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13199094, RIP Tom Petty
Posted by biscuit, Mon Oct-02-17 03:10 PM
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-petty-legendary-rocker-is-dead-at-66/
Tom Petty, the rocker best known as the frontman of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, is dead at 66, CBS News has confirmed.
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'," "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."
Petty, who released three solo albums and 13 albums with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, also took part in the 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys with Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne.
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13199100, He's been on my long list of artists I need to dig into
Posted by Teknontheou, Mon Oct-02-17 03:21 PM
since forever.
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13199101, he was great
Posted by makaveli, Mon Oct-02-17 03:22 PM
so many good songs.
won't back down
mary jane's last dance
wildflower
you don't know how it feels
learning to fly
into the great wide open
time to move on
breakdown
free fallin'
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13199106, "don't come around here no more"
Posted by Flash80, Mon Oct-02-17 03:30 PM
is a video that i'll always associate with what made mtv become great at the time.
RIP.
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13199108, that's another good one
Posted by makaveli, Mon Oct-02-17 03:32 PM
and yeah I remember watching that video as a kid.
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13199128, Stop Dragging My Heart Around with Stevie Nicks
Posted by Ray_Snill, Mon Oct-02-17 03:57 PM
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13199117, OMG
Posted by SoWhat, Mon Oct-02-17 03:39 PM
Damn.
Damn.
Damn.
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13199144, effortlessly cool and had a knack for writing hits
Posted by NoFuture4Us, Mon Oct-02-17 04:08 PM
too many hits to count on one hand, plus The Traveling Wilburys
RIP Tom
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13199157, easily one of the greatest. What a day.
Posted by Atillah Moor, Mon Oct-02-17 04:15 PM
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13199162, Not so fast...
Posted by ThaTruth, Mon Oct-02-17 04:27 PM
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lapd-clarifies-cannot-confirm-tom-petty-death/
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13199163, By all accounts, he's only technically alive.
Posted by Ryan M, Mon Oct-02-17 04:27 PM
He's brain dead, off life support, and not expected to live through the day.
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13199164, Eyewitness News is reporting that he's still alive in the hospital. wtf?
Posted by Somnus, Mon Oct-02-17 04:28 PM
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13199168, You don't die immediately after being taken off life support.
Posted by Ryan M, Mon Oct-02-17 04:41 PM
For all intents and purposes, he's gone. But technically, still alive.
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13199167, Mr. Petty......GREAT songwriter....
Posted by murph71, Mon Oct-02-17 04:39 PM
...Ridiculously consistent....What a loss......Rest In Power
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13199179, RIP
Posted by denny, Mon Oct-02-17 05:04 PM
There's a really good doc on netflix about him. Two parts. Around 3 and 1/2 hours total. Great overview of his career. He had a dalliance with heroin in the 90's....hoping he didn't slip up.
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13199211, One of the coolest, amazing performer. RIP to a giant
Posted by Firecracker, Mon Oct-02-17 06:04 PM
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13199394, very talented cat
Posted by mistermaxxx08, Tue Oct-03-17 11:00 AM
he was the truth as a songwriter and he had longevity and did his thing.
prayers go out to his family,friends and fans worldwide
he had a strong mixture of Folk,Country, Rock and a nod toward Blues
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13199695, I know you really wanna tell me goodbye
Posted by rdhull, Tue Oct-03-17 09:45 PM
I know you really wanna be your own girl
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