With that group and as a solo artist, Petty had a string of hits across the decades, including “Free Fallin’,” “American Girl” and “I Won’t Back Down.” The band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2002. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers first came to fame in the 1970s, breaking through to the mainstream with their third album, “Damn the Torpedoes.” Andrew Chin/Getty Images North America/Getty Images for ABA Petty also suffered from coronary artery atherosclerosis and emphysema, it said.Īcetyl fentanyl has not been approved for medical use in the United States and there are no published studies on safety for human use. The cause of death was “multisystem organ failure due to resuscitated cardiopulmonary arrest due to mixed drug toxicity” and the manner of death was “accident,” the medical examiner’s news release said. The medical examiner’s news release said the autopsy found these drugs in Petty’s system: fentanyl, oxycodone, acetyl fentanyl and despropionyl fentanyl, which are opioids temazepam and alprazolam, which are sedatives and citalopram, an antidepressant. “On the day he died he 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 over use of medication,” according to the statement from Dana Petty, his wife, and Adria Petty, his daughter. “Despite this painful injury he insisted on keeping his commitment to his fans and he toured for 53 dates with a fractured hip and, as he did, it worsened to a more serious injury. Jeff Gentner/Getty Images North America/Getty Images We would be grateful if you could respect the privacy of the entire Heartbreaker family during this difficult time.Tom Petty died October 2. Thank you also for respecting the memory of a man who was truly great during his time on this planet both publicly and privately. And we thank you all for your love and support over the last months. We continue to mourn with you and marvel at Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ incredible positive impact on music and the world. He was extremely proud of that achievement in the days before he passed. 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. Many people who overdose begin with a legitimate injury or simply do not understand the potency and deadly nature of these medications. 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.Īs 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. On the day he died he 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 over use of medication. Unfortunately Tom’s body suffered from many serious ailments including emphysema, knee problems and most significantly a fractured hip.ĭespite this painful injury he insisted on keeping his commitment to his fans and he toured for 53 dates with a fractured hip and, as he did, it worsened to a more serious injury. 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. “Many people who overdose begin with a legitimate injury or simply do not understand the potency and deadly nature of these medications,” they write. Dana and Adria hope Petty’s death leads to a greater conversation about the country’s tragic opioid crisis. The family said in their statement that Petty was taking a number of medications due to a series of ailments, including a fractured (and then broken) hip, knee problems and emphysema. Tom Petty, Rock 'n' Roll Legend, Dies at 66Īccording to the Los Angeles County Coroner, Petty’s organs failed due to “mixed drug toxicity.”
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