The rock pioneer Tom Petty thought everybody underrated: “Considering how important he is”
The epitome of true rock and roll guitar.
Tom Petty Archives: 03/2026
“We really had to plan”: the member the Traveling Wilburys needed to work around
Getting the right moment in time.
The classic rock lyric Tom Petty thought was worth “a million bucks”
Lighting the torch of youth culture.
The cover so good it made Tom Petty wish he’d never sung the original: “Written for him”
The legend that interpreted the heartland.
“It would have been a lie”: The one band Tom Petty could have never become
Needing a little more variety.
“So amazing”: The best Traveling Wilburys song, according to Jeff Lynne
All of the elements of the classic supergroup.
“The worst periods of my life”: The one album Tom Petty said he never showed up for
Not willing to face the music.
“Fried my brain”: The classic British Invasion band Tom Petty couldn’t wrap his head around
Tom Petty’s musical outlook was shaped by several prominent British invasion bands.