He's dead at the age of 66. RIP dude. Lots of great songs.



A total pastiche of everything that was cool about the best of 60s and 70s roots rock.

RIP

I hope that they were just slow to announce it instead of him struggling to stay alive for hours. That sounds like an awful way to go.

Story right now is that he'd been brain dead for most of the day until the family finally decided to pull the plug.

Whether you were a fan or not, the guy wrote some great 3 chord songs.



Much harder to do than most people think.

been confirmed now:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...s-heart-attack

lol

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Not exactly a shock given, well, everything about him, but damn was that dude funny.

R.I.P one of the goats of the newer gen.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwz1B5iJ1dg

I read through some of the threads in this forum, and there have been plenty of pretty harsh things said about Tom Petty regarding his voice, his songwriting abilities, and his opinions of different types of music.

That's cool, though. Not everyone likes everyone, including Tom Petty. If people think he's a crusty old dinosaur, that's cool, too.

That's what's known as generations. It never stops happening.

Now, I'm 53 years old, so I have an entirely different opinion of Tom Petty.

Here's a guy closer to 70 than 60, who was going out on tour with his band Mudcrutch.
Yes, Mudcrutch, not the Heartbreakers. For those who aren't aware, Mudcrutch was his original band, before he hit the 'big time'. He got those guys back together and was doing a small tour, because he was still friends with those people and still enjoyed playing with them.

Tom Petty had character. He spoke his mind and didn't pull any punches, much like the post posts I've read in here by people down on him & his music.

And, like the people in here, he should be respected for being forthright about how he felt.

I grew up with Tom Petty as part of my life's soundtrack. He had a long & productive career, sold out arenas right to the very end. I should know, I was there in Philly on July 1st.

You never saw or heard of him beating up women, shooting guns, being a jackass in n public.

For 40 plus years, the guy did it right. He put out albums, he went on tour, and had peoplen standing & cheering.

Thanks, T.P.