Rock legend Tom Petty dead at age 66
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CBS News and Variety reported that  Petty  died on Monday  but both later walked it back  and pointed to TMZ's reporting.
TMZ reported Monday afternoon that while  Petty  was not expected to live much longer  he  was still  "clinging to life."
The LAPD had refused to confirm  Petty 's death to Business Insider in a phone call  citing department policy.
TMZ reported that  Petty  had "no brain activity" on Monday  and that "a decision was made to pull life support."
The 66-year-old singer  famous for his music with  Tom Petty  and The Heartbreakers  wrapped a long tour at the end of September.
 Petty 's band gained commercial and critical success throughout the late 1970s  starting with their debut self-titled album  which spawned the hit singles "American Girl" and "Breakdown."
 His  highest-charting single  "Free Fallin' " was released in 1989 and peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard singles chart.
 Petty  was nominated for 18 Grammy awards.  He  won two Grammys as a solo artist and one for  his  contribution to the supergroup album "The Traveling Wilbury's Vol. 1."
CBS News and Variety reported that  Petty  died on Monday  but both later walked it back  and pointed to TMZ's reporting.
TMZ reported Monday afternoon that while  Petty  was not expected to live much longer  he  was still  "clinging to life."
The LAPD had refused to confirm  Petty 's death to Business Insider in a phone call  citing department policy.
TMZ reported that  Petty  had "no brain activity" on Monday  and that "a decision was made to pull life support."
The 66-year-old singer  famous for his music with  Tom Petty  and The Heartbreakers  wrapped a long tour at the end of September.
 Petty 's band gained commercial and critical success throughout the late 1970s  starting with their debut self-titled album  which spawned the hit singles "American Girl" and "Breakdown."
 His  highest-charting single  "Free Fallin' " was released in 1989 and peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard singles chart.
 Petty  was nominated for 18 Grammy awards.  He  won two Grammys as a solo artist and one for  his  contribution to the supergroup album "The Traveling Wilbury's Vol. 1."