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Petty idolized the Byrds and he famously incorporated their 1967 song, “So You Want to Be a Rock ‘n’ Roll Star,” into the Heartbreakers concert repertoire

His family shared the Medical Examiner’s findings: the rock star died of “an accidental drug overdose as a result of taking a variety of medications”

Tom Petty “lived a million lifetimes in one,” said his daughter. “He overcame much pain by transforming his anger into the greatest rock ’n’ roll band ever.”