He wrote:"No matter if you have only ever made one record, or written one book, or made one film, if that work is a great work of art then your name deserves to be remembered and your memory thanked equally as if you had produced dozens.
"No matter how many works you've done, whether it's one record, one book, or one movie, if the work is truly great art, then your name deserves recognition and gratitude just like someone who has created many," he wrote.