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Tom Petty has now died, statement from the family in post 16

31,436 2,810 October 2, 2017 at 01:53 PM
Tom Petty [rollingstone.com], the dynamic and iconoclastic frontman who led the band the Heartbreakers, died Monday. He was found unconscious, not breathing and in full cardiac arrest at his Malibu home Sunday night, according to TMZ [tmz.com], and rushed to the hospital and placed on life support. EMTs were able to find a pulse when they found him, but TMZ reported that the hospital found no brain activity when he arrived. A decision was made to pull life support. CBS confirmed Petty's death [cbsnews.com]. He was 66.


"It's shocking, crushing news," Petty's friend and Traveling Wilburys bandmate Bob Dylan tells Rolling Stone in a statement. "I thought the world of Tom. He was great performer, full of the light, a friend, and I'll never forget him."


Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers recently completed a summer tour last Monday with three nights at the Hollywood Bowl. The trek marked the band's 40th anniversary and found him playing rarely played deep cuts like their first album's opener, "Rockin' Around (With You)," and a selection of Wildflowers cuts. It was intended to be his "last trip around the country." He told Rolling Stone [rollingstone.com], though, that it wasn't his intention to quit playing. "I need something to do, or I tend to be a nuisance around the house," he said.

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http://www.rollingstone.com/music...66-w506651
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Zoe Moon
10-02-2017 at 02:09 PM.
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One of the best music videos ever.

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10-02-2017 at 02:34 PM.
10-02-2017 at 02:34 PM.
damnit Frown this day sucks.

sail on Tom....
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10-02-2017 at 03:40 PM.
10-02-2017 at 03:40 PM.
Cant believe they pulled the plug that fast.. He must have really been free fallin.. I hope my family dont do me like that... when my body starts to breakdown...

Sadbye
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10-02-2017 at 03:45 PM.
10-02-2017 at 03:45 PM.
Quote from U-Turn :
Cant believe they pulled the plug that fast.. He must have really been free fallin.. I hope my family dont do me like that... when my body starts to breakdown...

Sadbye
It may seem that they acted too quickly to those who weren't there but sometimes the waiting is the hardest part.
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This guy always had the best sarcasm. I don't think he was ever afraid of the truth.
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10-02-2017 at 04:48 PM.
10-02-2017 at 04:48 PM.
I'm in shock. It's hard to believe he's gone...

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10-02-2017 at 06:04 PM.
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Is he? I heard he was on life support, but sounds like he is brain dead if the reports I am reading are accurate
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10-02-2017 at 06:31 PM.
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Quote from Bright_Eyes :
Is he? I heard he was on life support, but sounds like he is brain dead if the reports I am reading are accurate
Bright_Eyes, Right now I don't know what to believe. I read and saw on TV that he's dead. Now I'm reading that CBS News erroneously reported that he died.
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The Raddish
10-02-2017 at 07:06 PM.
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He will likely not make it through the night. Sadwalk

http://www.tmz.com/2017/10/02/tom...ac-arrest/
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10-02-2017 at 07:15 PM.
10-02-2017 at 07:15 PM.
Evidently it was a police report that they shouldn't have posted and have now rescinded as he did not die when they switched off the life support.

Sometimes the respiratory impulse is one of the last things to go. Sadwalk
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10-02-2017 at 07:30 PM.
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This has to be a very hard time for his family
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Ms.arteest
10-02-2017 at 08:54 PM.
10-02-2017 at 08:54 PM.
He has no brain activity. He was found unconscious and had had a massive heart attack. No one, so far, seems to know how long he had been in this state. I don't think an icon like Tom Petty would want to just hang around on life support when there's no brain waves. I certainly wouldn't. I have a DNR and I'm certainly no ones icon.
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