McDange Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Dead after being taken off life support. Found unconscious earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boboblanko Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Great songwriter. One of the story tellers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 That's weird, I played his excellent CD Wildflowers yesterday for the first time in years. He was damn good in the Traveling Wilburys as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoonTheSlope Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Reading the OP was a bit of a heartbreaker ??♂️? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 gutted by this, love his music. That'll be the tunes in the van sorted tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 I liked him. Seemed like a good guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggy Jim Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Saw him at Hyde Park just a few weeks ago. Can't believe this. Gutted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilser Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Really wanted to see him at Hyde Park this summer as he didn't play in the UK very often but couldn't make it. So sad about this - he was still coming out with great music and seemed like a really decent guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Still alive? https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/music/2017/oct/02/rock-star-tom-petty-dies-heart-attack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 (edited) Haven't seen these belters amongst all the tribute montages today: Edited October 3, 2017 by Barney Rubble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fringo Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 11 minutes ago, Barney Rubble said: Brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larky Masher Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Damn the Torpedoes is a classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MorayCupMan Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 1 hour ago, Barney Rubble said: Prince doesna half love a solo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 18 hours ago, MorayCupMan said: Prince doesna half love a solo. And he wasn't bad ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stapes Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) I think this is the first time that one of my real musical heroes has died. Petty has produced some classic stuff, from Breakdown to Southern Accents, from Full Moon Fever to his role in The Postman (only joking with the last one). Strangely his early career mirrors Springsteen's in many ways - a big album in the 70s (Born to Run/Damn the Torpedoes) and a mass-market breakout in the 80s (Born in the USA/Southern Accents) to enduring videos of what was possibly the worst song on each album. But he never reached Springsteen's heights. I saw him live in 1987 on Dylan's Temples and Flames tour in Birmingham, and had intended to go to Hyde Park in July, but decided against it. Gutted I didn't. If you get a chance to pick up his biography it is very good. Edited October 4, 2017 by Stapes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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