Tom Petty and Mike Campbell on the song they couldn’t give Stevie Nicks — and the one they did that became a hit

For all that's made of Stevie Nicks’ songwriting partnership with former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, her ...
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How a Bottle of Vitamins Helped Save a Tom Petty Hit

"I [used] a pill bottle with a ridge on it — One A Day vitamins, I think," he explained in the same Guitar Player interview. It wasn't exactly what they were looking for though: "We decided that the ...
American Songwriter

“How Dumb of Me”: The Critical Mistake Tom Petty Made When Writing for Stevie Nicks, and the Fate of the Song He Came Up With

Tom Petty realized he was going about writing a song for Stevie Nicks all wrong. So, he decided to trade her tracks instead.

The Tom Petty classic that took 100 takes to nail – and ended up being “an albatross” around their necks

When Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers teamed up with a hotshot new producer for a 1979 classic, it nearly broke the band ...
American Songwriter

One Majorly Underrated Track From Each of Tom Petty’s Albums From the 1980s

Tom Petty enjoyed incredible success in the 1980s. Even these extremely underrated tracks from that era deserve extreme attention.
Wall Street Journal

Tom Petty’s Malibu Home With His Personal Studio Fetches $11.2 Million

Tom Petty’s longtime home in Malibu, Calif.—where the late “Free Fallin’” rocker had a personal music studio—has sold for $11.2 million. The buyer is Stephen Slade Tien, a psychoanalyst and author, ...

How Garth Brooks, The Killers And Tom Petty Became Stars of CFB Saturdays

Pep bands and fight songs still have their place, but now fans of some of the most prominent programs have embraced different stadium anthems.
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Heartwood Soundstage hosts annual Tom Petty weekend

Organizers are anticipating thousands of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers fans to show up and show out to celebrate the legacy.