Petty: The Biography
By Warren Zanes
40 Ratings
Tom Petty, a Southern shit kicker with little promise, was born in Gainesville, Florida, and had some hillbilly blood in him. Otherwise, rock and roll made it. Tom Petty's story has all the drama of a rock and roll epic, from meeting Elvis to seeing the Beatles on Ed Sullivan to producing Del Shannon, backing Bob Dylan, forming a band with George Harrison, Dylan, Roy Orbison, and Jeff Lynne, recording with Johnny Cash, and pushing over a dozen of his own well-known recordings high onto the charts. Petty, who was renowned for his reticent demeanor, confided with Warren Zanes about his final years, including his disagreements and insights, his long-term goals and regrets, and the specifics of his life both on and off the stage.
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Tom Petty, a Southern shit kicker with little promise, was born in Gainesville, Florida, and had some hillbilly blood in him. Otherwise, rock and roll made it. Tom Petty's story has all the drama of a rock and roll epic, from meeting Elvis to seeing the Beatles on Ed Sullivan to producing Del Shannon, backing Bob Dylan, forming a band with George Harrison, Dylan, Roy Orbison, and Jeff Lynne, recording with Johnny Cash, and pushing over a dozen of his own well-known recordings high onto the charts. Petty, who was renowned for his reticent demeanor, confided with Warren Zanes about his final years, including his disagreements and insights, his long-term goals and regrets, and the specifics of his life both on and off the stage.