According to Reuters, as the family of Doug Fieger prepared a private cremation for the frontman of 1970s pop-rockers THE KNACK, tributes poured in from the music world. GUNS N’ ROSES/VELVET REVOLVER veterans Slash and Matt Sorum took to Twitter to describe Fieger as, respectively, “one of the most spiritually enlightened people I’ve ever known” and “a true man of grace.”

Fieger died at his Los Angeles-area home on Sunday after battling lung cancer for six years. He was 57. His sister, Beth, said he would be cremated at a private ceremony, and tentative plans were underway for a public memorial in late March.

The Knack are perhaps best known for their single 'My Sharona', which was Billboard’s biggest hit of 1979 in the United States. Fieger was 26 when he wrote the song (with guitarist Berton Averre) in a successful attempt to woo a 17-year-old Los Angeles high school girl named Sharona Alperin. She now sells real estate in Los Angeles.

Its six-week reign atop the Hot 100 ranks as the third-longest-running No. 1 in the rock era for Capitol Records after seven-week stretches by THE BEATLES’ 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' and KATY PERRY’s 'I Kissed A Girl'. Officials at Capitol said they had no plans to release a statement.

The band’s debut album, Get The Knack, ruled the U.S. chart for five weeks, but subsequent releases were less successful, and the band broke up mid-tour on New Year’s Day 1982. A few reunion albums and tours followed, but none could match the massive boost provided by the 1994 movie Reality Bites, which incorporated 'My Sharona'. The Knack’s drummer, Bruce Gary, died of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2006.

Fieger had a recurring role on Roseanne, and released a solo album in 2000, First Things First. In addition to his sister, he is survived ny his brother, Geoffrey, a high-profile attorney in Detroit.

“Doug did not suffer,” his family said in a statement. “He is in a better place. And wherever he is, his love and music will continue to shower down upon all of us who remain in this mortal coil, forever.”