Tom Petty found unconscious in hotel room?

[Theowl32]

Tom Petty Reportedly Found Unconscious in Cardiac Arrest - - att.net

Tom Petty was found in his Malibu home on Monday not breathing, in full cardiac arrest, TMZ reported.

Authorities told The Hollywood Reporter they did respond to a Malibu home around 10:52 a.m. for a man who suffered a heart attack, but they could not confirm it was Petty. Emergency responders were able to get a pulse back, but the man is in critical condition, THR was told.

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They still have not confirmed it is him?

 

[Tehon]

He's dead. Where have you been?

 

[Dalia]

It just happen.

Tom Petty, legendary rocker, is dead at 66

 

[Dalia]

Great songs.

 

[skye]

RIP Tom Petty

 

[Gracie]

According to his daughter..he is NOT dead. And she is pissed.

News about "Tom Petty" on Twitter

 

[Gracie]

Los Angeles Times‏Verified account @latimes 19m19 minutes ago
Tom Petty was hospitalized, but still no official confirmation of his death despite widespread reports: http://lat.ms/2hHdOSv

 

[Gracie]

TheRealityRoom and 7 others follow

TMZ‏Verified account @TMZ 2h2 hours ago
Replying to @TMZ
UPDATE At this time, Tom's still clinging to life. A report that the LAPD confirmed the singer's death is inaccurate http://tmz.me/q4gSzE2

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[skye]

wow....this is an emotional rollercoaster.

 

[Gracie]

For the first time, I hope the news he is dead is fake. I WANT fake news to believe.
Maybe he can pull out of this? Send prayers.

 

[Gracie]

 

[Gracie]

Alt & Rock News‏ @RockCrave 1h1 hour ago
Update: Tom Petty is indeed still alive but in critical condition. Sending wishes for a speedy recovery.

 

[skye]

He's brain dead.

 

[Picaro]

Heard an hour ago they took off life support. Didn't say if he was dead or still alive, though.

 

[Gracie]

We'll see, Skye. Don't give up hope.

 

[Gracie]

If they took him off life support and he is still alive...maybe he can pull through this.

 

[waltky]

Tom Petty Taken Off Life Support after suffering cardiac arrest...

Tom Petty Taken Off Life Support Following Hospitalization: Report
10/2/2017 - Tom Petty was put on life support Monday (Oct. 2) after suffering cardiac arrest. Conflicting reports followed that caused confusion, saying that he has died at the age of 66 -- these were later revealed to be erroneous. CBS News' breaking news tweet citing LAPD has since been deleted. The LAPD later tweeted out an apology: "The LAPD has no information about the passing of singer Tom Petty. Initial information was inadvertantly [sic] provided to some media sources. However, the LAPD has no investigative role in this matter. We apologize for any inconvenience in this reporting."

Earlier in the day, Petty was found in his Malibu home in full cardiac arrest, not breathing. Authorities told The Hollywood Reporter they did respond to a Malibu home around 10:52 a.m. for a man who suffered a heart attack, but they could not confirm it was Petty. Emergency responders were able to get a pulse back, but the man is in critical condition. He was then rushed to the hospital. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers just wrapped their 40th anniversary tour at the Hollywood Bowl last week.

Petty was born in Gainesville, FL, on Oct. 20, 1950. Despite his easy-going, affable persona, Petty endured a rough childhood, living in poverty with an alcoholic, abusive father and a mother who was in fear of her husband. But a childhood handshake with Elvis Presley in the '50s piqued his interest in rock n' roll, and at the age of 17, inspired by the Beatles and the Byrds, Petty dropped out of high school to play rock with his band, Mudcrutch. After that band broke up, Petty and several of its members formed Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, which catapulted him to the forefront of rock music for the next 40 years. (Mudcrutch reformed in 2007 and released two studio albums, 2008's self-titled and 2016's 2, his final studio effort.)

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' self-titled album dropped in 1976, and although it would eventually go Gold and produce two classic rock radio staples with the singles "Breakdown" and "American Girl," the album (and those singles) weren't big hits upon initial release ("Breakdown" would later peak at No. 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 after being re-released). 1978's You're Gonna Get It! fared slightly better commercially, but it was the band's third album, 1979's Damn the Torpedoes!, that found Petty break through to massive success. That No. 2-peaking, triple Platinum album produced two top 20 hits with "Refugee" and "Don't Do Me Like That." While new wave and synth-pop took hold in the '80s, Petty stuck to his no-frills heartland rock style while still appealing to a young fan base. Platinum albums, massive tours and hit singles (including the No. 3-peaking duet "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" with Stevie Nicks) followed, and he began to branch out creatively from the Hearbreakers as the decade came to a close.

After joining George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne in the supergroup-to-end-all-supergroups Traveling Wilburys – whose 1988 debut hit No. 3 on the Billboard 200 – Petty continued to work with Lynne on his solo debut, 1989's Full Moon Fever. It would prove to be his most blockbuster release since Damn the Torpedoes! a decade earlier, going five-times Platinum, hitting No. 3 on the Billboard 200 and producing arguably his best-known song, the inescapable "Free Fallin'," a No. 7 Hot 100 hit. Within the space of two years, Petty followed his runaway hit solo LP with another Traveling Wilburys album as well as a new Heartbreakers album. Barely slowing his pace throughout the next three decades, Petty continued releasing albums, whether with the Heartbreakers, solo or Mudcrutch. "We ain't no punk band, we ain't folk rock, jazz rock, or any of that bullshit. Just rock, and we don't put no other name on it than that. We'd be stupid if we did," he told Rolling Stone in the '70s of his style, which -- despite his knack for inventive songcraft -- would stay largely the same throughout his career.

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Rock legend Tom Petty pulled off life support after going into cardiac arrest
Monday, October 2, 2017: Tom Petty, the rocker who wrote and performed some of the greatest hits of the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s as the front man for the Heartbreakers, was in the hospital Monday with a bleak prognosis after suffering a heart attack.

The “Free Fallin’” singer, 66, was found unconscious in his Malibu home Sunday night by his wife, Dana York. She called 911 and told dispatchers her husband wasn’t breathing, according to TMZ, which obtained audio of the the urgent plea. First responders rushed Petty to UCLA Santa Monica Hospital, where he was put on life support. Doctors found no brain activity for Petty, according to multiple reports. The family had him taken off the machines and asked doctors to impose a do-not-resuscitate order, TMZ said. Petty was “clinging to life” Monday, and the family brought in a chaplain to administer last rites before the machines were turned off, the gossip site said.

CBS News at one point on Monday reported the Hall of Fame musician died Monday, citing a source within the Los Angeles Police Department. But that claim was quickly disputed by the LAPD, which said it was not investigating Petty’s medical crisis.

The celebrated singer-songwriter-guitarist from Florida has notched an impressive string of hits over his decades-long career, despite well-publicized bouts with drugs and depression. His singular talent garnered him 18 Grammy nominations and three wins. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Petty was on tour with the Heartbreakers all summer for the band’s 40th anniversary, and wrapped up the season with a concert last Monday at the Hollywood Bowl. He told Rolling Stone magazine that it was going to be his “last trip around the country,” although not necessarily the end of his musical career. “I need something to do, or I tend to be a nuisance around the house,” Petty told the magazine.

Born in Gainesville, Fla., Petty took refuge in music to escape an abusive father — a charming, charismatic man who turned violent when he was drunk, as Petty described him. He quit high school to join a Florida band called Mudcrutch. The group broke up not long after moving to Los Angeles, but that opened the door for Petty to form the Heartbreakers, as lead singer and guitarist. The band found fame in 1977 with the single “Breakdown,” which broke the Top 40 off their self-titled debut album. That album also included the song “American Girl.” Though the track never cracked the charts, it cemented itself as an American classic, ranked 76th on Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time.” The band’s profile continued to rise with 1979’s “Damn the Torpedoes,” and included popular singles “Don’t Do Me Like That” and “Refugee.”

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[Likkmee]

" Dont do me like that".......... Turn off the fucking TV you assholes

 

[ChrisL]

According to his daughter..he is NOT dead. And she is pissed.

News about "Tom Petty" on Twitter

He is dead, he is not dead. This goes to show how much you can believe the news! They are all in such a hurry to get the scoop that they don't do their research. Assholes.

Anyways, very sad about Tom Petty. A couple of favorites from him . . .

 

[james bond]

They're reporting he's dead again.

"LOS ANGELES — Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famer Tom Petty, who with his band the Heartbreakers married '60s-era folk rock with the Southern accents of his native Florida seamlessly into the harder-edged 21st-century music landscape, died Monday night at age 66, his manager and publicist said."

Tom Petty, rock craftsman admired for four decades, dies at 66

I'll remember him for being part of the Traveling Wilburies.