Tom Petty dead at 66

[vchimpanzee]

Not sure what you're talking about. SNL began the show with Jason Aldean performing a tribute to Petty & Las Vegas:

http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/08/media/jason-aldean-saturday-night-live/index.html

For the past five years, classic episodes have been airing on many Saturday nights at 10.

 

[Hot Hits]

Now we learn that Tom Petty died of a Drug Overdose, accidental of course

http://www.tmz.com/2018/01/19/tom-petty-autopsy-results-cause-of-death-drug-overdose/

 

[landtuna]

"Heartbreakers"? Karma.....

And let's stop calling this an "accidental" drug overdose. If Petty left a suicide note then we know he meant to die otherwise nobody knows. But the bottom line is those who do street drugs have the same death wish as those who play Russian roulette. The thrill of the moment can end life forever.

I enjoyed Tom's music and I am sorry he's gone but he also was a dumbass and that is his legacy.

 

[seatownmedia]

"Heartbreakers"? Karma.....

And let's stop calling this an "accidental" drug overdose. If Petty left a suicide note then we know he meant to die otherwise nobody knows. But the bottom line is those who do street drugs have the same death wish as those who play Russian roulette. The thrill of the moment can end life forever.

I enjoyed Tom's music and I am sorry he's gone but he also was a dumbass and that is his legacy.

Succumbing to an overdose doesn't make him a "dumbass", it makes him like many who have addictive tendencies. The drug he took is rarely prescribed except for cancer patients, which he was not. If he was searching for another way to deal with his pain, and got addicted, then yes, he made a mistake. Just like millions of others in the US, making this opioid problem a major health concern.

However, I do not believe this is the appropriate forum to debate this. Petty was a true legend of rock music. RIP.

 

[firepoint525]

I can't imagine continuing to tour, while having a fractured hip. Maybe he suffered a fall. This article does not say if he ever had a hip replacement.

http://start.att.net/news/read/arti...utopsy_resul-rfoxnews/category/entertainment+