RIP Tom Petty

Per TMZ, which is usually spot-on with this stuff:

Tom Petty Found Unconscious in Full Cardiac Arrest

EDIT: He died. He was 66.

 

Jesus fuck.

Not today.

I wouldn't even feel right mourning this.

 

Wikipedia switched to "was an American musician."

Obviously anyone can change it, but still.

 

Was the first video I ever saw on MTV. In many ways it's still my favorite.

 

He's on life support.

 

TMZ reporting that life support has been pulled.

RIP Tom Petty.

 

According to TMZ, they found no brain activity and are pulling life support.

 

Damn. Shitty day getting shittier. An all-time great that remained under the radar at the same time.

You belong among the wildflowers
You belong in a boat out at sea
Sail away, kill off the hours
You belong somewhere you feel free

Run away, find you a lover
Go away somewhere all bright and new
I have seen no other
Who compares with you

You belong among the wildflowers
You belong in a boat out at sea
You belong with your love on your arm
You belong somewhere you feel free

Run away, go find a lover
Run away, let your heart be your guide
You deserve the deepest of cover
You belong in that home by and by

You belong among the wildflowers
You belong somewhere close to me
Far away from your trouble and worry
You belong somewhere you feel free
You belong somewhere you feel free

 

Fuck fuck fuck

 

One more time to kill the pain ...

 

I wanna glide down over Mulholland
I wanna write her name in the sky
I'm gonna free fall out into nothin'
Gonna leave this world for awhile

 

I was born in Gainesville in 1971. My parents tell me that my first concert was Mudcrutch at one of the farm shows he talks about in his documentary (might be wishful thinking but it's a good story). The best concert I ever saw was the Replacements opening for Tom in St. Pete, FL. Fuck everything about today.