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RIP Tom Petty, dead at 66 after cardiac arrest. TMZ and CBS reporting.

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astroturfing

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way too soon :( totally shocking to me..

nothing constructive i could say comes to mind so i'll just say go listen to Mudcrutch - Dreams of Flying. one of the best songs by him and his bandmates.. it was my jam in summer 2016 and one of the best songs of the year IMO. it's also proof he never fell off. we will miss out on many great rock songs with him gone, and there's really no replacement like there wasn't for Prince or Bowie or Lemmy and many other legends we've lost.

RIP.
 
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MosquitoSmasher

Member
No fucking way! That's way too young as well. Totally unexpected too.

My father, may he rest in peace loved loved loved his music and many other singer/songwriters. This kind of music was his life.

Rest in peace!
 
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JoeBoy101

Member
"Running Down A Dream" is easily one of my favorite songs. And an incredible road trip song.

Just saw him in concert a couple of years ago and despite looking (I thought he looked over 80) and sounding frail when not singing, he still rocked the fucking top off the arena.

RIP

Music is a much blander place without you. If I had a doobie, I'd smoke it in your honor.
 
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Steeped in a Sea of Games

Member
I put on some Petty because of this sad announcement and my 2-year old daughter was instantly drawn to it. She started dancing and then told me "This is my favorite music!"

Wow. Kids sure have a way of hitting you right in the feels.
 
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Diablos

Member
You Don’t Know How It Feels is one of my all time favorites. This guy was so talented. We’ve had enough bad news this week... and it’s only Monday.
 
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NoRéN

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Steeped in a Sea of Games said:
I put on some Petty because of this sad announcement and my 2-year old daughter was instantly drawn to it. She started dancing and then told me "This is my favorite music!"

Wow. Kids sure have a way of hitting you right in the feels.
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Try to think of it this way.

In the calendar of time, you were lucky enough to exist at the same split second as this man who spent a great part of his life crating something that brought you joy. He's left us now but his creations remain.

Just now, your creation crossed paths with his and in that his memory has been given another spark of life and you've been given another moment of joy.
 
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GiantBombGamer

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This has been a shit birthday. Petty was my first concert when I was just 2 at Jones Beach Ampitheater. I'd go on to see him 3 more times. Had no clue he was as young as he was...
 
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Spine_Ripper

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ZiggyPalffyLA said:
Some of my earliest memories of Tom Petty are of driving through the Las Venturas desert in San Andreas, listening to "Runnin' Down a Dream" on K-DST. I still think of that whenever I hear his voice. It's going to be hard to listen to him for a few days for me at least.
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One of my favorite gaming memories was in the Las Venturas desert too. The training for the piloting. Hearing Running Down a Dream as you finally nail the controls down and you took the (at the time) impressive vista in was awesome, in the literal sense of the word. I always remember that whenever the song comes on.

R.I.P. to a rock great.
 
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Goldenroad

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I just heard on the radio that his family says he is hanging on, but does have a do not resuscitate. This was 10 seconds ago.
 
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slider

Member
Damn. RIP. Didn't know much of his stuff but, of the work I heard I knew he was talented.

Had a friend from years ago who really liked The Travelling Wilburys. Don't know anyone else who did.
 
psychotron

psychotron

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I’m a huge fan of Tom Petty. This sucks. This whole day can fuck off. I’m sorry to the Vegas victims, their families, Tom and his.

:(
 
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Steeped in a Sea of Games

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NoRéN;250714901 said:
Try to think of it this way.

In the calendar of time, you were lucky enough to exist at the same split second as this man who spent a great part of his life crating something that brought you joy. He's left us now but his creations remain.

Just now, your creation crossed paths with his and in that his memory has been given another spark of life and you've been given another moment of joy.
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I like the way you put that. We may move on, but what we leave behind is always a reminder of everything we were. We're all lucky that Petty and so many other artists have left us with the gifts that they have.
 
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Mac_Lane

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TMZ‏ @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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There's still some hope ?
 
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Menome

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Full Moon Fever is an album that's been there pretty much my entire life. It came out when I was two years old and my mother had it on cassette probably since Day One.

I've grown up with that album as background music, as travelling music, as nostalgic music and as just plain and simple damn good music.

Whilst there's obviously far more to his career than this one album, it's the one that's been part of my life soundtrack and I'll never tire of listening to it. RIP.
 
Robot Pants

Robot Pants

Member
Menome said:
Full Moon Fever is an album that's been there pretty much my entire life. It came out when I was two years old and my mother had it on cassette probably since Day One.

I've grown up with that album as background music, as travelling music, as nostalgic music and as just plain and simple damn good music.

Whilst there's obviously far more to his career than this one album, it's the one that's been part of my life soundtrack and I'll never tire of listening to it. RIP.
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Wow. Are you me?
This was my life also. All of it. I even had full moon fever and into the great wide open on my own cassette Walkman on every road trip, vacation, etc. his music was the soundtrack of my childhood
 
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