Tom Petty RIP

LordSutch

Gone @ 66.

Way to young to go....

Nearly the last of the Wilburies.

Just Bob & Jeff left I think.

ArnoldJRimmer

Only just saw him play three months ago. Cant say I was a huge fan before getting the ticket, but it was a really enjoyable gig. Seemed like a sound fella too. Sad news

heyjude

Sad news

Itssoeasy

https://twitter.com/LAPDHQ/status/914956939443920897

mistersifter

LordSutch wrote: »

Gone @ 66.

Way to young to go....

Nearly the last of the Wilburies.

Just Bob & Jeff left I think.

mad how dylan is one of the last two going. But long may he continue. RIP Tom.

Harry Palmr

LordSutch wrote: »

Gone @ 66.

Way to young to go....

Nearly the last of the Wilburies.

Just Bob & Jeff left I think.

It's striking how young they have died over the years.

Always liked Petty, Into the Great Wide Open is a fantastic album, but it's only one of several of that standard.

JP Liz V1

I really love She's the One soundtrack

RIP

Itssoeasy

https://twitter.com/tmz/status/914953557614268416

BorneTobyWilde

Sky News say no info on his current condition only that he has had a heart attack.

refusetolose

Purple Mountain wrote: »

It never ceases to amaze me how quick people are to update Wikipedia after someone dies.

seems they're even faster to revert the changes when there's a mistake...

Danzy

We all back down in the End.

He left a lot of nice memories.

Harry Palmr

Surely someone knows if Petty is dead.

bear1

15 minutes ago update was released that he's still clinging to life.

Itssoeasy

https://twitter.com/latimes/status/914969139571290112

It seems some media outlets pulled a election 2000 Florida moment by jumping the gun.

A Battered Mars Bar

She wus an A-mer-icun girl...daling ling ling ling ling ooooh woooooo

God bless

Hammer89

A Battered Mars Bar wrote: »

She wus an A-mer-icun girl...daling ling ling ling ling ooooh woooooo

God bless

Sounds more like she was a Chinese girl here.

RIP. Legend.

donegaLroad

his latest stuff is great, but this is an old favorite of mine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aowSGxim_O8

Permabear

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AnneFrank

There ain't no easy way out

deandean

This I think is my favourite video with Tom: the end of the line, by the Traveling Wilburys. The song was recorded while Roy Orbison was still alive. Then Roy died and they made the video a week or two later. You can really feel the emotions in the rest of the band. And Orbison's gujtar in the rocking chair when it's his turn to sing.
And a cracker of a song to boot.
RIP Tom.

Mental Mickey

It hasn't been confirmed that he has passed away....

KKkitty

Mental Mickey wrote: »

It hasn't been confirmed that he has passed away....

Wikipedia has that he's passed away.

Mental Mickey

KKkitty wrote: »

Wikipedia has that he's passed away.

Anybody can edit W*nkipedia.

Permabear

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Conchir

I saw him in Hyde Park this Summer. I know it's a cliche, but it was a dream come true. Celebrity deaths never really affect me, but earlier when I read he had passed away, I was genuinely quite sad. Now there's uncertainty, I'm dreading having that feeling again when I wake up tomorrow.

I've been guilty of rolling my eyes at Facebook posts and the like of people saying they're devastated when a celebrity dies, but I think now I'd be a little more open-minded about it.

Don't head into the great wide open just yet Tom.

Now he's dead.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/entertainment-arts-41475013

RIP to a legend

Surreptitious

Snotaul Goodman wrote: »

Now he's dead.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/amp/entertainment-arts-41475013

RIP to a legend

I'm learning to fly but I ain't got wings.

You've all the wings you need man. RIP.

Lorelli!

Always liked Tom Petty. RIP

This one is my favourite of his.

jaykay74

From his official twitter account

https://twitter.com/tompetty/status/915072929120972801

Sugarlumps

His southern drawl, wispy blonde hair and blue eyes made him extremely charismatic. Dying at 66, that's no age to die. He didn't have the capacity to write a bad tune. Last album Hypnotic Eye is as good as it gets.

"Runnin down a dream" is a fantastic documentary. I've watched it numerous times, I'll always go back to it. Absolute gentleman, nobody had a bad word to say about him, he never backed down from the corporate side of things.

You will be sorely missed.

fryup

my fav video of the 80s...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0JvF9vpqx8

RIP.

Canis Lupus

For all the Tom Petty songs I've listened to over the years I think today might be the first time I've actually seen what he looks like.

fergiesfolly

First heard of him when when Full Moon Fever came out and been a fan ever since, be it solo, Heartbreakers or Wilburys.
Seen several documentaries and read loads of articles and he always comes across as a decent, hardworking, music loving, old-fashioned rocker.
A legend in the true sense of the word.
Will absolutely miss him.
RIP Tom.

Keyzer

For any of the pups out there reading this, do yourself a favour and start listening to Tom. A true musical icon.

Seen him in Dublin 2012, fantastic show, loved every minute of it.

Farewell...

Lollipops23

Massive piece of my childhood gone- my dad used to whirl me around the room when Learning to Fly was on the radio. I Won't Back Down was our graduation song in 2005.

Gone far too young. RIP.

Pac1Man

Dying twice in the one day. Poor fella.

duffysfarm

Will always remember seeing his song last dance with Mary Jane on TV about 20 years ago.
I think Tom was a genuine artist with real talent (similar to bruce springsteen in this regard) and didn't have to rely on props or guns or showing his tits all over the place like a lot of modern and not so modern singers. Will sadly be missed. I had always said that if I ever won the lotto I would travel to America to see one of his concerts but that's not going to happen now!

Fozzie Bear

Well Balls! I'll never get to see him live now, it was on my bucket list.

"Into the great wide open" was the very first CD I ever bought way back in the day. Still have it at home, will definitely be getting a spin tonight.

RIP

jmayo

I always loved this song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jBi8XfKzk0

I know the video would not be very PC today and Petty regretted using the confederate flag both in the marketing of the album and on stage.

In his own words ...

I used it onstage during that song, and I regretted it pretty quickly. When we toured two years later, I noticed people in the audience wearing Confederate flag bandanas and things like that. One night, someone threw one onstage. I stopped everything and gave a speech about it. I said, "Look, this was to illustrate a character. This is not who we are. Having gone through this, I would prefer it if no one would ever bring a Confederate flag to our shows again because this isn't who we are.

Don Felder taught him to play guitar.
What a teacher.

"I got a room at the top of the world tonight
I can see everything tonight
I got a room where everyone
Can have a drink and forget those things
That went wrong in their life"

RIP Tom Earl Petty

RikkFlair

Doing a Jerry Maguire/Tom Cruise today (singing "Free Falling" badly in the car)

Sad day, RIP.

snowflaker

https://twitter.com/the_wrath_of/status/915005780683902976

Howard the Duck

Seeing him play in 2012 was one of the best gigs I've ever been to, they were all bouncing around the place like 20 year olds. I'll always remember hearing american girl live.

Very sad RIP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGS_mZiNRt4

Fart

One of my favourite musicians and a cool mofo.

Rest in piece and thanks for the memories.

B0jangles

As well as being a fantastic musican and song-writer, Tom Petty also played a regular character in King of the Hill - I always kind of hoped that in real life he was just a little bit like Lucky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcLbHUBoDpI

branie2

My favourite of his songs is Into the Great Wide Open

JP Liz V1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jezqNxQ8mb0

Mutant z

An absolute legend of a musician RIP.

Uosdwis R. Dewoh

B0jangles wrote: »

As well as being a fantastic musican and song-writer, Tom Petty also played a regular character in King of the Hill - I always kind of hoped that in real life he was just a little bit like Lucky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcLbHUBoDpI

Yeah a very good voice-over artist with great humour and timing, as demonstrated also by his guesting on The Simpsons.

Declan A Walsh

I know it's a couple of weeks now but I wanted to say a few things about Tom Petty (after my self-imposed exile from boards!).

I saw Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers both times that he played Dublin: 1992 at The Point and 2012 at the 3 Arena (same building different name). He did not disappoint and neither did they. Tom had such a tight bunch of musicians around him. His lead guitarist Mike Campbell was (is?) superb and must rank as one of the most underrated guitarists in the rock world.

Tom Petty performed with a seemingly natural effortless stage presence. What a legacy of wonderful music that he has left behind as well. Everyone has their favourite. I like many of his songs but if I had to pick one it would have to be American Girl - one of his early breakthrough songs with The Heartbreakers. It was of its time and fitted in well with the new wave scene, even though they were not part of the punk or new wave scene at all. Also, I know I'm not the only one who has compared it with "Last Night" by The Strokes.

The passing of Tom Petty was well covered on the radio, particularly Radio Nova as you might expect. I understand Davin O'Callaghan did a good tribute to him on Nova (which I did not here) and I know Pat James did too (which I did here!). I heard a bit of a Tom Dunne special tribute show on Newstalk. I also understand that one or maybe more music shows on Radio 1 also marked his passing.

Tom Petty was such a cool dude. I remember his frequent phrase on stage in his Florida accent - "Thank you so much!"

R.I.P. to a musical legend and icon.