Celebrities remember Apple Co Founder Steve Jobs

October 6th, 2011

At the age of 56 after a long battle with cancer, Apple Co Founder Steve Jobs passed away on October 5 surrounded by family and friends. Reinventing not just the technological industry, but the way the interact worldwide, Jobs has been the face of the Apple corporation since its inception in 1976.

The world reached for their Mac Books, iPhones, iPads and iPods last night and today, taking to Twitter to make #iSad, #Steve Jobs, and #ThankYouSteve trending topics. Here are what people are saying about one of the greatest inventors of all time.

Justin Bieber
@justinbieber RIP Steve Jobs – thanks to one of your inventions my life was changed. You will be missed but not forgotten!

Skylar Grey
@SkylarGrey Steve Jobs… A visionary who turned dreams into reality & made such a profound impact on technology, music, & the world. U will be missed!

P. Diddy
@iamdiddy RIP to one of my HEROS Steve Jobs!!! You’s a Bad Mother fucka! 4real. Changed the game. Thanks for dreaming So BIG!!! #ripSteveJobs

Coldplay
@coldplay We are so sad to hear about the passing of Steve Jobs. In all of our encounters with him he was such a lovely man, and always so humble… ..about his incredible talents. Like all of the people he knew, and the millions of others he didn’t, we will miss him. Love, Coldplay

Joel Madden – Good Charlotte
@JoelMadden RIP Steve Jobs. Thank you for dreaming believing and creating a world of infinite possibilities. Your legacy will live forever.

Nicholas Braun
@nicholasbraun Terrible news about Steve Jobs. My days are better because of his work. He changed the world. Huge loss.

Nicki Minaj
@NickiMinaj An innovator. Contributed so much to this generation & beyond. RIP Steve Jobs.

?uestlove
@Questlove: Thank You Steve Jobs. For everything.

Swizz Beazt
@therealswizzz RIP STEVE JOBS THE GREAT! HE CHANGED OUR WORLD IN MANY WAYS NOW HE IS GOING 2 ANOTHER WORLD OF GREATNESS I GUESS HE GRADUATED WITH HONORS

Chuck Comeau – Simple Plan
@chuckcomeau Boarding our flight in Sydney and just found out Steve Jobs passed away. Heartbreaking. The world just lost a true genius.

One Republic
@OneRepublic R.I.P STEVE JOBS. WE ARE SPEECHLESS AND BEYOND SADDENED. ONE OF THE GREATEST MINDS OF OUR TIME. DAMMIT

Jian Ghomeshi – CBC Radio Host
@jianghomeshi It’s not impossible that Steve Jobs will take his place alongside the likes of Edison and Gutenberg – innovators who changed the world. #RIP

Jared Leto – Thirty Seconds to Mars
@jaredleto Maybe we can turn our phones + comps off at a certain time in honor of his contributions “@CNN: CNN BREAKING NEWS: Steve Jobs has died”

Lady Gaga
@ladygaga From his own invention I open my browser to it’s homepage. Today it took my breath away. #ThankYouSteve. Going to eat Apples all day.

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