Tom Petty

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by desertangel

I wish these old guys would just stop touring.

That might kill them, too. Seriously. A lot of musicians(like Mick!) live for it. They feel lost without it.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

That might kill them, too. Seriously. A lot of musicians(like Mick!) live for it. They feel lost without it.

Exactly, he lived his life doing what he loves. (Right up to the moment). I'm really sad he's gone. This just came out of nowhere.

[SorcererJP]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

Exactly, he lived his life doing what he loves. (Right up to the moment). I'm really sad he's gone. This just came out of nowhere.

Well, when I saw his show in London last July, I was really under the impression that he was somekind of ill (or smoked too much pot). His hands en body were/was so shaky and his voice as well.

[lennonfan]

Originally Posted by SorcererJP

Well, when I saw his show in London last July, I was really under the impression that he was somekind of ill (or smoked too much pot). His hands en body were/was so shaky and his voice as well.

both Stevie and Tom were lifelong pot heads and I'm sure it was something they could bond over other than music.
Louis Armstrong also was a pot head since his teen years and didn't he live till his 90's? ...and Willie Nelson is still toking strong well into his 80's.
I'm sure after 5 decades of pot headdom it wasn't pot...but perhaps some other medication we're unaware of? Just a bad night with jet lag? who knows?

[lulu28]

My heart is broken. Tom's death has also hit me harder than any other performer's death. I can't imagine the pain that his family, his band and Stevie are in right now. Say what you will, but she and Tom were tight. They were best friends and he was her confidant, her biggest cheerleader and sometimes her drill sergeant. I truly feel for her. I know what it's like to lose your best friend without the chance to say goodbye. She, along with his family and the Heartbreakers, is in my prayers.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by SorcererJP

Well, when I saw his show in London last July, I was really under the impression that he was somekind of ill (or smoked too much pot). His hands en body were/was so shaky and his voice as well.

Thanks for the info. I didn't know this. I hope the performance was still great.

[Gypsy0033]

RIP Tom. Deepest condolences to his family and friends. Thank you for all the years of such wonderful and memorable music.
<3

[Jondalar]

Originally Posted by SorcererJP

Well, when I saw his show in London last July, I was really under the impression that he was somekind of ill (or smoked too much pot). His hands en body were/was so shaky and his voice as well.

You know one thing that was always in the back of mind about Tom is that he was a drug addict in the 1990s and no one knew it. I mean he was doing heroine in his 40s. In your 40s drugs wiuld even be harder on the heart. I never understood that either because it just seemed late in life to become an addict. Plus, he had the money to enjoy life in other ways. I wonder just what went on in 90s. Ive also been very surprised by Ann Wilson who was doing a ton of drugs in the 1990s and no one knew it. Steven Tyler-well we all knew he was going to backslide.

I guess I just have always thought doing drugs by classic rock artists was such an 1980s thing. I shouldn't be that surprised about Tom having heart problems. He was damaging his heart during middle age.

[sue]

In the UK....BBC4 HD has Rock goes to college....at 10:30 this evening..

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in concert at Oxford Poly in 1980..

[RockyRaccoon]

https://youtu.be/pCBsY-EnC7U

Live in Gatorville 2006 - Incredible concert.

Stevie sings lead with Tom on "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around", "I Need to Know" and "Insider" and provides backing vocals on "Learning to Fly", "Don't Come Around Here No More" and "American Girl".