Tom Petty

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.