Lundi Tyamara

"one of the best gospel artists that the country has ever produced;President Jacob Zuma"

"He had energy on stage and he was very powerful;His manager Tshepo Nzimande"

"It was a massive shock to me. I could not believe it at first but I was grateful that I could pray for him and bring him closer to the Lord;pastor Paseka "Mboro" Motsoeneng"

"Lundi used some of his earnings, but he was still able to save some of his money"

"Our artists have been dying paupers, but we would not allow this to happen to Lund"

"We were praying for his recovery, but God had His [different] plan. He is at peace wherever he is"

"Lundi requested me to bring his younger brother, Siyabonga, to Johannesburg. They were very close"

"He even came to Johannesburg to look for Rebecca in 1996. At some point, he became Rebecca’s backing vocalist and stayed with her for two years"

"Ukufa akujwayeleki! [One cannot get used to death]"

"These are the two superstars who healed people with their music, and their music gave hope to the hopeless"

"Maybe God is saying something to us as musicians"

"He told me that he did not want to die before recording a new song with me. He was a happy soul. He loved people and everywhere he went, people would feel his presence"

"Let us leave his mistakes [behind] and look at the better person he was"

"I spent his last days with him in hospital. I used to bathe him and give him his medication. He did not want me to leave. He would hold my hand tightly"

"Lundi connected his life with God in his last days"

"People are still writing about his unfortunate past [when Tyamara binged on booze and drugs], but he was a changed man. I do not care about how he started his life, I am interested in how he ended it"

"The media never caught him red-handed drinking alcohol, but it is he who decided to come out publicly about his drink and drug problems, and his sexuality,"

"he owed his success to his fans"