribute to Collins on Instagram, calling the producer “a dear, dear friend.”

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