--- title: Tom Petty Died and Celebrities Are Reacting With Tributes description: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jack Antonoff, Carole King and more share their feelings after learning of the passing of Tom Petty at 66 canonical: https://time.com/4966046/tom-petty-celebrity-reactions/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-10-03T04:39:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:47:43.192Z og:title: Here's How Celebrities Are Reacting to Losing Tom Petty og:description: Carole King, Jack Antonoff, Josh Groban and more share their memories og:url: https://time.com/4966046/tom-petty-celebrity-reactions/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0fb870500c814c64/6988e038096a94250b69fd29/tom-petty1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: KAABOO Del Mar og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's How Celebrities Are Reacting to Losing Tom Petty twitter:description: Carole King, Jack Antonoff, Josh Groban and more share their memories twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0fb870500c814c64/6988e038096a94250b69fd29/tom-petty1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 'Those Records Live Forever.' 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(Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images) Gary Miller—Getty Images  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 3, 2017 4:39 AM UTC News broke Monday afternoon that famous rocker Tom Petty, 66, had been hospitalized after suffering a cardiac arrest, with a statement arriving shortly after midnight that he had [passed away](http://time.com/4966674/tom-petty-rock-legend-dies-66/?xid=homepage). In response, legions of his famous friends and followers from a decades-long career as a highly-respected musician showed an outpouring of respect for the artist on social media, sharing fond remembrances, shock and sadness. “Tom Petty changed my life. There is a reference to him in everything I’ve ever written. I love his work and life,” wrote popular songwriter, producer and musician Jack Antonoff [in a series of tweets](https://twitter.com/jackantonoff/status/914945201092706310). “‘Don’t Come Around Here No More’ changed the way I looked at songwriting and production. So odd and complex yet direct all at once. That’s TP.” He continued: “Those records live forever. I’m so grateful for Tom Petty and what he taught all of us. Here’s what people had to say about losing the music legend. > [](https://twitter.com/Lin%5FManuel/status/914950803303038976) > [](https://twitter.com/JohnMayer/status/914950225025994755) > [](https://twitter.com/Carole%5FKing/status/914945988111896577) > [](https://twitter.com/joshgroban/status/914946440455163904) > [](https://twitter.com/lolawolfband/status/914945053151383553) > [](https://twitter.com/martinamcbride/status/914945063842656256) > [](https://twitter.com/AshleyMGreene/status/914950801965056002) > [](https://twitter.com/arzE/status/914942869374251008) > [](https://twitter.com/johncusack/status/914942345388404736) > [](https://twitter.com/joejonas/status/914951113551618048) Here are a few of [Petty’s timeless classics](http://time.com/4965958/best-tom-petty-songs/) to remember him by. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4966046/tom-petty-celebrity-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4966046/tom-petty-celebrity-reactions/"},"headline":"'Those Records Live Forever.' 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