Tom Petty Heartbreaker!
Globe|October 23 2017

ROCKER Tom Petty died at age 66 — but he could have been saved — if he’d listened to family and friends alarmed by his dangerous condition!

Tom Petty Heartbreaker!

Sources tell GLOBE the Florida-born star, who died in the hospital a day after collapsing from a heart attack at his home on Oct. 1, had been “too frail” and worked himself “too hard” during his last tour.

“Tom hadn’t been doing well for a while, and when they got back from London in May, he seemed to be on his last legs,” says a longtime friend.

Alarmed by his poor health, friends and family tried to get Tom help, insiders say — but the hard-headed I Won’t Back Down crooner refused to heed their advice.

“People tried to tell Tom to slow down but he wouldn’t hear of it,” says a source close to the American Girl singer. “He pushed himself beyond the limit because no one could tell him what to do!

This story is from the October 23 2017 edition of Globe.

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