Tom Petty legendary rocker is dead at 66

nivek

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Tom Petty, legendary rocker, is dead at 66

The legendary musician suffered a full cardiac arrest and was found unconscious and not breathing in his Malibu home Sunday night. He was taken to UCLA Santa Monica Hospital and put on life support, reports TMZ.

Petty rose to fame in the 1970s with his band, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. The group put out several hits, including "American Girl," "Free Fallin'," "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around," "Breakdown," "Listen to Her Heart" and more. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.

Though Petty and his band debuted their first self-titled record in 1976, they continued to perform over the past four decades. Petty played his last show last Monday, performing three sold-out shows at the Hollywood Bowl to conclude their 40th anniversary tour. The band wrote on their website that the tour included 53 shows in 24 states.

In December, Petty told Rolling Stone that he thought this would be the group's last tour together. He said, "It's very likely we'll keep playing, but will we take on 50 shows in one tour? I don't think so. I'd be lying if I didn't say I was thinking this might be the last big one. We're all on the backside of our sixties. I have a granddaughter now I'd like to see as much as I can. I don't want to spend my life on the road. This tour will take me away for four months. With a little kid, that's a lot of time."
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nivek

nivek

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Have a safe journey and thanks for all the wonderful music you gave to the world...:)
 
Toroid

Toroid

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Tom did die on 10/02/17 at 20:40.
Tom Petty - Wikipedia
Petty was found unconscious at his home, not breathing and in full cardiac arrest, early in the morning of October 2, 2017.[73] His death was prematurely reported by media outlets that afternoon, although the initial reports were retracted after the Los Angeles Police Department announced that it had inadvertently indicated his death to the media without confirming it.[73] It was confirmed later that evening by his family and manager.[73] He died at the University of California-Los Angeles' Santa Monica hospital.[5]
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OLP

OLP

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Great musician. Very sad that one legend after the other passes away.

Sure have been the decades of outstanding rock. In most other genres some say "new generations will follow". It´s different with rock music it seems.

Good it´s all archived.
 
nivek

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Tom Petty died of accidental drug overdose

The Los Angeles County coroner confirmed Friday that Petty's cause of death was a "multisystem organ failure" due to mixed drug intoxication, including fentanyl, oxycodone, temazepam, alprazolam, citalopram, acetylfentanyl and despropionyl fentanyl.

His family said Petty suffered from "many serious ailments" including emphysema, knee problems and a fractured hip.
 
Toroid

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That concoction of drugs would defiantly kill someone. He should have been in a hospital or facility.
 
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