As the definitive biography of American-bred rocker Tom Petty, this updated and revised book examines his extensive music career, his personal Life and his many public battles.
As a prolific singer and songwriter, Tom Petty made music that mattered and remained at the top of his game for four decades with timeless Rock anthems such as Breakdown, Refugee and I Won\'t Back Down..
Along the way, Petty was forced to battle his own record company in court, nearly lost his Life in a house fire, spent two years as a recluse after a painful divorce and became best friends with a former Beatle, George Harrison.
But with his career taking various twists and turns, Petty also thrived as a solo artist, a cofounder of the Rock supergroup the Traveling Wilburys and a member of the reformed Mudcrutch.
Although Petty fared poorly with his early group Mudcrutch, he later formed the Heartbreakers.
Raised on a steady diet of Elvis and the Beatles, Petty left the safe confines of Gainesville in 1974 and headed for Los Angeles.
After a momentary but pivotal encounter with Elvis Presley at age 10, Petty felt destined to pursue a career in Rock and roll.
As the definitive biography of American-bred rocker Tom Petty, this updated and revised book examines his extensive music career, his personal Life and his many public battles
