United Kingdom, Sept. 13 -- Jack White has led tributes to Viv Prince, the influential 1960s drummer who has died aged 84.

Viv, born in Loughborough in 1941, became a defining figure of the British rock scene with his flamboyant performances and eccentric behaviour on and off stage -performing with bands including The Who, The Kinks and The Pretty Things, joining the latter in 1964.

He played on their first two albums, The Pretty Things and Get the Picture?, before leaving the group in 1965. The cause of his death has not yet been confirmed.

Jack, 50, posted a tribute to the rocker online alongside a photograph of the drummer and said: "I was lucky enough to meet Viv some years ago who was working on his farm in Portugal at the time. ...