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02 Oct 2017, 3:37 pm

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-petty- ... ead-at-66/

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02 Oct 2017, 3:57 pm

This is truly a shock

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02 Oct 2017, 4:27 pm

U.S. rocker Tom Petty reported 'clinging to life': TMZ.com

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U.S. rocker Tom Petty was reported on Monday to be clinging to life in a southern California hospital after conflicting reports that he had died.

CBS News had earlier reported that Petty, 66, had died after life support was switched off following cardiac arrest on Sunday. TMZ later reported, citing unidentified sources, that Petty was not expected to live much longer but was “still clinging to life.”

LAPD clarifies it cannot confirm Tom Petty's death

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(1/2)The LAPD has no information about the passing of singer Tom Petty. Initial information was inadvertantly provided to some media sources

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02 Oct 2017, 9:15 pm

ASPartOfMe wrote:

U.S. rocker Tom Petty reported 'clinging to life': TMZ.com

LAPD clarifies it cannot confirm Tom Petty's death

Yeah, that's what USA Today is reporting, too:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2017/10/02/report-rocker-tom-petty-dead-66/724545001/

IDK----hopefully, we'll hear something tomorrow, for sure.....

Oh, NBC just reported: "Tom Petty hospitalized".....

Phew----what a HORRIBLE thing for the media to erroneously report!! They did the same thing to Abe Vigoda (he's now passed, though).

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02 Oct 2017, 10:51 pm

Goodnight, sweet prince.

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03 Oct 2017, 2:06 am

Now it is confirmed
Music legend Tom Petty dies

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Rocker Tom Petty died Monday after being rushed to a Los Angeles hospital, according to Tony Dimitriades, longtime manager of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. Dimitriades confirmed Petty's death on behalf of the performer's family.

He was 66.

"He suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu in the early hours of this morning and was taken to UCLA Medical Center but could not be revived. He died peacefully at 8:40pm PT surrounded by family, his bandmates and friends," Dimitriades said in a statement.

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03 Oct 2017, 2:14 am

Campin_Cat wrote:

ASPartOfMe wrote:

U.S. rocker Tom Petty reported 'clinging to life': TMZ.com

LAPD clarifies it cannot confirm Tom Petty's death

I think that was supposed to be falt of the police for supplying the info.

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03 Oct 2017, 2:18 am

Tom Petty was one of my favorite musicians. There's quite a few of his songs I've listened to countless times.

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03 Oct 2017, 7:38 am

He was one of my favorite musicians. His song "Won't back down" was a theme song of mine for quite a few years when I was dealing with bullies growing up. Sad to think that yet another member of The Traveling Wilburys is gone. :cry:

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03 Oct 2017, 8:36 am

I remember his halftime performance in Super Bowl 42. It was terrific.

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03 Oct 2017, 9:03 am

Very sad. So many of his wonderful songs were part of the soundtrack of my life, from my teens on up to now.

RIP Tom, thanks for the music.

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03 Oct 2017, 12:28 pm

i find him pretty okay as a musician. Other people I've known have liked him quite a bit.

66 is too young of an age to die.

I have nothing against the guy. I hope he didn't suffer when he died.

I don't believe most people deserve to suffer when they are about to die. They deserve to be in bliss instead.

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04 Oct 2017, 6:36 pm

What a heart breaker. He will be sadly missed. Thank you for the music. :cry:

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12 Oct 2017, 11:57 pm

hi nice topic

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13 Oct 2017, 3:58 am

Not a big fan of Tom, but he put out a really good album in 2014, Hypnotic Eye, that I really enjoyed.

The first 5 tracks especially:

1. "American Dream Plan B" 3:00
2. "Fault Lines" 4:28
3. "Red River" 3:59
4. "Full Grown Boy" 3:26
5. "All You Can Carry" 4:34

The other ones after that I don't care for.

Was hoping to see him Live, but I guess not now.

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19 Jan 2018, 9:29 pm

Tom Petty's Cause of Death: Accidental Overdose

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After months of speculation, a medical examiner has ruled that Tom Petty died of an accidental overdose, according to a statement from the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner. The Hall of Fame musician had taken several pain medications, including Fentanyl, oxycodone and generic Xanax. Other medications included generic Restoril (a sleep aid) and generic Celexa (which treats depression).

The coroner's office listed Petty's official cause of death as "multisystem organ failure due to resuscitated cardiopulmonary arrest due to mixed drug toxicity," noting the singer suffered from coronary artery atherosclerosis and emphysema.

Petty had been prescribed the drugs to treat emphysema, knee issues and a fractured hip, his family said in a statement accompanying the results. Petty's coronary artery disease had been a persistent problem throughout his final tour.

"Despite this painful injury, he insisted on keeping his commitment to his fans and he toured for 53 dates with a fractured hip and, as he did, it worsened to a more serious injury," Petty's wife Dana and daughter Adria wrote in the statement. "On the day he died, he was informed his hip had graduated to a full-on break and it is our feeling that the pain was simply unbearable and was the cause for his overuse of medication."

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