Tom Petty vs Elvis Costello, 1977-1983: Who was the real king of new wave?
A song for song power-pop showdown.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
The 1989 guitar solo that blew Jeff Lynne away: “Jeff was hard to please”
Stopped him in his tracks.
The Story Behind The Song: The breakthrough of ‘Breakdown’ by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
That debut single that “debuted” twice.
“A lousy record”: The 1989 Tom Petty classic that the Heartbreakers tried to sabotage
Far from their favourite record.
The one line that moved Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers the most: “Me creeping into the song”
Getting to the heart of the matter.
How The Traveling Wilburys almost broke up the Heartbreakers: “They were pissed off”
Getting in trouble back home
“I don’t care”: The ‘worst of’ album Tom Petty never got to release
“The band is almost too smart for its own good”.
The album Tom Petty said made the Heartbreakers resent him: “I could see him looking very annoyed”
Not their idea of a good time.
