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Saturday, January 20, 2018

Tom Petty"s Cause of Death Has Been Revealed

The very sad and unfortunate news is in:


The official cause of death for music legend Tom Petty has been revealed.



The veteran artist passed away in early October, with his manager making the announcement at the time that shook millions of fans.


“We are devastated to announce the untimely death of our father, husband, brother, leader and friend Tom Petty,” said Tony Dimitriades, adding:


“He died peacefully at 8:40 p.m. local time (0340 GMT Tuesday) surrounded by family, his bandmates and friends.”


Petty was 66 years old.


Now, nearly five months after Petty died, the results of his autopsy have been made public.


In a statement posted on the late singer’s website Friday night, his family said the beloved musician had been using a number of medications, including opioid pain medication Fentanyl.



He ultimately died of “multi-system organ failure” caused by “mixed drug toxicity,” according to the aforementioned autopsy report, released on Friday by the Los Angeles County Coroner.


During an examination on October 3, the medical examiner found fentanyl, oxycodone, temazepam, alprazolam, citalopram, acetylfentanyl and despropionyl fentanyl.


Petty was discovered to be suffering from coronary artery atherosclerosis and emphysema.


“Our family sat together this morning with the Medical Examiner – Coroner’s office and we were informed of their final analysis that Tom Petty passed away due to an accidental drug overdose as a result of taking a variety of medications,” reads the family statement.


It was signed by widow Dana and daughter Adria.


Petty’s loved ones went on to explain that the linchpin to Petty’s demise was a fractured hip. 


The singer insisted on touring for 53 concert dates with this difficult condition, which only grew over time and which caused him to take the medications listed on the examiner’s findings. 



“On the day he died, [Petty] was informed his hip had graduated to a full-on break and it is our feeling that the pain was simply unbearable and was the cause for his overuse of medication,” the family continued in its statement.


The Los Angeles County coroner’s office finished an autopsy on the rocker in October, but the official cause of death required further investigation at the time.


Said his family on Friday:


“We knew before the report was shared with us that he was prescribed various pain medications for a multitude of issues including Fentanyl patches and we feel confident that this was, as the coroner found, an unfortunate accident.”


Fentanyl, it should be noted, is the same opiate that killed Prince in April.


The Centers for Disease Control approximates that fentanyl is 80 times as potent as morphine and hundreds of times more potent than heroin.



It is classified as a Schedule II drug by the federal government and its medical uses are normally pain management following surgery or for chronic pain.


Petty’s relatives acknowledged these facts in its statement.


As a family we recognize this report may spark a further discussion on the opioid crisis and we feel that it is a healthy and necessary discussion and we hope in some way this report can save lives.


Many people who overdose begin with a legitimate injury or simply do not understand the potency and deadly nature of these medications.


Concluded this lengthy note, which was shared on Facebook:


On a positive note we now know for certain he went painlessly and beautifully exhausted after doing what he loved the most, for one last time, performing live with his unmatchable rock band for his loyal fans on the biggest tour of his 40 plus year career.


He was extremely proud of that achievement in the days before he passed.


We continue to mourn with you and marvel at Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ incredible positive impact on music and the world.


And we thank you all for your love and support over the last months.


May Tom Petty rest in peace.



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Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Tom Petty"s Daughter is About to Make You Cry

As previously reported in sad detail, Tom Petty died on Monday evening at the age of 66.


The rock legend suffered a cardiac arrest and was found unconscious, prior to be taken to the hospital, where he was placed on life support for a few hours before passing away.



Immediately after news of Petty’s death spread, tributes came pouring in; from the music industry and far beyond.


An endless array of people, from all walks of life, were touched by Petty’s memorable songs.


But no tribute compares to that of AnnaKim Violette, the youngest of the late singer’s two daughters.


A mere week ago, Petty took the stage at the Hollywood Bowl in what would end up being his final live show… although no one in the audience, of course, was aware of it at the time.


Violette was in attendance that evening.


And she remembered it ever so fondly in a lengthy Instagram post she shared on Tuesday.


“One week ago today I was watching my dad play. We showed up rushed to our seats,” Violette wrote online, admitting candidly:


“I got stoned had a beer the lights went dark. Sat watching realizing I grew up on these songs. Everyone grew up on these songs.”



She continued, gushing over someone who was both her personal hero and a musical hero to so many fans out there.


“This is real American Art made from the roots of real people who deeply love life,” Violette wrote.


“My father loves music more than anything and always put music first. It’s going to be healing to know I will never go a day without hearing his music.


“I love his class honesty and how strange and funny he is. Tom Petty is an American Icon because his heart has always put human rights first.


“We are one. I love you dad. Your songs are dreams manifested.”






In a second post, Violette chronicled what she referred to as “the longest day of my life,” as her father was being treated at the UCLA Medical Center at Santa Monica.


To feel as close as she could to Petty, she donned a jacket emblazoned with hearts and skulls that he’d made for her many years ago to match his concert ensembles.


Violette completed her social media tributes with a few photos of Petty in his heyday, memorializing her father as “a bad ass motherf-cker” and “magical human” who forever altered the course of American music.


It really is true.


We’re talking about a real legend here.



Following a few premature reports of Petty’s death, the singer’s manager, Tony Dimitriades, released a statement early Tuesday morning explaining that confirmed the worst.


It reads as follows:


On behalf of the Tom Petty family we are devastated to announce the untimely death of of our father, husband, brother, leader and friend Tom Petty.


He suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu in the early hours of this morning and was taken to UCLA Medical Center but could not be revived.


He died peacefully at 8:40 p.m. PT surrounded by family, his bandmates and friends.”


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