CBS News Retracts Story That Tom Petty is Dead. TMZ Says Petty, 66, May Not Survive the Day(NewTitle

The Santa Monica Observer ^ | October 2, 2017

[2ndDivisionVet]

Tom Petty died Monday morning after life support was terminated, reports TMZ. The singer was found unconscious Sunday night after a massive cardiac arrest. Paramedics were able to restore a pulse, says TMZ, but his family accepted the inevitability of the singers death, and support was terminated this morning.

The Rock and Roller was known for his rhythmic Florida style. He was famous as early at 19. He transplanted himself to Southern California, where he was known for songs that celebrated Southern California living, such as "Free Falling."

[dfwgator]

Ginger Baker makes Keith Richards look like a choirboy.

[keat]

Haven’t read all the posts yet but, if it hasn’t been said, we’re down to two Traveling Willburys.

[Salamander]

I have Billy Idol’s “Blue Highway” stuck in my head, now.

[xzins]

RIP, Mr Petty. You were an American icon.

[NRx]

Memory eternal.

[kabar]

Traveling Wilburys Three down, two to go.

[tx_eggman]

I mean, who thought we’d still have Keith Richards at 73?

[glorgau]

Bummer, better store his body in a "Cool Dry Place"

[GregoTX]

Another Traveling Wilbury down, very sad news.

What a day.

[mass55th]

RIP

[Drew68]

I don’t know if he was a big drug taker.

He definitely dabbled back in the day, as did many rock stars, but I don't think he was ever a full-blown addict.

[dfwgator]

It’s “The End of the Line.”

[MountainWalker]

Holy cow. Great musician. RIP

[P.O.E.]

At the end of the line

[wally_bert]

My sister is probably devastated.

Huge fan for ages.

[Impy]

RIP

[Blue Highway]

Never heard of Billy Idol’s song called that I will check it out. My name is also a song named Blue Highway but by Neil Diamond.

[Mariner]

“A truly exceptional talent, one of the best songwriters in Rock history, up there with Bob Dylan and his ilk, IMHO...”

When it comes to the soundtrack of our lives, Dylan, Petty, Bowie and Lennon stand alone.

All of them dead, but one.

When Keef, Mick and Ozzy are gone, rock&roll will truly be dead.

[InABunkerUnderSF]

I think that’s a pic of Alice Cooper.

Nah, just a guy named Vince from the neighborhood.

[Buckeye McFrog]

His friend Bob Dylan is a born-again Christian so maybe Dylan talked to Petty about it.

You sure about that? I thought I'd heard that Dylan had gone back to Judaism.