Has sadly died. R.I.P

shocking news, what a top guy he was..

Terrible news...is this confirmed?

Just posted this myself so apologies.
One of the greats so many fabulous songs. Remember him touring with Talking Heads in 1977 then headlining himself a few months later.
The first Heartbreakers album was and remains a classic.

Great musician. Watched a really good documentary about him. RIP

hampsteadclaret wrote:shocking news, what a top guy he was..

Terrible news...is this confirmed?

Confirmed by L.A police dept around fifteen minutes ago.

Rest in piece Tom.

Great performer .... One of the greats! RIP. Will be listening to him tonight.

Sad news- same age as me and I had no idea he had any serious health problems.
A very consistence performer over a very long period with The Heartbreakers and, of course, Wilburys.
"Free Falling" would be in my top 50 tracks of all time.

A shame that you've had to back down fella.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOLAfN84wFw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

RIP Tom
Same age as me and a great artist

Only played last week on tour too
Another sad day for rockers everywhere

LeadBelly wrote:Sad news- same age as me and I had no idea he had any serious health problems.

He didn't. He was just about to go on tour. Heart attack by the sound of it.

RIP great man, will miss you and your contribution to all that is good in music.

End of The Line

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwqhdRs4jyA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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.

They pulled the plug, had no brain activity.

That has made me feel pretty bad, another top guy gone...so much fab rock music from TP and the Heartbreakers.

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - 'Don't Come Around Here No More' [1985]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0JvF9vpqx8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Really sad news RIP

Only 66 another icon taken too soon RIP Tom

Saw him at Hyde Park only this July, he was on top form RIP TP

R.I.P Tom.
Have a lot of his stuff.
Great musician.

RIP
Genius!

"Free Fallin'" yet "Learning To Fly"...
"The End Of The Line" and now "Into The Great Wide Open"

Sadly he goes far to soon.

Shocking news. Damn the Torpedoes , Full Moon Fever ...particular favourite albums. American Girl (see link) is a track that always gives me a buzz when I hear it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNgt7U9QrFQ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Very sad, one of my favourite performers seen. RIP Tom

'Learning to Fly'...a song that always raises my mood..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5BJXwNeKsQ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Not dead apparently...

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lapd-clari ... tty-death/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Still unclear whether he's still with us or not.

Anyone heard owt?

Not even any mention on BBC news.

No mention because he 'hasn't officially died'..
Google 'Tom Petty'.. get CBS or CNN.

He is described as 'clinging to life'..
- was found not breathing.

Family gave instructions for life support to be turned off.
It doesn't look good (it doesn't look good at all)..

- news was given out prematurely 'that he had died'.. ( probably by the police).

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-enter ... 6.html?amp" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Now confirmed. RIP

Not familiar with his work. Have heard of him, but not familiar with his music. Not my style really. R.I.P all the same.

Really shocked to hear news of the great Tom Petty. Absolutely at the top table of rock icons. Regrettably never seen him live and he was certainly on my 'to do list'. Now wish I'd made to gig in Hyde Park in summer. Into the Great Wide Open. RIP Tom Petty, your music with live on forever.

Heartbroken

Sad news indeed. Only 66 and one of the great musicians and performers America has produced.
An inspiration and a great loss but we have the music to remember what a great he was. Thanks Tom and rest in peace.

Saw him at Manchester Apollo, early eighties. His performance of American Girl at, (I think) US Live Aid is a goose bumper.

Stalbansclaret wrote:Shocking news. Damn the Torpedoes , Full Moon Fever ...particular favourite albums. American Girl (see link) is a track that always gives me a buzz when I hear it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNgt7U9QrFQ" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

American Gurl always makes me happy!

Don't come around here no more,brilliant track.
RIP Tom.

I am a big Tom Petty fan and have been since the first album. Only saw him once, at Coventry, I think, in 82 or 83.

66 is beginning to sound rather young.

A true musical legend...one of my all time favourites particularly The Travelling Willbury years. RIP Tom.

Funkydrummer wrote:RIP great man, will miss you and your contribution to all that is good in music.

End of The Line

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwqhdRs4jyA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Unbelievable that most of the Wilburys are now gone. I wanted to get tickets to his gig in London this year but they'd already sold out. Gutted I'll never get to see him live.

Some excellent coverage of TP's career on the BBC News channel today..footage, interviews, tributes..the lot.

There was a Coldplay tribute last night [with the help of Pete Buck] in Portland.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12MQNUm9iBE" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[yes I know..Coldplay are not universally loved]

Tom petty on bbc4 now.from a long time ago!

- from Oxford Polytechnic in 1980 [focusing on 'Damn the Torpedoes'].

There were some excellent tributes today, many of them, from rock Music's Premier League.

tim_noone wrote:Tom petty on bbc4 now.from a long time ago!

Rock goes to college ! Blimey I remember those programmes.

Thanks for the heads up.

Another great tune =Refugee. RIP Tom Petty.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFnOfpIJL0M" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I suppose it's our (my) age but so many have gone recently, Petty of course but also Keith Emerson and Greg Lake (within 12 months of each other) Chris Squire from Yes, Paul Kantner from Jefferson Airplane/Starship just off the top of my head. Of course there is also Chester Bennington from Linkin Park, my wife and I had tickets to see them at Manchester after waiting years for them to come here again and it was postponed because of the bomb, then he went and killed himself. I suppose we were destined never to see them.
When we were young and listening to all this great music we never gave a thought to our mortality did we, music was gonna last forever and so were we. Very sad. Even the keyboard player in my old band died 3 months ago and he was mid 50s (a bit younger than me).

RIP Tom. Loads of great stuff posted already.
Always loved this one from Southern Accents.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x19fW4yC324" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

On BBC4 now with the making of the classic album, Damn The Torpedoes.

It's a real loss.

Just watching the bbc4 classic album "damn the torpedoes" and it's excellent.

Only Jeff and bob left from the wilburys. Great shame.

I was just reminded of this one, which really has to be on this thread..

Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - 'The Waiting' [1981] - from the album 'Hard Promises'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMyCa35_mOg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;



'You take it on faith, you take it to the heart,
The waiting is the hardest part".