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Icarium 
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Posted: October 02 2017 at 14:09 |
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Singer and frontman of Tom Petty and the Hearbreakers and key member of Traveling Wildberrys, you will be missed. A genuine american icon and a standard for rock singing owerall. Very shocking news - will sherrish your herritage with playing some of your albums.
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rushfan4
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Posted: October 02 2017 at 14:13 |
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I just heard this news. Quite a shock to me. His music is mostly anti-prog, but I've always been a pretty big fan. Had the pleasure of seeing him play live once and it was a fantastic show.
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Icarium
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Posted: October 02 2017 at 14:18 |
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he was also only 66 years old, quite young but very tired becouse of heavy lifestyle
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Posted: October 02 2017 at 14:27 |
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I've only recently started to warm up to him. I guess I was never much into the heartland rock thing except for maybe Bruce Springsteen. Anyway, very sad news. My favorite track by him was always don't come around here no more because I thought it was his most proggiest. ANyway, RIP Tom. A real classic rock icon for sure.
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Posted: October 02 2017 at 14:29 |
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he was also true to the free spirit of rock and the legacy of Beatles and very close friend to Jeff Lynne.
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Posted: October 02 2017 at 14:47 |
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Into the great wide open...
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Man With Hat
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Posted: October 02 2017 at 14:53 |
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Wow. Didn't expect this one. RIP
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Icarium
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Posted: October 02 2017 at 15:38 |
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cancel thread! not ass certain hes dead after all
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Posted: October 02 2017 at 15:47 |
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He's still fighting but they took out the respirator, don't look good at all.
Hold on, brother.
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: October 02 2017 at 15:48 |
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According to wikipedia he passed away. I don't think his death has been announced prematurely but I suppose it's possible.
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Posted: October 02 2017 at 15:54 |
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I just read that they took him off of life support but as of 4 PM he was still alive. They expect him to live through the day but the prognosis is not good.
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Icarium
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Posted: October 02 2017 at 15:57 |
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Free Falling is a song ahead of its time...
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Posted: October 02 2017 at 16:07 |
^ I suppose this is the track that needs to be played at the moment. I don't think it's ahead of its time though (released in 1989), as I personally think it sounds like it's from the 70s. Wrong place and time to argue about that anyway.
RIP to one of the great pop rock artist and may his final moments be spent with love.
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Posted: October 02 2017 at 21:02 |
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I wish him the best of luck - he may pull through but it will be against all odds. Keep fighting !!
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Posted: October 03 2017 at 06:45 |
It's official, he is gone. Very sad and not old by today's standards. Always was fond of the song "I'm the Night Watchman", at about the time of that song that was my job full time while going to school full time.
He did many a battle against almighty record companies to retain his songs ownership and royalties, and won for the most part.
Thanks Tom for all the great songwriting! |
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Posted: October 03 2017 at 07:06 |
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Sadly, its confirmed. RIP.
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Posted: October 03 2017 at 09:05 |
Very sad news. They did a thing on the news for him. You forget how many hits he had . Quite an amazing career.
RIP Tom
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Posted: October 03 2017 at 09:17 |
I got a room at the top of the world tonight and I ain't comin' down. 
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Posted: October 03 2017 at 11:33 |
Tom Petty will be missed. A great talent!
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: October 03 2017 at 15:48 |
 AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:
According to wikipedia he passed away. I don't think his death has been announced prematurely but I suppose it's possible. |
Ok, it was announced prematurely apparently but it's official now. RIP Tom. I don't think most people who weren't fans realize just how important he is in the world of rock n roll.
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Rest in peace Tom Petty
