Tom Petty wrote a song so personal that it actually “frightened” him and “vindicated” his band
“I didn’t embrace it at all.”
Tom Petty Archives: 07/2025
The one era of rock music Tom Petty said he “hated to see”
Not understanding the core of rock and roll.
The Tom Petty song that celebrates marijuana: “I’m not going to say it’s good or bad”
“Let’s roll another joint…”
The artist Tom Petty said needed to remake his song: “Just waiting to explode”
Passing it onto the next generation.
The single Tom Petty was too embarrassed to return to: “Imagine our horror”
The embarrassing growing pains.