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UP:

UPDATE: We're told after Petty got to the hospital he had no brain activity and a decision was made to pull life support.

Breaking now:

Tom Petty was rushed to the hospital Sunday night after he was found unconscious, not breathing and in full cardiac arrest ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.
EMTs rushed to his Malibu home and were able to get a pulse. He was rushed to the UCLA Santa Monica Hospital and our sources say he was put on life support.

Petty's condition is unknown but was critical from the moment he was found.

Petty, who became famous with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in 1978 with "Breakdown", is 66.

We've been in touch with numerous people from Petty's camp and they are clearly upset but not talking.

 

[RustyNails]

Fuck. Hope he pulls through.

 

[StopMakingSense]

Oh no!

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

Oh shit, I hope he makes it.

 

[mreddie]

This week is gonna be rough is it?

 

[somesayyea]

fuck

 

[GhaleonEB]

Oh fuck. I hope he pulls through. He was just on tour, too, and looking great.

 

[Saganator]

Noooooo! Pull through Tom!

Glad I got to see him live a few years ago at Red Rocks.

 

[Conor_Fool]

Oh my fucking god, no.

I was jammin to The Waiting 10 minutes ago. Oh my god please pull through Tom

 

[Piggus]

Fuck... one of my favorite artists. Hope he'll be okay...

 

[Vilix]

Oh God no. I love Tom Petty.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Hope he pulls through, but sounds bad.


I'm honestly shocked at his age (just 66). He looked 60 to me about 30 years ago.

 

[entremet]

Hope he pulls through, but sounds bad.


I'm honestly shocked at his age (just 66). He looked 60 to me about 30 years ago.

Yeah. Some people have that forever old look. Hope he recovers.

 

[hoserx]

This is awful. I hope he is able to pull through somehow.

 

[Syder]

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

 

[Transistor]

NOOOOO. Please recover Tom!

 

[ratcliffja]

That's a hard 66. I'll pray for him, though it sounds bad.

 

[JABEE]

That's really bad.

I hope he's okay.

 

[valkillmore]

I love Tom Petty. Please be ok

 

[jstripes]

I hope he makes it through. I haven't heard any of his newer stuff, but he's very talented.

 

[smokeymicpot]

Fuck. Hope he pulls through.

 

[Pilgrimzero]

Don’t take Tom Petty! Dammit!

 

[TheGreatMightyPoo]

Such a great artist.

 

[DrForester]

I hope he pull through. We need some good news today.

 

[Metalmarc]

Damn, Tom, please be ok.

 

[Simon Belmont]

No. No. No. No. No.

 

[CountAntonius]

Damn.

 

[Fancyarcher]

Oh god. Hope he's safe, and makes it through.

 

[Glix]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

:-(

 

[Sanjuro]

Stand your ground, Tom.

 

[A-V-B]

Noo!

 

[Puggles]

Noooo. I saw him 4 times this year. He wasn't looking his best but sounded better than ever. Really hope he pulls through.

 

[The Lamonster]

Damn. He's such a good dude and a great entertainer.

 

[Agnostic]

He was one of those artists that made me want to play the guitar.

 

[tuffy]

This is the sort of news where I hope for the best, but have to brace for the worst.

 

[Anoregon]

This is bullshit. He's supposed to survive the collapse of civilization so he can meet Kevin Costner.

 

[beelzebozo]

unconscious and not breathing in full cardiac arrest is not good. wonder how long he'd been down. unless somebody sees it happen and starts CPR fairly quickly the odds are not in his favor.

 

[Jmille99]

Fuck, not sounding good. Hope he pulls through.

 

[vacantseas]

no. fuck no.

 

[shaneo632]

Some goon has already written his death date on Wikipedia. Gross and cruel.

Full cardiac arrest really doesn't sound good at all, but fingers crossed. Decade of heroin use alone, yeesh.

 

[Sonicbug]

This sounds the worst sort of bad. Goddamn it. I saw him in concert twice and the shows were fantastic. =(

 

[Hindl]

Oh fuck that's not good

 

[Dishwalla]

If Tom goes I won't be able to take it.

 

[rezn0r]

FUCK!

 

[Phased]

TMZ saying no brain activity and the decision was made to pull life support.

RIP to a real legend.

 

[FyreWulff]

Not good if he was already in full arrest when they found him :/

 

[Livingskeletons]

What a shit day

 

[Leatherface]

The fuck?!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Beartruck]

FUCK! This week man...

 

[Puck Beaverton]

Fuck!!!!!