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, without anaesthesia, and recording the whole procedure. Wildflowers, the 1994 ...
Illinois Entertainer

Spins: Tom Petty • Wildflowers One-Step LP

For this writer’s retrospective assessment of the songs on the album, search illinoisentertainer.com for the feature-length ...
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 ...
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 ...