It’s with heavy hearts we share the news that legendary rocker Tom Petty has passed away at 66-years-old surrounded by his family, band mates, and friends. A statemen from the band read:
“On behalf of the Tom Petty family, we are devastated to announce the untimely death of our father, husband, brother, leader and friend, Tom Petty.
He Suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu in the early hours of this morning and was taken to UCLA Medical Center but could not be revived. He died peacefully at 8:40 PM PST surrounded by family, his bandmates, and friends.” – Tony Dimitriades, long time manager of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers