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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.

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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.

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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 in jury 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. Last evening, Petty’s wife Dana, and daughter, Adria, posted the following statement to Petty’s Facebook page: Petty had just completed touring with his band, The Heartbreakers and was looking forward to resting and taking it easy for a time. His death certificate, issued soon after his passing listed the cause of death as “deferred,” pending autopsy. Petty could not be revived and was put on life-support. In early October last year after Tom Petty had been found unresponsive in his Malibu home, his manager Tony Dimitriades had said he’d suffered cardiac arrest and had been rushed to the hospital.

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