Warren Zanes is the New York Times bestselling author of Petty: The Biography .
Zane\'s work has appeared in Rolling Stone and the Oxford American, and he has served as a vice president at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame..
He is a Grammy-nominated producer of the PBS series Soundbreaking and was a consulting producer on the Oscar-winning documentary 20 Feet from Stardom .
Zanes holds a PhD in visual and cultural studies from the University of Rochester and presently teaches at New York University.
As a member of the Del Fuegos, he has shared the stage with Bruce Springsteen, and continues to write and record music.
Warren Zanes is the New York Times bestselling author of Petty: The Biography