RIP Tom Petty

[DavidL]

More sad news from the US. Heart attack at 66 years of age. 

[Nïckslïkk2112]

Feck!

[Thailand Express]

Seems he might not actually have died. Fingers crossed for him.

[captainkurtz]

He wasn't breathing when he was found - might be a blessing if he has passed...as awful as that sounds.  Huge talent, sad news.

[DavidL]

Seems he might not actually have died. Fingers crossed for him.

He was unconsciuos when found but reports say that life support has been removed.

[The Letter R]

Yes - media last night was all over the place - sadly he has died - glad I got to see him and his band in Hyde Park back in the Summer - RIP Tom.

[Matt2112]

Sad loss of a truly great artist.

My band will knock out Running Down A Dream in tribute at our gig on Saturday night.

[Straight Shooter]

Sad news.


RIP Tom.

[Slim]

Sad news. Even though I never actually liked his stuff, it still feels like a bit of the world as I knew and understood it has flaked off.

[Commander Cody]

Yes - media last night was all over the place - sadly he has died - glad I got to see him and his band in Hyde Park back in the Summer - RIP Tom.

Ditto. Great memories of the Hyde Park show - Learning to Fly was very poignant that night, seems even more so now. Puts Neil's retirement in perspective. Very sad.

[Ali]

The world has lost a true musical legend.
Fulfilled a lifelong ambition by seeing Tom and the Heartbreakers in Dublin 5 years ago,
my 50th birthday present to myself. The gig more than surpassed 35 years of expectation,
it was terrific!

[zoony]

Sad news. Had his greatest hits CD. RIP Tom.

[Straight Shooter]

The world has lost a true musical legend.
Fulfilled a lifelong ambition by seeing Tom and the Heartbreakers in Dublin 5 years ago,
my 50th birthday present to myself. The gig more than surpassed 35 years of expectation,
it was terrific!

I travelled from Scotland to the Cork gig that tour. Before the gig, we found a pub showing the Euro 2012 opening game that also served made-to-order pizzas.
A great day!

[DavidL]

Had no idea he was a heroin addict in the 90s. A complete surprise to me as that period was missed out of the excellent (4 hour) Peter Bogdanovich documentary, Runnin' Down A Dream.

Strange that having avoided that particular cliche for so long, he should succumb in his fifties. I guess that would go some way to explaining a weakened heart. Shame we've lost an artist that was still making good music. RIP