The best musician in The Heartbreakers, according to Tom Petty

Even though Tom Petty was bound to be the star of the Heartbreakers, he felt that some musicians smoked everyone else on the ...

“I thought it was just a little bit too simple.” Tom Petty almost gave away his biggest hit — five years after he wrote it

It took a persistent producer and a blunt comment from a studio assistant to convince him to dust off the gem and claim it ...

The lingering regret Tom Petty carried from Traveling Wilburys: “There was a lot of pressure on us”

Tom Petty loved being a member of The Travelling Wilbury's alongside George Harrison and Bob Dylan but he deeply regretted ...
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Tom Petty Made This Mid-2000s Album With One Activity in Mind, and I Must Say, He Nailed It

Tom Petty had one activity in mind when he wrote 'Highway Companion'. And as someone who does a lot of that activity, I'd say ...
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Tom Petty Recalls How He and Stevie Nicks Ended Up Working Together in Resurfaced Interview: 'She Was a Fan of the Band'

Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks are an underrated musical combination. In Cameron Crowe's new documentary Tom Petty: Heartbreak Beach Party, the band's late frontman recalled how he and the Fleetwood Mac ...
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On This Day in 2023, We Said Goodbye to the Brother of a Rock Hall of Famer Who Played in Bands With Tom Petty and Linda Ronstadt

Tom Leadon, who co-founded the Southern rock group Mudcrutch with Tom Petty, died on March 22, 2023, at age 70.
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Tom Petty Recalls Getting 'Beat Up' by Fans in Resurfaced Film: They 'Thought They Could Just Take a Finger Home'

Tom Petty looked back on an infamous concert in an interview from over 40 years ago. In a resurfaced interview part of Cameron Crowe's documentary Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party, Petty, who died ...
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How Tom Petty broke up his band to form the Heartbreakers — and the musician he left behind

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BEING PETTY: THE TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS EXPERIENCE Comes to The Park Theatre

Being Petter: The Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers Experience LIVE is coming to The Park Theatre. The performance will take place on Saturday, April 12, at 7:30 pm. Being Petty, a renowned Tom Petty ...
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Remembering Tom Petty

Tom Petty was born on this date in 1950. Let's mark the occasion with your favorite tracks from him, collaborations and covers by other artists. We'll spin a set. Hear your requests weekdays after 9 a ...
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Tom Petty’s former St. Augustine beach-house gets listed for sale - let’s look inside!

If you’ve ever had dreams of living like a rock and roll Heartbreaker, your chance might just be a few million dollars away. Tom Petty’s former oceanside retreat, right here in St. Augustine on ...
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Tom Petty Recalls How He and Stevie Nicks Ended Up Working Together in Resurfaced Interview: 'She Was a Fan of the Band'

Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks collaborated on the 1981 songs "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" and "Insider" Tim Mosenfelder/Getty; Taylor Hill/WireImage Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks are an underrated ...