Ron Wood and Bob Weir pay tribute to Bo Diddley

Ron Wood and Bob Weir paid tribute to Bo Diddley in the current issue of Rolling Stone. Diddley died of a heart attack on June 2nd, at the age of 79

Ron Wood, who toured with Diddley in the 1980s as the Gunslingers, said, "...He'd lay down a monstrous locomotive beat -- someone said it was like 'the devil moving furniture' -- and it would become the core ingredient of the song. Combine all that with Bo's knowledge of the Deep South and Chicago blues and it's clear why we all wanted to play like him."

Bob Weir recalled an incident backstage a decade ago after he and Diddley performed together: "We were sharing this dressing room, and this friend of mine fired up a joint. Bo walked over and pulled out his badge and said, 'I'm a U.S. Marshall, and I don't want to see that!' My friend put away that joint real quick. I got a lot from Bo. He was such a colorful writer, and the guy was just electric: so energetic, so in the moment. I don't mourn him so much as celebrate what he left us with."

For more information on Diddley's life and career, go to rollingstone.com/bodiddley.