That's the word from the coroner and a statement from his family today. He was hooked on painkillers.
Petty "suffered from many serious ailments...most significantly a fractured hip", the statement said. "The pain was simply unbearable and was the cause for his over use of medication."
Family members say they believe he was overusing prescription pain medication when he died in October aged 66.
Petty was found unconscious, not breathing and in full cardiac arrest at his Malibu home on 2 October.
He was taken to hospital, but could not be revived and died later that evening.
Petty found fame as the lead singer of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, with hits like American Girl and Breakdown.
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RIP, Tom.
Petty "suffered from many serious ailments...most significantly a fractured hip", the statement said. "The pain was simply unbearable and was the cause for his over use of medication."
Family members say they believe he was overusing prescription pain medication when he died in October aged 66.
Petty was found unconscious, not breathing and in full cardiac arrest at his Malibu home on 2 October.
He was taken to hospital, but could not be revived and died later that evening.
Petty found fame as the lead singer of Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, with hits like American Girl and Breakdown.
Tom Petty died of 'accidental overdose'
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RIP, Tom.
