The legendary American rock musician Tom Petty died at the age of 66.

This is reported by TMZ.

The musician was found unconscious and with a complete heart failure in his house in Malibu on Sunday evening. Patty was taken to hospital and connected to life support devices. On the afternoon of Monday, October 2, it was decided to turn off the musician from the apparatus, since Tom Petty did not show "brain activity".

66-year-old singer, known for his performances in the group Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, in late September, completed a new tour. This team received the greatest success in the 1970s thanks to such rock hits as "American Girl" and "Breakdown".

The most recognizable solo hit by Tom Perry - "Free Fallin" - was released in 1989 and reached the seventh line in the Billboard charts.

Also Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers became the authors of one of the most important singles of the 90's - "Mary jane's Last Dance". In the video for this song, the role of the living corpse was played by Kim Basinger.

Tom Petty was nominated for 18 Grammy Awards. He won two Grammys "as a solo artist and one for his contribution to the album" The Traveling Wilbury's Vol. "(except Petty himself, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynn played in the band).