Tom Petty died today

[culturejam]

What the actual fuck?

[EBK]

Learned that news from you first. 
Quite a shock. 

[Bret608]

Dude, are you serious? Let me see if I can find some confirmation...

[jubal81]

Same here.


Goddamn this one hurts.

[Bret608]

Wow, so it is true...a sad day gets even sadder!

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tom-petty-legendary-rocker-is-dead-at-66/

[Haberdasher]

I still remember the first time I heard Refugee when I was a kid.  I don't think I knew what rock and roll was yet, but I knew I had to find out who it was, and how to hear that song again!

[culturejam]

Dude, are you serious?

I wouldn't joke about something like this. 

[Bret608]

Dude, are you serious?

I wouldn't joke about something like this. 

No worries! I was just in shock. 

[matmosphere]

Looks like it hasn't been confirmed yet. Maybe (fingers crossed) it's not true.

[madbean]

Part of me is just hoping he's visiting the other side of life and will wake up any minute to tell us everything is going to be fine. It's kinda hard to believe...only 66.

[Timko]

I was 12 when Wallflowers came out.  It was one of the first albums I really listened to front to back.  It was the 2nd CD I ever bought.

I was thankful to fulfill a childhood dream and see him this summer on this 40th anniversary tour.  He will be missed.

[dan.schumaker]

My wife cried when I told her.  We've seem him twice, a great show.  Once of those you are glad you saw.

Top five TP songs for me:
Southern Accents
Room at the Top
Walls
Straight Into Darkness
It'll All Work Out

[jubal81]

LAPD now saying that report of his death is inaccurate. I had noticed the Wasington Post refused to report that since they hadn't verified it.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/10/02/tom-petty-on-life-support-after-cardiac-arrest-according-to-reports/?hpid=hp_hp-more-top-stories_tompetty-429pm%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.1ea30908c5f7

[EBK]

I think they are just saying it wasn't them who leaked the news.

[madbean]

The latest appears to be that he's off life support with no brain activity but not expired yet. Not sure...there are some conflicting stories.