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posted by CoolHand on Wednesday October 04 2017, @01:22AM   Printer-friendly
from the livin-like-refugees dept.

US rock star Tom Petty, famous for classics such as Free Fallin', Refugee and American Girl, has died at the age of 66.

The singer-songwriter passed away on Monday night at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles after he suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu, California, spokeswoman Carla Sacks said.

Petty "died peacefully" at 8:40pm (03:40 GMT onTuesday) "surrounded by family, his bandmates, and friends," a statement from his longtime manager Tony Dimitriades said.

More sad news in a week full of sad news.


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  • (Score: 2) by Snotnose on Wednesday October 04 2017, @02:38AM (1 child)

    by Snotnose (1623) on Wednesday October 04 2017, @02:38AM (#576900)

    I'm gonna go out on a limb and stuff, but being 59 myself IMHO when you can't find any brain activity just turn everything off, cuz I be gone.

    / might try turning it all on again, can't tell you how often that has worked for me
    // But really, don't do me like that
    /// No brain, no me, it was fun while it lasted.

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  • (Score: 2) by canopic jug on Wednesday October 04 2017, @10:41AM

    by canopic jug (3949) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday October 04 2017, @10:41AM (#576962) Journal

    Indeed. For all practical purposes he died early in the morning at his home. I understand that the family wanted to control the announcement and the narrative but their version bends the truth a little.

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