A heartbroken Sir Rod Stewart has paid a touching tribute to his friend Richard Perry, who passed away at the age of 82. The music producer, who had worked with both Rod and The Beatles, died in a Los Angeles hospital on Tuesday following a cardiac arrest.

Rod Stewart paid an emotional tribute to his 'dear buddy' Richard Perry after he passed away following a cardiac arrest on Christmas Eve

RICHARD Perry, the legendary music producer who worked with the Beatles and Rod Stewart, has died at the age of 82. Perry passed away on Tuesday in a Los Angeles hospital following cardiac arrest,