I was with Syrel in Buffalo 2 years ago to see the Stones. He had to collect his ticket at an office behind the Box Office. Tom Petty was there collecting his too. He was chill, so were we. Then saw him in Toronto in July. This one has me shaking. And not in a good way. RIP Tom, the future is wide open.
very sad. For those of us who grew up in the '70s, he was one of our rock heroes. He had some drug issues he couldn't quite kick, hope it was nothing like that.
I was still a teen when I saw him for the first time, just after the second album was released. Probably the closest I will ever get to the atmosphere of an early Stones concert - small arena, loud, fast paced rock'roll, raucous crowd rushing the stage, security escorting them off.
Still one of my top 5 concert experiences - the buzz lasted for weeks.
This is an incredible loss. Wife and I timed our vacation to New York Ciy in July to catch Tom & Peter Wolf at Forest Hills. One of the best nights of our 33 year marriage.
Seems everyone is going back on the reports but still say he's clinging to life and its basically inevitable. I have to go to sleep now but hoping I wake up to the miracle that he pulled through, but it seems unlikely that will happen.
"I wanna leave this, world for awhile. I wanna Free Fall out into nothing..."
If this is it, its incredibly sad and unexpected. Far too soon. Same age as his friend Garry Shandling. You better be damn sure I'll be blasting Runnin Down A Dream on the way to work at 2AM though, alive or not. One in a million musician.
Oh such terrible news! I just heard on the radio that he had a heart attack. Then looked here and saw the grim prognosis. My thoughts are with his family and bandmates. Sooo sad....
Absolutely gobsmacked and heartbroken. Tom Petty has meant more to me than just about any rock and roller outside of the Rolling Stones. This is so sad, I just want to cry.