Tom Petty's Final Interview

Los Angeles Times pop writer Randy Lewis interviewed Tom Petty at his Malibu house only a week ago today:

Tom Petty's final interview: There was supposed to have been so much more

 

Read it earlier, on Facebook. Great read.

 

Yes, great read, but extremely sad for obvious reasons.

 

Goes without saying, after 3 days of grieving.

 

A really good read... and a very sad one.

 

Thanks for posting the interview. I have been on a non-stop Petty marathon since I heard the devastating news. Absolutely a rock n roll legend!

 

Was Tom a heroin user a decade ago? Someone posted that on the article and I know that they dismissed Howie Epstein for that and crack (as I recall). I know Tom dabbled and gave it up a long, long time ago (like 40 years)

I only ask because some are claiming this is drug related.

 

it's already mentioned in the Petty thread, but it's a great listen

 

Some are too ignorant to leave the house, too.
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Very true.

 

A lot of people refuse to believe our situation can change in the snap of a finger. Well, it can, and does. I've known my fair share who dropped like a sack of potatoes, because it was their time.

 

"We’re a real rock ’n’ roll band — always have been. And to us, in the era we came up in, it was a religion in a way."

How many could say this nowadays and be believed?

 

All covered in the Dan Zanes biography, not regurgitating here.

 

Oh my ... that hurts to read. But thank you for posting it. I'm so glad to know he was happy with the tour and ready for more rockin'.

 

Ok.....


Clearly I haven't read it. It's why I ask. I tend to avoid some rock biographies because simply because sometimes ignorance is bliss...

 

You mean, Warren, right? And, fortunately, no need for anyone to rely on your regurgitations:

Petty: The Biography

 

Thanks for the correction of the Zanes brother. They certainly went in different professional directions after the Del Fuegos broke up.

 

Listening now, talking about Walk Right Back....

 

Excellent article, thanks for linking.

 

Nice albeit sad interview.

Thanks for sharing it.