Rock legend Tom Petty passes away at 66

'The Heartbreakers' frontman Tom Petty, 66, has died after suffering cardiac arrest.Petty's manager says he passed at his home in Malibu, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

The music legend was found unconscious and rushed to UCLA Santa Monica Hospital, where he was placed on a life support machine.

Petty rose to fame when he formed 'The Heartbreakers' in 1976. Last week, the band wrapped their 40th anniversary tour at the Hollywood Bowl.

The legendary rocker - who was born in Florida and has sold more than 80 million records worldwide - tweeted just days ago thanking his fans for their support over the past 40 years.

He is best known for hits like 'Free Fallin', 'Learning To Fly', 'Don't Come Around Here No More' and 'American Girl'.

Tom Petty, a songwriter who melded California rock with a deep, stubborn Southern heritage, died on Monday after suffering cardiac arrest. He was 66.

Tony Dimitriades, Petty's longtime manager, confirmed the death, reports The New York Times.

Recording with The Heartbreakers, the band he formed in the mid-1970s, and on his own, Petty wrote pithy, hardheaded songs that gave a contemporary clarity to 1960s roots. His voice was grainy and unpretty, with a Florida drawl that he proudly displayed.

Petty's songs were staples of FM rock radio through decades, and with hits like "Refugee", "Don't Come Around Here No More", "Free Fallin'" and "Into the Great Wide Open".

He also sold millions of albums and headlined arenas and festivals well into 2017. He played the Super Bowl halftime show in 2008 and entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.

Rocker Tom Petty has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, his family confirmed, hours after news organisations retracted unconfirmed reports of his death.

"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," a family statement said.

'The Heartbreakers' frontman Tom Petty, 66, has died after suffering cardiac arrest.

Petty's manager says he passed at his home in Malibu, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

The music legend was found unconscious and rushed to UCLA Santa Monica Hospital, where he was placed on a life support machine.

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