Legendary singer Bob Dylan pays tribute to Tom Petty

Legendary singer Bob Dylan has paid tribute to his Traveling Wilburys bandmate Tom Petty. Petty passed away at the age of 66 after suffering cardiac arrest.

"It's shocking, crushing news. I thought the world from. He was a great performer, full of the light, a friend, andI'll never forget him," Dylan said in a statement issued toRolling Stone.

In 1988, Petty and Dylan co-founded supergroup theTraveling Wilburys with George Harrison, Jeff Lynne and Roy Orbison. They released two records together: 'TravelingWilburys Vol 1' in 1988 and, after Orbison's death, 'TravelingWilburys Vol. 3' in 1990.

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Petty recently concluded a 40th-anniversary tour with his band The Heartbreakers. The final date took place at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on September 22.