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\n\tDiane Warren<\/a> paid tribute to music executive Clive Davis<\/a> following news of his death on Monday at his home in New York City at the age of 94<\/a>.<\/strong> The prolific songwriter, who has nine Number One songs and 33 Top 10 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, mourned his passing and credited Davis for her success in the music industry, thanking the music mogul for always championing her work.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cDear Clive, losing You today feels like losing my father,\u201d Warren began in her heartfelt remembrance shared to social media. \u201cBecause you were always family to me. It was my Dad who believed in me in the very beginning, it was you who never stopped believing in me. By having so many of your artists record my songs, even the ones who didn\u2019t want to. And there were a few of those.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tShe continued, \u201cI loved to play You songs and watch the look on your face when a song moved You. You really loved songs. And truly appreciated songwriters. You didnt look at fucking numbers and data, the only data that mattered to You was how it made you feel.\u201d Warren counted herself among the \u201ccountless artists and songwriters\u201d that owe everything to Davis and said, \u201cI will always cherish our friendship. No one will ever come close to what You have achieved. No one. Ever.\u201d <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cRest easy my dear friend, im sure there will be great voices to discover waiting for You in Heaven,\u201d Warren said before ending her message with a nod to her 1996 hit \u201cBecause You Loved Me\u201d performed by Celine Dion: \u201cI love You and I\u2019m everything I am because you loved me. Thank You for that.\u201d<\/p>\n