Music legend Tom Petty has passed away at 66.
That is just too young.
On a day already rocked by the tragic mass shooting in Las Vegas, this news is not exactly welcome. But it would have been grim news on any day.
Just a short while ago, TMZ reported Tom Petty’s condition.
Apparently, the music legend had been found unconscious in full cardiac arrest on Sunday.
He was, of course, immediately rushed to the hospital.
EMTs were able to get a pulse in his Malibu home.
But having a pulse doesn’t mean being fine. Needless to say, pending minutes without oxygen pumping to your brain is never good.
Even a matter of crucial seconds can be the difference from making a recovery and … not.
Unfortunately, despite Tom Petty regaining his pulse and being spirited with all due haste to UCLA Santa Monica Hospital, it just wasn’t enough.
TMZ‘s sources say that he was immediately placed on life support in an effort to stabilize his vital signs.
From the moment that hew as found, Tom Petty’s condition was considered “critical.”
Petty’s close friends and loved ones were reportedly upset but unwilling to disclose details about Petty’s condition or what may have led to it.
To make matters worse, new information came just an hour or so ago.
Upon arrival at the hospital, medical professionals determined that Tom Petty had no signs of brain activity.
That means brain death, which in all terms save the standard used to declare time of death, meant that he was no longer living.
The decision was made at that time to remove him from life support.
Multiple news outlets are now reporting are now reporting that Tom Petty has passed away.
Tom Petty is, as we said, a Rock legend.
(Honestly, I’ve had his massive hit, “Breakdown,” playing in a loop on my head as I’ve written this — and I wouldn’t even consider Rock to be one of my music genres. That’s the kind of reach that Tom Petty has)
A lot of networks are playing his other hits, like “Free Fallin."”
Tasteful references to his work seem like a perfect way to honor him.
People are pointing to this news and the Las Vegas massacre as evidence that today “sucks.” It’s hard to argue with them.
