TMZ Reporting Tom Petty Has Died

• wildcats20

  

  TMZ released a story that Tom Petty was found unconscious, in full cardiac arrest. After being transported to the hospital, life support was withdrawn.
  
  https://twitter.com/tmz/status/914928164790521857
  
  https://twitter.com/tmz/status/914934545379581954
• fish82

  

  Man...fuck this day. Seriously.
• Verbal Kint

  

  Really not surprised at all the way he lives his life with the narcotics and et al.
• Heretic

  

  Yeah, day is going from bad to worse.
• QuakerOats

  Very sad to hear. Glad I went to see him in Pittsburgh last June.
• wildcats20

  

  CBS has confirmed it with LAPD, if TMZ wasn't believable.
• MontyBrunswick

  

  tom petty no longer dead per LAPD.
• friendfromlowry

  Another case of the media wanting to be first instead of right? Although it sounds like he could be pronounced anytime.
• Ironman92

  

  Be great if those reporting it prematurely for the bang would be terminated from their jobs
• Spock

  

  Fake news
• GOONx19

  

  To be fair, cardiac arrest is in most cases “dead”. I haven’t read the articles, but the headlines say cardiac arrest. We just happen to have drugs and defibrillators that make it possible to attain ROSC.
• salto

  

  Spock;1874635 wrote:Fake news

  Terri Schiavo and Charlie Gard were alive too, until pulled off life support.
  
  
  "Petty’s manager, Tony Dimitriades, had confirmed the musician’s death."
• friendfromlowry

  salto;1874676 wrote:Terri Schiavo and Charlie Gard were alive too, until pulled off life support.
  
  
  "Petty’s manager, Tony Dimitriades, had confirmed the musician’s death."

  When they were pulled off life support, did the media say "omg theyre dead!" or did they actually wait for them to die?
• QuakerOats

  Spun some of his vinyl last night, including the '76 debut album. A lot of great songs.
• vball10set

  a local radio station here has been playing his music without interruption for the last hour or so--damn he had some good songs
• Dr Winston O'Boogie

  

  He was one of the all time greats. A great songwriter with one of the best voices in rock n roll. A legend.
• cat_lover

  I enjoyed his music. Caught him live 3 times and they were all great shows.
• Gardens35

  cat_lover;1874900 wrote:I enjoyed his music. Caught him live 3 times and they were all great shows.

  Yep, twice for me..............just about 30 years between.
  Outstanding shows.
• Spock

  

  Just A heart breaker
• SportsAndLady

  

  Spock;1874910 wrote:Just A heart breaker

  So fucking clever CC
• Spock

  

  SportsAndLady;1874911 wrote:So fucking clever CC

  Obvious jokes are obvious
• Devils Advocate

  

  Spock;1874910 wrote:Just A heart breaker

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Laley23

  

  Tom Petty was one of the unique, great voices. Very distinct. For some reason, listening to him always put me in a better mood, regardless of what song or the tone/pace of the music.
  
  A few others have that ability, just based on voice and nothing else:
  
  Van Morrison
  Cat Stevens
  Frankie Valli
  
  To a lesser degree:
  
  MJ
  Rod Stewart
  Freddie Mercury
• Spock

  

  Laley23;1874970 wrote:Tom Petty was one of the unique, great voices. Very distinct. For some reason, listening to him always put me in a better mood, regardless of what song or the tone/pace of the music.
  
  A few others have that ability, just based on voice and nothing else:
  
  Van Morrison
  Cat Stevens
  Frankie Valli
  
  To a lesser degree:
  
  MJ
  Rod Stewart
  Freddie Mercury

  i put Tom in the catagory with Paul Stanley and Bob Dylan......terrible singers that got away with it.
• Dr Winston O'Boogie

  

  He's a great singer. His sound is unique, not classical. Listen to "Wildflowers" and tell me Tom Petty didn't
  have a wonderful voice. Beautiful song.