London, April 19: Artist Storm Thorgerson, who created the iconic artwork for Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 69.

Thorgerson was a long-term collaborator with the Pink Floyd, the English rock band, and a childhood friend of its members.  The album cover is such a beloved piece of music history, and it is hard to listen to the album without thinking of the picture that Thorgerson so uniquely designed.

He also created covers for multi-million selling albums by Led Zeppelin, Muse and Peter Gabriel.

Thorgerson had been suffering from illness for some a while now, since a stroke in 2003.  But Storm died peacefully in his bed surrounded by friends and family.

"We are saddened by the news that long-time Pink Floyd graphic genius, friend and collaborator, Storm Thorgerson, has died," a statement on the Pink Floyd's official website read.

"Our thoughts are with his family and many friends," the statement added.

Thorgerson's interesting works included images of people hanging upside-down in a desert landscape for Alan Parson's 1993 album 'Try Anything Once' and two onions with women sprouting out of them for Umphrey's McGee's 'The Bottom Half'.

After attending college, Thorgerson joined the art group Hipgnosis. There he designed many famous album covers, starting with Pink Floyd albums such as A Saucerful of Secrets, Ummagumma, The Dark Side of the Moon, and Wish You Were Here. Spanning four decades of music, Thorgerson designed album covers for bands such as Black Sabbath, Genesis, Led Zeppelin, The Offspring, Phish, Ween, The Mars Volta, The Cranberries, and Muse.

Gilmour released a moving statement on behalf of good friends, Pink Floyd:

"We first met in our early teens. We would gather at Sheep's Green, a spot by the river in Cambridge and Storm would always be there holding forth, making the most noise, bursting with ideas and enthusiasm. Nothing has ever really changed.

"He has been a constant force in my life, both at work and in private, a shoulder to cry on and a great friend.

"The artworks that he created for Pink Floyd from 1968 to the present day have been an inseparable part of our work.

"I will miss him."

-       David Gilmour

The trippy artwork for such great bands will never be forgotten and we thank him for the beautiful creativity that he shared.