Did Tom Petty Have Emphysema?

Unfortunately Tom's body suffered from many serious ailments including emphysema, knee problems and most significantly a fractured hip.

What was the cause of death of Tom Petty?

In October, a week after the final date at the Hollywood Bowl, Petty was dead. The 66-year-old had accidentally overdosed mixing a variety of medications. The one the Petty family blamed: fentanyl, an extremely potent synthetic opioid 30 to 50 times more powerful than heroin, according to the DEA.

What happened the same day Tom Petty died?

NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Petty died last year because of an accidental drug overdose that his family said occurred on the same day he found out his hip was broken after performing dozens of shows with a less serious injury. ... An accidental overdose of fentanyl was also determined to have killed Prince in April 2016.