R.I.P Tom Petty

[south of heaven]

He was my go to for mellow shit

 

[south of heaven]

Now im confused he may not of passed yet.....

 

[Hacky McAxe]

Now im confused he may not of passed yet.....

Sounds like he's alive now but they're not expecting him to last long. Pretty sure his life support was turned off. Probably came back from the dead.

 

[CroydonDog]

I heard the news when I woke up this morning, and played Refugee before I started work.

Looks like we're down to only 2 Travelling Wilburys

 

[COVENS]

 

[Lil Ms Fabulous]

Looks like we're down to only 2 Travelling Wilburys

Soon to be Tom Petty and the bloke from ELO

 

[CroydonDog]

Soon to be Tom Petty and the bloke from ELO

I assume you mean Bob Dylan, and the bloke from ELO?

 

[south of heaven]

I assume you mean Bob Dylan, and the bloke from ELO?

Jeff lynn

 

[south of heaven]

 

[Mr Invisible]

My nan and grandfather used to play us both records (Vols 1 and 2) when we stayed over their place as kids.

Fond memories of this track..

Seems 3 of them now have found "the end of the line".

Tom Petty - Dead from heart attack (unconfirmed it seems but likely).
Roy Orbision - Dead from heart attack before this song was released.
George Harrisson - Dead from cancer.

Leaving only:
Bob Dylan
Jeff Lynne
Jim Keltner

 

[south of heaven]

My nan and grandfather used to play us both records (Vols 1 and 2) when we stayed over their place as kids.

Volume 1 and 3 2 was deliberately left out

 

[Mr Invisible]

Volume 1 and 3 2 was deliberately left out

Why would they do that

 

[CroydonDog]

Why would they do that

According to Jeff Lynne, "That was George's idea. He said, 'Let's confuse the buggers.'

Source: Wikipedia.

 

[Mr 95%]

Tom Petty was great.. 'Free Falling'.. 'Don't Come Around Here No More'.. 'I Won't Back Down' (my fave) and his hookup with the Traveling Wilburys.. Excellent singer.. RIP

 

[CroydonDog]

It appears Tom is still alive.

This fromn the Guardian just now:

Tom Petty seriously ill in hospital after suspected heart attack, reports say
Initial claims of rock star’s death are retracted after LAPD apologizes for ‘inadvertently provided’ information that suggested he had passed away




Tom Petty, performing in January 2016. Photograph: Alberto E Rodriguez/Getty Images
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Tuesday 3 October 2017 07.20 AEDTLast modified on Tuesday 3 October 2017 11.38 AEDT

US singer Tom Petty is seriously ill in hospital after a suspected heart attack, according to reports.

The singer-songwriter was reportedly rushed to the UCLA Santa Monica hospital on Monday after being found unconscious in his Malibu home. Initial reports, based on LAPD sources who spoke to CBS News and Variety, said Petty had died.

However, LAPD later tweeted that the department has “no information about the passing of singer Tom Petty” and any information had been “inadvertently provided”. The force apologized “for any inconvenience in this reporting”.

The musician gained fame as part of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in the late 1970s, a band that was seen as integral to the heartland rock movement. Their biggest hits included I Won’t Back Down and American Girl.

Petty was originally part of country rock band Mudcrutch who gained regional popularity but didn’t attract a mainstream audience. They later reformed in 2007 but originally split after Petty and other members joined the Heartbreakers. In 1977 the band gained success with the song Breakdown but it was their second album You’re Gonna Get It! that became a top 40 hit.


Throughout the 80s, the band enjoyed major hits including You Got Lucky and Change of Heart and collaborated with Bob Dylan as well as Stevie Nicks. Petty continued to work with Dylan as part of the band Traveling Wilburys alongside Roy Orbison, George Harrison and Jeff Lynne.

“It’s shocking, crushing news,” Bob Dylan told Rolling Stonein an earlier statement. “I thought the world of Tom. He was great performer, full of the light, a friend, and I’ll never forget him.”


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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in 2002. Photograph: Ed Betz/AP
Petty also enjoyed solo success but always returned back to the Heartbreakers, releasing their final album in 2014. “I don’t see that I have anything to offer as a solo artist that I couldn’t do within the group better,” he told the Sun. “We get along so well it’s embarrassing really. It’s a love fest!”

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The band had been on a 40th anniversary tour since April that finished last week at the Hollywood Bowl. In an interview with Rolling Stone last December, he suggested it would probably be his last.

“We’re all on the backside of our 60s,” he said. “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 has also been outspoken in his protection of the rights of artists, taking issue with record companies on a number of occasions over what he believed to be unjust practices. Earlier this year he was named MusiCares person of the year for his “career-long interest in defending artists’ rights” as well as for his charitable work with the homeless population of Los Angeles.

Throughout his career, he sold more than 80m records worldwide. Earlier, when it was reported that Petty had died, tributes poured in on Twitter from entertainment industry figures, including Cameron Crowe, Stephen King, Ryan Adams, Ezra Koenig and Chuck D.

 

[Mr 95%]

It appears Tom is still alive.

This fromn the Guardian just now:

Tom Petty seriously ill in hospital after suspected heart attack, reports say
Initial claims of rock star’s death are retracted after LAPD apologizes for ‘inadvertently provided’ information that suggested he had passed away




Tom Petty, performing in January 2016. Photograph: Alberto E Rodriguez/Getty Images
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Benjamin Lee

@benfraserlee
Tuesday 3 October 2017 07.20 AEDTLast modified on Tuesday 3 October 2017 11.38 AEDT

US singer Tom Petty is seriously ill in hospital after a suspected heart attack, according to reports.

The singer-songwriter was reportedly rushed to the UCLA Santa Monica hospital on Monday after being found unconscious in his Malibu home. Initial reports, based on LAPD sources who spoke to CBS News and Variety, said Petty had died.

However, LAPD later tweeted that the department has “no information about the passing of singer Tom Petty” and any information had been “inadvertently provided”. The force apologized “for any inconvenience in this reporting”.

The musician gained fame as part of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in the late 1970s, a band that was seen as integral to the heartland rock movement. Their biggest hits included I Won’t Back Down and American Girl.

Petty was originally part of country rock band Mudcrutch who gained regional popularity but didn’t attract a mainstream audience. They later reformed in 2007 but originally split after Petty and other members joined the Heartbreakers. In 1977 the band gained success with the song Breakdown but it was their second album You’re Gonna Get It! that became a top 40 hit.


Throughout the 80s, the band enjoyed major hits including You Got Lucky and Change of Heart and collaborated with Bob Dylan as well as Stevie Nicks. Petty continued to work with Dylan as part of the band Traveling Wilburys alongside Roy Orbison, George Harrison and Jeff Lynne.

“It’s shocking, crushing news,” Bob Dylan told Rolling Stonein an earlier statement. “I thought the world of Tom. He was great performer, full of the light, a friend, and I’ll never forget him.”


FacebookTwitterPinterest
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in 2002. Photograph: Ed Betz/AP
Petty also enjoyed solo success but always returned back to the Heartbreakers, releasing their final album in 2014. “I don’t see that I have anything to offer as a solo artist that I couldn’t do within the group better,” he told the Sun. “We get along so well it’s embarrassing really. It’s a love fest!”

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The band had been on a 40th anniversary tour since April that finished last week at the Hollywood Bowl. In an interview with Rolling Stone last December, he suggested it would probably be his last.

“We’re all on the backside of our 60s,” he said. “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 has also been outspoken in his protection of the rights of artists, taking issue with record companies on a number of occasions over what he believed to be unjust practices. Earlier this year he was named MusiCares person of the year for his “career-long interest in defending artists’ rights” as well as for his charitable work with the homeless population of Los Angeles.

Throughout his career, he sold more than 80m records worldwide. Earlier, when it was reported that Petty had died, tributes poured in on Twitter from entertainment industry figures, including Cameron Crowe, Stephen King, Ryan Adams, Ezra Koenig and Chuck D.

This sounds a bit like Carrie Fisher..she had a heart attack..survived but suffered massive brain damage because of no oxygen..and was brain dead.. I hope this ain't the same thing and he makes it through.. Afterall as someone said on Twitter.. Are we surprised he's still fighting..after all he did sing 'You can stand me up at the gates of hell..But I won't back down'..

 

[CroydonDog]

Death appears to now be confirmed @south of heaven

 

[Hacky McAxe]

Apparently someone at the LAPD told CBS that he passed away this morning which started the whole thing. Turned out he was still alive but it is now confirmed that after a short fight he finally passed away.

 

[Mr 95%]

Death appears to now be confirmed @south of heaven

 

[south of heaven]

Bummer