About this episode

This episode explores the life and career of Tom Petty, highlighting his struggles and successes in the music industry.

Tom Petty has one of the most popular and recognizable song catalogs and a legion of fans of all ages. Hear how Tom climbed his way to the top despite a difficult childhood, a series of heartbreaking music failures, and even a lawsuit that ended up changing the entire music industry forever. In this episode: How Tom overcame a difficult home life in Florida How Tom participated in events as a teenager with Lynryd Skynryd and The Allman Brothers Band The details behind the groundbreaking Petty lawsuit that changed the music industry forever Why Tom was chosen by Bob Dylan & George Harrison into a supergroup How Tom's relationship with Stevie Nicks turned into a successful music formula The interesting second career as a cartoon voice on a popular show The details behind Tom's battle with a heroin addiction For more music history, subscribe to our bonus Garage to Stadium content across our social + web channels Guest Bio - Warren Zanes Warren is the author of Petty: The Biography , a New York Times bestseller. He is also an Oscar-winning and Grammy-nominated producer of music documentaries. Earlier in his career, Warren was a member of the Del Fuegos rock band, recording three…

People in this episode

Host: Dave Anthony

Guest: Warren Zanes

Topics covered

• Tom Petty
• music history
• lawsuit impact
• personal struggles
• collaborations
• addiction

Keywords

• Tom Petty
• music history
• Warren Zanes
• lawsuit
• addiction
• collaborations
• biography

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers Band, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Books & works: Petty: The Biography

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