Tom Petty Final TV Performance Before Death

The legendary singer/songwriter appeared in his very last televised broadcast from Sony’s Culver City, CA rehearsal studio for a concert segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live on the evening of August 1, 2014. From the 13th and final studio album Hypnotic Eye, U Get Me High was Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ last ever live song shown publicly on television. Tom Petty was found unconscious in his Malibu home and died shortly thereafter on October 2, 2017, from an accidental drug overdose. Forbes article: Tom Petty’s music has had a strong connection with the big and small screen that started right at the very beginning of their professional career. Just a year after the 1977 release of the band’s debut album, Hollywood was already clambering to feature their work on soundtracks. The first feature to have that honor was FM, a cult classic about a Los Angeles radio station, which used Breakdown and American Girl. The film also marked Petty’s first appearance on the big screen thanks to a cameo. He f