Tom Petty - 1950 - 2017 RIP

In Prince's self-directed concert film of Sign O' The Times, he begins "It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night" by jumping off a high speaker stack. In heels, of course. Sheila E. identified that kind of thing as a big contributor to his later pain issues.

It's a dynamite start to a dynamite number. But I feel morally complicit now when I watch it.

 

I don't know enough about him to lay odds one way or the other. But there are several reasons a musician might commit to a medically ill-advised tour.

Only one person could say for sure in this case and he's unavailable.

 

Was just at a restaurant and Mary Jane’s Last Dance came on.