Tom Petty and Mike Campbell on how a chance meeting saved the Heartbreakers’ debut single from oblivion

Petty was so excited to find the hook, he called the band back in the studio to remake the song — at four in the morning ...
American Songwriter

Tom Petty Wrote a Third Verse to This Heartbreakers Classic Specifically for Grace Jones

Warm Leatherette veered into some post-punk edges, new wave, reggae, pop, and other unexplained sounds with Jones’ androgynous interpretations of Roxy Music’s “Love is the Drug,” the Pretenders’ ...
AOL

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' Mike Campbell Announces Memoir: 'A Testimonial That Dreams Can Come True'

'Heartbreaker' promises to detail the guitarist-songwriter's transformation from a "poor kid from Jacksonville" to a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Legendary guitarist, songwriter and producer Mike ...
Jambands

‘Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party,’ Cameron Crowe’s Long Lost 1983 Documentary, Releases on Paramount+

Today, March 11, the Tom Petty Estate has opened the late icon’s vault with the long-awaited streaming release of Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party. The 1983 film directed by Cameron Crowe has been ...
KERA News

Tom Petty to 'Fresh Air': 'The songs mean a lot to people, and it means a lot to me'

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Tonya Mosley. If you've been watching the Apple TV+ series "Bad Monkey," you've heard some great covers of Tom Petty songs, like this one. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "I WON'T BACK DOWN ...