Tom Petty

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Born

10/20/1950, Gainesville, Florida, USA

Birth Name

Thomas Earl Petty

Gender

Male

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    • In 1986 and 1987, Tom and The Heartbreakers toured the world with Bob Dylan. The group served as his back-up band and Tom shared vocals with Dylan on several songs each night. The resulting Live In Australia DVD remains unreleased in the United States (although it was briefly available on VHS).
    • Although (when not with The Wilburys) Tom usually writes alone, his most frequent collaborator is his good buddy and co-producer, "Heartbreakers" lead guitarist Mike Campbell.
    • In 1982, Petty and The Heartbreakers recorded Hard Promises, only to discover that his record company planned to use the band's name and reputation to justify increasing the list price for LP's to $9.98. Tom withheld the master tapes and threatened to re-title his record "$8.98" in protest. The company decided not to raise the price. The LP cover shows Tom in a record store - an old store which is perhaps selling cheap, used records.
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    • Tom: I think for it to be unhip to be idealistic is weird, you know? I mean, even all the best rebels to me had some sense of hope in them.
    • Tom: (on his songs being used in political campaigns) It's very uncomfortable to hear them used when I don't agree with what's being said. But I recognize that those songs have entered into a bigger life, a life all their own. They belong to the audience. How they're used isn't always something I can control.
    • Tom: It's funny how the music industry is enraged about the Internet and the way things are copied without being paid for. But you know why people steal the music? Because they can't afford the music. I'm not condoning downloading music for free. I don't think that's really fair, but I understand it.

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