Artist John Mayer writes about how he remembers Virgil Abloh as a terribly generous person - towards his friends and millions of fans.
"When I heard the terrible news that Virgil Abloh had passed away, I sat quietly and thought of him for a good while.
The word that kept coming back was "joy."
He delighted the world with his art (...) To be a constant creative force and at the same time maintain his humanity is a constant struggle, and Virgil remained faithful to that struggle ", he writes in social media.
Model Gigi Hadid writes on Instagram: “You will continue to inspire me, V. I feel blessed and honored by every moment.
Rest in peace my friend. ”
Likewise the TV profile Kris Jenner: "I am sad and overwhelmed to hear about the death of our dear friend Virgil Abloh".
"Always worth quoting"
Artist Frank Ocean was a close friend of Virgil Abloh, calling him a "hero".
"2018, I think it was, so I called V and asked him how it was possible to do hundreds of shows a year, lots of fashion collections and at the same time be a father and husband while he seemed to easily answer all text messages with enthusiasm and emojis. and encouragement.
I do not remember his answer verbatim but I'm sure it was worth quoting, whatever he said.
He was always worth quoting.
But the essence of his answer was that he was interested in living and living as much as possible ”.
Virgil Abloh turned 41 years old.