At approximately 1:40 am Eastern Time, or 8:40 pm Local Time, Tom Petty passed away at the young age of 66.
I personally grew up with his music, and he is my first memory of music in general. This news impacted me badly, having had him as such a large influence throughout my life. I am well aware that not many people know of him and or care to learn, however, I would like to pass some of his music on to you people, love it or hate it, it is what it is. Tom went into cardiac arrest early morning Tuesday, and made the conscious decision to take himself off of life support at around 4 pm, and passed away at, as stated before, 8:40 pm.
Tom P