Pioneering music executive Charles Koppelman dies at age 82

Charles Kopelman, the great music executive who ran EMI Records, Martha Stewart,

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Steve Madden's companies died on Friday at the age of 82, his family said.

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Kopelman died after a long illness surrounded by loved ones.

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"The only thing that matters is how much I loved him," his son Brian Kopelman wrote on Instagram on Friday.

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He taught me everything important. He achieved his goal. With his family, he passed away. Pop, thanks.

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On Facebook and Instagram, daughter Jenny Kopelman Hutt wrote: "With a very heavy heart, we want to share our beloved father,

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Pop-pop and best friend Charles Kopelman passed away peacefully this morning surrounded by his entire family.

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