Tom Petty, Rock Iconoclast Who Led the Heartbreakers, Dead at 66- Rolling Stone

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Tom Petty, 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, 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. He was 66.

Behind the scenes as Petty and his band battle the elements, remember old times and celebrate a 40-year bond
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, 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.

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-petty-rock-iconoclast-who-led-the-heartbreakers-dead-at-66-w506651

[The Wielding Truth]

1. The world will not be the same. RIP, Tom Petty...

[rurallib]

2. damn it

what a miserable day.

[Adrahil]

3. Well fuck!

Big fan. What a shitty day.

[DesertRat]

4. I had the privilege of seeing him live with a small audience 3 years ago,

as members of the Jimmy Kimmel show studio audience. They took the whole audience in a bus across town to a Sony soundstage where Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were rehearsing for their upcoming tour. The concert was shown on Kimmel's show that night. It was an incredible once-in-a-lifetime experience.

I hope that Kimmel will play it tonight. RIP, Tom Petty, and thank you for the music.

[Ohiya]

5. A sad sad sad day