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.
Ultimate Classic Rock

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 ...

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 ...

Where Is the “Home Alone” Cast Now? All About the Stars’ Lives, 35 Years After the Holiday Classic Premiered

Following Home Alone, Heard was cast in Awakenings (1990), Gladiator (1992), The Pelican Brief (1993), White Chicks (2004) ...