As Tom Petty’s world fell apart, he made his most deeply personal album

Tom Petty thought he was just making another solo album. Instead he ended up performing open-heart surgery on himself, ...
Jambands

Tom Petty Estate Announces In-Depth Reflection on Petty’s Solo Breakthrough with ‘Tom Petty: Wildflowers’

Today, the Tom Petty Estate has opened the vaults again to preview another tribute to the dearly departed troubadour. In partnership with Genesis Publications, the estate has announced Tom Petty: ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

Win a Copy of the Audiophile Edition of Tom Petty’s ‘Wildflowers’ on Vinyl

2025 has been a great year for fans of Tom Petty's classic Wildflowers album. Tom Petty: Somewhere You Feel Free: The Making of Wildflowers, was recently released on Blu-ray with a wealth of bonus ...
Jambands

Tom Petty Estate Celebrates 30 Years of ‘Wildflowers’ with Limited Reissue, Archival Footage and More

Today, the Tom Petty Estate has opened the vaults again to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Wildflowers with a new limited edition repress, a wealth of archival materials and the physical media ...
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Miley Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus Sound So Sweet Singing Tom Petty’s "Wildflowers"

As if Miley Cyrus' original songs weren't already works of art, her covers are truly out of this world. When Tom Petty died in October 2017, Miley Cyrus and her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, appeared on ...
American Songwriter

Mike Campbell Recalls That Tom Petty Disliked “You Wreck Me” Until He Made One Small Lyrical Change: “That’s a Songwriter’s Genius”

The scene features Campbell chatting with Heartbreakers keyboardist Benmont Tench and Wildflowers producer Rick Rubin. At the beginning of the clip, he recalls how Rubin had an important hand in “You ...
American Songwriter

4 of Tom Petty’s Hardest-Rocking Classics

Tom Petty made his mark on the rock world by writing some of the strongest songs the genre has ever witnessed. But this guy ...