Tom Petty died from cardiac arrest at 67

Entertainment
Oct 03 2017 01:01 PM
Payal Dwivedi

Rocker Tom Petty died after suffering from a cardiac arrest, his family confirmed his death news after the news organizations retracted unconfirmed reports of Tom Petty's death. “On behalf of the Tom Petty family we are devastated to announce the untimely death of our father, husband, brother, leader, and friend Tom Petty,” a family statement said. Tom Petty won fame by his hits like “American Girl,” “Don’t Come Around Here No More” and “Free Fallin’” -- just last week had wrapped up a tour to mark 40 years of his band the Heartbreakers. Born in Gainesville, Florida, Petty has infused his brand of rock ‘n’ roll with Southern influences and a dark lyrical sense, with songs of small-town Americans striving but facing roadblocks.

Moreover earlier when the musician was hospitalized after suffering from an apparent heart attack, his daughter denied the death reports that he had died.Celebrity website TMZ and later broadcaster CBS, quoting unnamed law enforcement sources, said that the 66-year-old rocker had been found unconscious at his Malibu home and rushed to a hospital, where he was reported to be taken off life support. The Los Angeles Police Department on Twitter denied providing any such information and one of the rocker’s daughters, artist Annakim Violette Petty, flatly denied he was dead.