The One Musician Tom Petty Praised As 'So Much Better Than All of Us': 'He Influenced Everybody'

He influenced my songwriting, of course. He influenced everybody’s songwriting,' Petty said of the iconic singer-songwriter.
American Songwriter

“Nothing Worse”: Tom Petty on the Worst Thing a Musician Could Do, and How He Spent His Entire Career Avoiding It

When you’ve been in the business as long as Tom Petty had been up until his death in 2017, you tend to learn a lot about the best (and, more importantly, worst) things a musician can do in their ...
Forbes

One Of Tom Petty’s Most Famous Songs Debuts In America

Tom Petty’s “American Girl” debuts at No. 22 on Billboard’s Rock Streaming Songs chart, marking his first new hit on the tally since his 2017 passing. NEWPORT, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 22: Tom Petty of ...
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As Tom Petty’s world fell apart, he made his most deeply personal album

Tom Petty thought he was just making another solo album. Instead he ended up performing open-heart surgery on himself, without anaesthesia, and recording the whole procedure. Wildflowers, the 1994 ...