Daphna Kastner, Perrys friend, confirmed his death to news outlets.
He maximized his time here, Kastner said in a statement toABC News.
He was generous, fun, sweet and made the world a better place.
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The world is a little less sweeter without him here.
But its a little bit sweeter in heaven.
Kastner said that Perry died at a Los Angeles hospital after suffering cardiac arrest.
His marriages to Linda Goldner, his first wife, and Rebecca Broussard ended in divorce.
More recently, Perry was in a relationship withJane Fondafrom 2009 until 2017.
In a1973 interview withRolling Stone, Simon said that working with Perry is like working with a movie director.
He would realize that and say, Im sorry.
The producer built a reputation over his storied career working with accomplished artists.
According toVariety, Simon said she recorded over 100 takes of Youre So Vain at Perrys direction.
Perry is a commercial genius, Stephen Holden declared inRolling Stonein 1973.
The quality of sound Perry can produce is frightening.
It is cold and glamorous in its corporate calculation, flexible enough to embrace the entire pop mainstream.
