In an exclusive interview with American Songwriter, ex-Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers drummer Stan Lynch said he loves being in a band again, and dished on the debut album of his new group, The ...

Mike Campbell never tried to intervene with Tom Petty's heroin addiction, he tells The Independent. The Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers guitarist has a new memoir, Heartbreaker, out March 18.

Tom Petty recalls getting "beat up" by fans in a resurfaced interview, talking about the Winterland Concert in San Francisco in 1978. The interview is part of Cameron Crowe's documentary 'Tom ...

Tom Petty wrote and recorded so many killer songs even members of his band felt some were underrated. Apparently, Heartbreakers’ keyboardist Benmont Tench would bug Petty often to insert “All ...

Before Tom Petty became a rock legend, he was just another kid roaming the streets of Gainesville and dreaming of making it big. Now, thanks to Shawn Murphy, fans can trace Petty's early years.

I think about Tom Petty a lot. But in October, I think about him a little bit more. This month marks two important Tom Petty milestones— it’s the seventh anniversary of his death (Oct. 2), and ...

Tom Petty rocked a hint of a smile, a piercing stare and a black-and-white-striped suit jacket on the U.K. cover for his single “Listen to Her Heart,” the 1978 hit in which he belittles the ...

The estate of Tom Petty has issued a cease and desist to Republican Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, who recently lost the race to Democrat Katie Hobbs. In a letter obtained by Pitchfork ...

Tom Petty, in his famous rock anthem, vowed never to back down. Now, his heirs are telling Kari Lake to back off from using the song to promote her "failed campaign" for Arizona governor.

Tom Petty always intended for the Heartbreakers to continue. In 2017, Petty and the band performed a 40th-anniversary tour of North America, and though he had hinted in interviews that his days of ...

TL;DR: Tom Petty was a massive fan of Elvis. When Tom Petty was young, his uncle introduced him to Elvis but they didn’t talk much. Meeting Elvis at a young age had a profound effect on Tom Petty.

Item 1 of 5 Singer-songwriter Tom Petty and producer Rick Rubin are pictured during orchestral recordings for the album 'Wildflowers' at Andorra Studios in Los Angeles, California, U.S., 1994.