![]() Some of that “companionship,” the family suspected, came in the form of the in-home nurses Earl Petty was hiring to care for his dying wife. God knows how much pussy he got out of it,” Petty says. But when he did, who do you think played the “Tom Petty’s Father” card to the hilt around Gainesville? “He developed an identity from it. “A hard man” is how Tom Petty describes his dad, Earl, an abusive father (one beating Petty received from his father at age 5 is recalled in horrific detail) who never believed his son would amount to anything. She’s helped Petty calm the fuck down a bit, and find the light after an especially dark period in his life. She hung in there and the couple were married - by Little Richard - in 2001. When Dana York began dating Tom Petty in the late ’90s, there was a whole mess of baggage to contend with, including Petty’s heroin addiction, the stalker-ish behavior of Petty’ ex-wife and the fact that many in Petty’s inner circle were suspicious of the new lady in his life. At the suggestion of Petty’s first wife - who bonded with Nicks and served as an inspiration for “Edge of Seventeen” - Nicks joined the band on a 1986 Australian tour with Bob Dylan to “keep an eye on Tommy.” She also tried to guide the freshly-divorced Petty through the early stages of his relationship with second wife Dana York, offering sage advice like “Don’t sleep with her!” Zanes illustrates how deep the relationship goes. He served those songs beautifully, with heart, soul and a swinging feel.įor decades, Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks have been intimates without sharing that kind of intimacy. And he gives fantastic quote: “Stevie Nicks? Don’t even get me started.” If you’re wondering how a guy can pull some of the shit Lynch pulled and remain in the band for 20 years, just listen to the tunes. In “Petty” he openly cops to some bad behavior, while acknowledging he could have handled certain situations with a cooler head. Lynch has granted few interviews since getting fired in 1994. He’s a central figure for much of the book - a self-professed “viking” on the road a dissenter in the ranks the guy wearing the bullseye when a track wasn’t happening in the studio. It’s a wonder the Heartbreakers’ original drummer didn’t get shit-listed alongside Eddie Murphy and Joe Piscopo in “Jammin’ Me,” because it seems like the brash and opinionated Stan Lynch was forever jammin’ Petty. Meet the 10 best supporting characters from “Petty.” But the hustlers and disgruntled band members hometown haters and kinfolk wives and ex-wives famous friends and fiercely loyal employees Zanes introduces us to all play a significant role in the story of the man responsible for some of the most enduring music of our time. ![]() Petty is the star of this book, obviously. In my opinion I definitely think there was an attempted fling or an accident romance between the two and they decided to remain friends and not say anything possibly because Tom had kids at home and didn't want to disappoint anyone or he probably had other girls in mind like Dana and didn't want to be with someone that was similar to him in the music industry due to the drugs involved.Like “American Girl,” “Spike,” “Rebels,” “Into the Great Wide Open” and so many great Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers songs, Warren Zanes’ exceptional rock-bio “Petty” is loaded with compelling characters. Tom also had marriage problems after he toured with her in the 80s but they were both having drug issues at the time or they probably would have been officially together. it's a weird coincidence she wrote several songs that reminded me of him like the song blue denim. They have been known to casually hug or kiss on tour or share a mic so I think she just had a romantic dream or crush on Tom and tried to get him to change his mind despite him being married. I always thought Stevie wanted him since her body language is really flirty in that specific video. She's got a lustful eye for him in the Insider music video and he looks like he's laid back and not as interested.
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