There were reports earlier today that he had died of a heart attack, but those reports were later walked back amid additional reports that he was clinging to life and had a chance to pull through. Many people hoped he would not back down. Unfortunately, a family spokesman confirmed Petty's death late on Monday evening from cardiac arrest. Petty was 18 days shy of his 67th birthday.
For more than four decades, Petty was a mainstay in popular music and managed to maintain his place despite changing tastes and trends resonating with generations of audiences on 13 albums with the Heartbreakers, three solo albums and three albums with the Traveling Wilburys. He remained a viable touring act. Only a week before his death, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers played three sold out shows at the Hollywood Bowl.
Under the circumstances, I think it best to play "Mary Jane's Last Dance". R.I.P.
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