webfact Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 U.S. rocker Tom Petty dies after cardiac arrest - manager By Piya Sinha-Roy FILE PHOTO: Musician Tom Petty and his wife Dana York pose at the 31st annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards in Hollywood, California, U.S., April 23, 2014. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran rocker Tom Petty, best known for hits such as "Free Fallin'" and "American Girl," died on Monday after he was found unconscious and in cardiac arrest, his manager said. He was 66. Petty suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu early on Monday morning and was taken to UCLA Medical Center but could not be revived, his long-time manager Tony Dimitriades said in a statement. "We are devastated to announce the untimely death of our father, husband, brother, leader and friend Tom Petty," Dimitriades said on behalf of the family. He died peacefully at 8:40 p.m. local time (0340 GMT Tuesday) surrounded by family, his bandmates and friends. Petty, best known for his roots-infused rock music, carved a career as a solo artist as well as with his band The Heartbreakers and as part of supergroup The Traveling Wilburys. Petty and The Heartbreakers embarked on a 40th anniversary tour of the United States this year and last played three dates in late September at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The band was scheduled to perform two dates in New York in November. Petty formed The Heartbreakers in the mid 1970s, but it wasn't until the band's third album "Damn the Torpedoes" in 1979 that their music really took off, with hits such as "Refugee" and "Don't Do Me Like That." Petty and the Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002, when they were described by organizers as "the quintessential American individualists," capturing the voice of the American everyman. Petty also co-founded the 1980s supergroup The Traveling Wilburys with Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison, George Harrison and Jeff Lynne, penning hits such as "End of the Line" and "She's My Baby." Dylan called his death "shocking, crushing news" in a statement to Rolling Stone magazine on Monday. He said Petty was "a great performer, full of the light, a friend, and I'll never forget him." Florida-born Petty caught the rock'n'roll bug after he was introduced by his uncle to Elvis Presley, who was shooting the picture "Follow That Dream" on location in Florida in 1960. He has said he began working on music in earnest after seeing the Beatles on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in February 1964. Amid his successes, Petty also suffered dark periods during a career spanning five decades. A 2015 biography of the singer, "Petty: The Biography," revealed for the first time the rocker's heroin addiction in the 1990s. Author Warren Zanes said in an interview with The Washington Post Petty had succumbed to the drug because he "had had encounters with people who did heroin, and he hit a point in his life when he did not know what to do with the pain he was feeling." Petty also suffered from depression, channeling his pain into 1999s "Echo," during which he was also dealing with a divorce. In 2002, he married Dana York and told Reuters that he had been in therapy for six years to deal with depression. "It's a funny disease because it takes you a long time to really come to terms with the fact that you're sick - medically sick, you're not just suddenly going out of your mind," he said at the time. (Reporting by Jill Serjeant and Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by Diane Craft and Paul Tait) -- © Copyright Reuters 2017-10-03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikmar Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 RIP. Saw him live many years ago, supporting Bob Dylan. Not my usual cup of tea but he won me over with a pretty lively performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 NOOOOO! I loved this guy. RIP. Thanks for the music, one night stands playing to your music and the occasional doobie in Topanga Canyon, circa 1979. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVGerry Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 OMG another music genius gone this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dwyer Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 RIP Tom You left a great legacy, some excellent music to bring back some wonderful memories . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boon Mee Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 RIP Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattayadon Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 God Speed my friend! You will surely be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, TVGerry said: OMG another music genius gone this year. A great American singer and musician, and a great hard-rockin' band with the Heartbreakers. Decades of catchy rock 'n' roll tunes left behind. I can listen to his songs and albums nonstop for hours. And I'm a Yankee, not even a Southerner! Just to put things in perspective for a musical legend like Petty -- how many of today's popular musicians will have active composing and performing careers spanning 30-40 years? These kinds of performers are slowly falling away one by one, and in not too many more years, there won't be many left of those who defined rock 'n' roll. Edited October 3, 2017 by TallGuyJohninBKK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orton Rd Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Never heard any of his work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinnock Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 34 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said: A great American singer and musician, and a great hard-rockin' band with the Heartbreakers. Decades of catchy rock 'n' roll tunes left behind. I can listen to his songs and albums nonstop for hours. And I'm a Yankee, not even a Southerner! Just to put things in perspective for a musical legend like Petty -- how many of today's popular musicians will have active composing and performing careers spanning 30-40 years? These kinds of performers are slowly falling away one by one, and in not too many more years, there won't be many left of those who defined rock 'n' roll. His music was like a backing track for my formative years at school and through university. Timeless classics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godang Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 9 minutes ago, Orton Rd said: Never heard any of his work You should listen to some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomfiddler Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 R.I.P. Seems like all the great musicians are dying off. I,m not feeling so well myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarteso Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 RIP Another legend is gone. Sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 11 minutes ago, Orton Rd said: Never heard any of his work Just a small sampling for listening here. Give it a spin. http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7982072/tom-petty-songs-best-hits-list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToS2014 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 RIP to a great musician. Because I'm free.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwiken Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 RIP Loved his music. More and more as I have aged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeptic7 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Another one bites the dust. Seems faves are checking out more and more often. Probably just 'cuz the queue ahead is getting shorter and shorter! Grew up just 90 miles from his hometown of Gainesville, FL. Was always a fan. Sad news and a great loss... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 4 hours ago, Skeptic7 said: Another one bites the dust. Seems faves are checking out more and more often. Probably just 'cuz the queue ahead is getting shorter and shorter! Grew up just 90 miles from his hometown of Gainesville, FL. Was always a fan. Sad news and a great loss... One of my favorites, and I'm a Yankee! Quote "Southern Accents" There's a southern accent, where I come from The young 'uns call it country, the yankees call it dumb I got my own way of talking, but everything gets done With a southern accent, where I come from But also, let's not forget his duets with Stevie Nicks, especially Stop Draggin' My Heart Around. Quote "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" Baby, you'll come knocking on my front door Same old line you used to use before I said ya, well What am I supposed to do I didn't know what I was getting into So you've had a little trouble in town Now you're keeping some demons down Stop draggin' my Stop draggin' my Stop draggin' my heart around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
55Jay Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 5 hours ago, Kiwiken said: RIP Loved his music. More and more as I have aged Right, he was fairly mainstream when I was growing up/teenager but I didn't really appreciate him until bit later in life. Had a few beers at my local tonight and we played a lot of his tunes on the big screen, it was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George FmplesdaCosteedback Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 (edited) Very sad to hear he has gone at only 66. So much good music he has left us. Some of my favourites: American Girl, Free Fallin, I Won't Back Down, plus many others. Some excellent memories too. RIP Tom, and thanks. Your music lives on. Edited October 3, 2017 by George FmplesdaCosteedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Stop dragging my heart around, sticks in my mind. But not much of a surprise he had a heart attack. He did a lot of drugs over the years and was often pretty strung out. All in all I hope he didn't suffer at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beats56 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 It was a sad news day with the Vegas shootings and Tom Petty passing. Put my TP tee shirt I got at one of his concerts. I think I will go listen to some of his music and have a drink to toast him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Not a big fan but I loved The Traveling Wilburys , the album they released back in 1988 is on my top 10 list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobodysfriend Posted October 8, 2017 Share Posted October 8, 2017 It was good to be king ... but everything is limited in time ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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George FmplesdaCosteedback Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 On 05/11/2017 at 12:58 AM, Opl said: Wow! Best Dylan I've ever seen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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