KISS’ legendary musician and frontman, Paul Stanley has penned a new message to his old-time friend Ric Ocasek, who has passed away at the age of 70 yesterday.

On Twitter, Paul has shared a NY Times news about Ric’s death, and wrote:

“RIP Ric Ocasek. A very sad loss. My condolences to his family.”

A fan named Alessandra Lima responded to Paul:

“My feelings …. A great loss. It was part of my teens.”

Another fan named Leticia wrote:

“Very sad indeed, Paul. The ones I grew up listening to are going too fast.”

Check out the Twitter post below.