60 acast.com The Tom Petty Project http://www.tompettyproject.com en Kevin Brown tom petty, heartbreakers, mudcrutch, travelling wilburys, mike campbell,benmont tench,stan lynch,ron blair,howie epstein,scott thurston,steve ferrone,jeff lynn,rick rubin,jimmy iovine,TOM PETTY NATION Kevin Brown This is the weekly podcast that digs into the entire Tom Petty catalog song by song, album by album and includes conversations with musicians, fans, and people connected with Tom along the way.


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]]> This is the weekly podcast that digs into the entire Tom Petty catalog song by song, album by album and includes conversations with musicians, fans, and people connected with Tom along the way.


Follow me on social media:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

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(This podcast is in no way affiliated with the Tom Petty estate.)

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]]> false Kevin Brown kevin@kevbrown.ca 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 the-tom-petty-project episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37/1723056491470-5098ab90-ed48-455a-a1c2-c454714ca983.jpeg http://www.tompettyproject.com The Tom Petty Project <![CDATA[Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll (Revisited)]]> Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT 25:59 69d5f9b4e257f11e0352fdf3 false https://tompettyproject.com 69d5f9b4e257f11e0352fdf3 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 anything-thats-rock-n-roll-revisited full 14 7 “Some friends of mine and me stayed up all through the night, Rockin' pretty steady 'til the sky went light And didn't go to bed, Didn't go to work. I picked up the telephone, Told the boss he was a jerk”. Come on. You don’t find better rock n roll lyrics than those. They come from a guy who’s done the time. Worked crummy jobs, worked crummy bars playing to uninteresting punters who want to see the strippers. He’s lived this life and the way he’s singing about it, it’s real. Sure, it’s also a pastiche at the same time, but it’s one rooted in reality for him. It’s Chuck Berry with more distortion. It’s Buddy Holly with even more swagger. It’s a song that Elvis couldn’t have ever sung because he was too pretty - but a 26 year old Tom Petty with a chip on his shoulder right next to his guitar strap, challenging the audience and jack-in-a-boxing his way around the stage? Well it just works doesn’t it! Mike Campbell’s simple rockabilly solo just steps all that pent up energy and ambition and fires it all upwards into the night sky, letting it rain down sonically on you. It’s all about the attitude and it's all about the hedonistic intent.


Song : https://youtu.be/diFd917grI8


REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE

Anything That's Rock n Roll (Live in Boston, '78): https://youtu.be/kR8LMqn8_68


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell

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]]> “Some friends of mine and me stayed up all through the night, Rockin' pretty steady 'til the sky went light And didn't go to bed, Didn't go to work. I picked up the telephone, Told the boss he was a jerk”. Come on. You don’t find better rock n roll lyrics than those. They come from a guy who’s done the time. Worked crummy jobs, worked crummy bars playing to uninteresting punters who want to see the strippers. He’s lived this life and the way he’s singing about it, it’s real. Sure, it’s also a pastiche at the same time, but it’s one rooted in reality for him. It’s Chuck Berry with more distortion. It’s Buddy Holly with even more swagger. It’s a song that Elvis couldn’t have ever sung because he was too pretty - but a 26 year old Tom Petty with a chip on his shoulder right next to his guitar strap, challenging the audience and jack-in-a-boxing his way around the stage? Well it just works doesn’t it! Mike Campbell’s simple rockabilly solo just steps all that pent up energy and ambition and fires it all upwards into the night sky, letting it rain down sonically on you. It’s all about the attitude and it's all about the hedonistic intent.


Song : https://youtu.be/diFd917grI8


REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE

Anything That's Rock n Roll (Live in Boston, '78): https://youtu.be/kR8LMqn8_68


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell

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]]> Turn This Car Around Turn This Car Around Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT 25:58 69cccabd1ded1c6efab00ecd false https://tompettyproject.com 69cccabd1ded1c6efab00ecd 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 turn-this-car-around full 14 6 In my mind’s eye, I see a younger couple, maybe mid to late twenties, driving an old cadillac along a dark desert highway... A kid, about 7 or 8 years is in the back seat having a bad dream: not exactly a nightmare but one of those dreams that feels you feeling really unsettled for the rest of the day once you wake up and you can’t quite remember it only, the feeling it’s left you with. The verses are the phases of the dream in which unseen forces threaten to harm the kid. The choruses are their internal monologue, reaching out to mom and dad and telling them to turn the car around, reverse course, go back to safety.


Song : https://youtu.be/hi6TEnKGV_g


REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE

Judge Timbers' cover and guitar lesson: https://youtu.be/Igz0u_LnjNY

Jake Thistle Fans Forever : https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1DQkHfK9mz/  

Jake's Performance on Idol : https://youtu.be/qbZN4ogTW9w


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell (probationary)

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]]> In my mind’s eye, I see a younger couple, maybe mid to late twenties, driving an old cadillac along a dark desert highway... A kid, about 7 or 8 years is in the back seat having a bad dream: not exactly a nightmare but one of those dreams that feels you feeling really unsettled for the rest of the day once you wake up and you can’t quite remember it only, the feeling it’s left you with. The verses are the phases of the dream in which unseen forces threaten to harm the kid. The choruses are their internal monologue, reaching out to mom and dad and telling them to turn the car around, reverse course, go back to safety.


Song : https://youtu.be/hi6TEnKGV_g


REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE

Judge Timbers' cover and guitar lesson: https://youtu.be/Igz0u_LnjNY

Jake Thistle Fans Forever : https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1DQkHfK9mz/  

Jake's Performance on Idol : https://youtu.be/qbZN4ogTW9w


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell (probationary)

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]]> Jack Jack Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT 27:42 69c38024217ea6ceb7a4e42c false https://shows.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project/episodes/jack 69c38024217ea6ceb7a4e42c 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 jack full 14 5 Jack is a peculiar song. It doesn’t have a typical structure and it’s much more a mood piece. As I said, I sort of consider this one to be a chance encounter on the Highway Tom is taking us down. We don’t spend any quality time with this character but we’re left with a slightly gnawing, maybe slightly uneasy feeling about bumping into him. He’s gonna get his baby back and we’re not really sure whether she wants to be got!


Song : https://youtu.be/j60LIOgHbtY


REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE

Judge Timbers' cover and guitar lesson: https://youtu.be/LdiGGLYIsx4


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell (probationary)

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]]> Jack is a peculiar song. It doesn’t have a typical structure and it’s much more a mood piece. As I said, I sort of consider this one to be a chance encounter on the Highway Tom is taking us down. We don’t spend any quality time with this character but we’re left with a slightly gnawing, maybe slightly uneasy feeling about bumping into him. He’s gonna get his baby back and we’re not really sure whether she wants to be got!


Song : https://youtu.be/j60LIOgHbtY


REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE

Judge Timbers' cover and guitar lesson: https://youtu.be/LdiGGLYIsx4


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producers: Paul Roberts, Steve Ursell (probationary)

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]]> Down South Down South Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT 26:48 69ba0b3eb64f8985fe89845a false https://tompettyproject.com 69ba0b3eb64f8985fe89845a 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 down-south full 14 4 Every now and then I try to think about my top ten Tom Petty deep cuts. There are so many that I love and that I’ve discovered, rediscovered, or come to appreciate so much more as I’ve been on this podcast journey, but Down South is at the very top table for me in that regard. Going down south for the first time to the Tom Petty Weekend last year made this song resonate doubly with me. Not only does it tap into that connection I have with going home myself, but heading to Gainesville and feeling the bones of the place, I feel this song in a very different way. I can see the song now as well as hear it.


Song : https://youtu.be/sQwvkeHGSH4


REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE

Judge Timbers' guitar lesson: https://youtu.be/AKnyC2PhTcA


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Every now and then I try to think about my top ten Tom Petty deep cuts. There are so many that I love and that I’ve discovered, rediscovered, or come to appreciate so much more as I’ve been on this podcast journey, but Down South is at the very top table for me in that regard. Going down south for the first time to the Tom Petty Weekend last year made this song resonate doubly with me. Not only does it tap into that connection I have with going home myself, but heading to Gainesville and feeling the bones of the place, I feel this song in a very different way. I can see the song now as well as hear it.


Song : https://youtu.be/sQwvkeHGSH4


REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE

Judge Timbers' guitar lesson: https://youtu.be/AKnyC2PhTcA


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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Boneless Podcasting Network: https://bonelesspodcasting.com


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Flirting with Time Flirting with Time Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT 26:11 69a7ced2ddf4d3439a6979c1 false https://tompettyproject.com 69a7ced2ddf4d3439a6979c1 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 flirting-with-time full 14 3 “You’re flirting with time”, Tom sings. And I like that idea of not fully committing to time, just flirting with it. That’s definitely how life feels when you’re in your twenties and thirties. You don’t really have to enter into a serious relationship with time because there’s so much of it still ahead. You can mess around on it and you know it will always be there when you get home. There’s an implicit transience to that title line that I absolutely love.


Song : https://youtu.be/DSt4jArJo7M 


REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE

Judge Timbers: https://youtu.be/s4fHgamxWXk 


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> “You’re flirting with time”, Tom sings. And I like that idea of not fully committing to time, just flirting with it. That’s definitely how life feels when you’re in your twenties and thirties. You don’t really have to enter into a serious relationship with time because there’s so much of it still ahead. You can mess around on it and you know it will always be there when you get home. There’s an implicit transience to that title line that I absolutely love.


Song : https://youtu.be/DSt4jArJo7M 


REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE

Judge Timbers: https://youtu.be/s4fHgamxWXk 


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

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Boneless Podcasting Network: https://bonelesspodcasting.com


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Square One Square One Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:00:00 GMT 22:27 699e9b4ba4a9e6b7fda1067f false https://tompettyproject.com 699e9b4ba4a9e6b7fda1067f 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 square-one full 14 2 Saving Grace is the work of a middle-aged man who fully knows himself and knows how to articulate the past and the present in three very vivid dimensions. Critical to retaining the song’s pathos though, Tom doesn’t project a future down this new path. It’s important that Square One is here and now. It’s important that being present in a moment and recognizing that every day and every minute is a chance for rebirth and reinvention is unconstrained by a prescribed destination. It’s the ultimate expression of freedom.


Song : https://youtu.be/Ux-RDvSHcI0


REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE

Judge Timbers: https://youtu.be/dTiYuYykaMk

Jake Thistle on American Idol : https://youtu.be/EVUI_FYlScM


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Saving Grace is the work of a middle-aged man who fully knows himself and knows how to articulate the past and the present in three very vivid dimensions. Critical to retaining the song’s pathos though, Tom doesn’t project a future down this new path. It’s important that Square One is here and now. It’s important that being present in a moment and recognizing that every day and every minute is a chance for rebirth and reinvention is unconstrained by a prescribed destination. It’s the ultimate expression of freedom.


Song : https://youtu.be/Ux-RDvSHcI0


REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE

Judge Timbers: https://youtu.be/dTiYuYykaMk

Jake Thistle on American Idol : https://youtu.be/EVUI_FYlScM


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Saving Grace Saving Grace Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:00:00 GMT 26:20 699554a21774b22d5a04459a false https://tompettyproject.com 699554a21774b22d5a04459a 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 saving-grace full 14 1 “You keep running for another place To find that saving grace” probably doesn’t hit in the same place for most Pettyheads as “Most things I worry about never happen anyway” but I think there’s a comparable profundity to it. That search for spiritual, or social, or emotional redemption is a journey and one that can often feel just out of reach and unattainable, but you run on anyway. Maybe it isn’t given equal billing with the sensational line in Crawling Back to You because this song is more of an uptempo rocker rather than a baleful mid tempo ballad. Either way, it’s another excellent line that examines the human condition without either prescribing a remedy or casting any judgement.


Song : https://youtu.be/vPYFWnzjIy0 


REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE

Judge Timbers: https://youtu.be/RVFSiRUAkys 

Jack McNey - Turn this Car Around : https://youtu.be/SGhvLR6dCiw 

Honest and Unmerciful Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/ysz3cd2d

Boogie Chillen : https://youtu.be/w512YXe75mg


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A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

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]]> “You keep running for another place To find that saving grace” probably doesn’t hit in the same place for most Pettyheads as “Most things I worry about never happen anyway” but I think there’s a comparable profundity to it. That search for spiritual, or social, or emotional redemption is a journey and one that can often feel just out of reach and unattainable, but you run on anyway. Maybe it isn’t given equal billing with the sensational line in Crawling Back to You because this song is more of an uptempo rocker rather than a baleful mid tempo ballad. Either way, it’s another excellent line that examines the human condition without either prescribing a remedy or casting any judgement.


Song : https://youtu.be/vPYFWnzjIy0 


REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE

Judge Timbers: https://youtu.be/RVFSiRUAkys 

Jack McNey - Turn this Car Around : https://youtu.be/SGhvLR6dCiw 

Honest and Unmerciful Podcast: https://tinyurl.com/ysz3cd2d

Boogie Chillen : https://youtu.be/w512YXe75mg


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Hitting the Highway Hitting the Highway Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:00:00 GMT 12:02 698c2031d4ce946316265431 false https://tompettyproject.com 698c2031d4ce946316265431 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 hitting-the-highway Introducing Highway Companion full 14 There’s a languidity that floats through a lot of this record; Square One, Night Driver, Turn this Car Around, This Old Down, and The Golden Rose... These are songs to cruise to. They’re songs to be chewed on and savoured rather than hastily gulped down. You can feel the evening sun warming your skin as you drive, with the top down, listening to this album before arriving at a house in the woods, where you the songs become much more a cellar aged cognac in front of the fire than they are a light beer on the patio. There’s a depth and colour to the album overall that ties the whole together sonically rather than thematically.


Check out the "Eat the Pudding" Podcast here!

Acast: https://shows.acast.com/eat-the-pudding-a-simpsons-podcast

Apple: https://tinyurl.com/ymbu2asm

Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/3hun8j36


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> There’s a languidity that floats through a lot of this record; Square One, Night Driver, Turn this Car Around, This Old Down, and The Golden Rose... These are songs to cruise to. They’re songs to be chewed on and savoured rather than hastily gulped down. You can feel the evening sun warming your skin as you drive, with the top down, listening to this album before arriving at a house in the woods, where you the songs become much more a cellar aged cognac in front of the fire than they are a light beer on the patio. There’s a depth and colour to the album overall that ties the whole together sonically rather than thematically.


Check out the "Eat the Pudding" Podcast here!

Acast: https://shows.acast.com/eat-the-pudding-a-simpsons-podcast

Apple: https://tinyurl.com/ymbu2asm

Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/3hun8j36


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> The Last DJ (with John Paulsen) The Last DJ (with John Paulsen) Wed, 04 Feb 2026 07:00:00 GMT 1:07:01 69820d897455a33159da74c6 false https://tompettyproject.com 69820d897455a33159da74c6 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 the-last-dj-with-john-paulsen full 13 33 The wonderful John Paulsen is back to talk all things Last DJ! John actually saw one of the two dates at the Olympic, so I get to ask him about that, we dive into the potential reasons why we've never had any previously unreleased tracks surface from this album (including the mysterious Maggie song!), and why half a concept album might not have landed with a wider listening audience. As always, this was an incredibly enjoyable chat and I hope you dig it as much as I did!


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If you want to find John, you can catch him over on Bluesky at: https://bsky.app/profile/4for4-john.bsky.social


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> The wonderful John Paulsen is back to talk all things Last DJ! John actually saw one of the two dates at the Olympic, so I get to ask him about that, we dive into the potential reasons why we've never had any previously unreleased tracks surface from this album (including the mysterious Maggie song!), and why half a concept album might not have landed with a wider listening audience. As always, this was an incredibly enjoyable chat and I hope you dig it as much as I did!


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


If you want to find John, you can catch him over on Bluesky at: https://bsky.app/profile/4for4-john.bsky.social


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Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompettyproject.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> <![CDATA[Can't Stop the Sun]]> Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:00:00 GMT 23:17 6979a7476e7bdf1065e4a267 false https://tompettyproject.com 6979a7476e7bdf1065e4a267 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 cant-stop-the-sun full 13 32 Everything about this song appeals to me. The soft-loud dynamic of the verse and chorus, coupled with the 4/4 3/4 switch from verse to chorus, along with the minor to major switch. It’s just perfectly internally oppositional. The bridge is one of my very favourites that we have in the entire catalogue with that swinging half funk groove and that outro is just absolutely fire. Can’t Stop the Sun brings in all the conflict and anger that Tom has projected through parts of this album and turns it against itself by becoming a final statement of resolve and indestructible self-reliance. It’s a perfect end to a perfect album.


Song and links:

Song : https://youtu.be/QAOfT6M2VtI

Live at the Olympic : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=095uVo507r4 

Shawshank : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKjiD3LBGPo

Judge Timbers : https://youtu.be/gtLxu7unPpU


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Everything about this song appeals to me. The soft-loud dynamic of the verse and chorus, coupled with the 4/4 3/4 switch from verse to chorus, along with the minor to major switch. It’s just perfectly internally oppositional. The bridge is one of my very favourites that we have in the entire catalogue with that swinging half funk groove and that outro is just absolutely fire. Can’t Stop the Sun brings in all the conflict and anger that Tom has projected through parts of this album and turns it against itself by becoming a final statement of resolve and indestructible self-reliance. It’s a perfect end to a perfect album.


Song and links:

Song : https://youtu.be/QAOfT6M2VtI

Live at the Olympic : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=095uVo507r4 

Shawshank : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKjiD3LBGPo

Judge Timbers : https://youtu.be/gtLxu7unPpU


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Vinyl Review 2025 Vinyl Review 2025 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:00:00 GMT 39:22 69674362023744df1143dd46 false https://tompettyproject.com 69674362023744df1143dd46 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 vinyl-review-2025 full 13 31 It’s that time of year for me to look back at what I was listening to in the past twelve months and give you some recommendations! I’ve listened to a ton of music in the past year, plenty of which was new to me. Gainesville exposed me to a ton of new indie artists, some of whom I’ve had the good fortune to speak to. I did decide to limit this to only vinyl albums I bought this year, rather than being albums that were released this year. Also, I should call out the Live Anthology RSD release which I picked up but, I’ll most likely be talking about that record as part of a review of the Live Anthology somewhere down the road, so I haven’t included it in this year’s list! Plus, you already know it!


Albums included in this episode:

Chris Rea - Auberge

Vangelis - 1492 - Conquest of Paradise

Lady Gaga - Mayhem

St Vincent - All Born Screaming

Clutch - Sunrise on Slaughter Beach

Margo Price - Hard Headed Woman

Jarvis Cocker - Further Complications

Dream Theatre - Metropolis Pt 2. Scenes from a Memory


Check out the playlist here : https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9JRklgBG7NwGGKiVU9RlbbwoZX2rlWC4


Mentioned in the episode:

Firing at the Sky (Kris Klyne's band) : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9JRklgBG7NzA77rOX7NnJW7oEY4CVmvx

St Vincent - Big Time Nothing (live on Graham Norton) : https://youtu.be/oFr1vpF9_lY


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> It’s that time of year for me to look back at what I was listening to in the past twelve months and give you some recommendations! I’ve listened to a ton of music in the past year, plenty of which was new to me. Gainesville exposed me to a ton of new indie artists, some of whom I’ve had the good fortune to speak to. I did decide to limit this to only vinyl albums I bought this year, rather than being albums that were released this year. Also, I should call out the Live Anthology RSD release which I picked up but, I’ll most likely be talking about that record as part of a review of the Live Anthology somewhere down the road, so I haven’t included it in this year’s list! Plus, you already know it!


Albums included in this episode:

Chris Rea - Auberge

Vangelis - 1492 - Conquest of Paradise

Lady Gaga - Mayhem

St Vincent - All Born Screaming

Clutch - Sunrise on Slaughter Beach

Margo Price - Hard Headed Woman

Jarvis Cocker - Further Complications

Dream Theatre - Metropolis Pt 2. Scenes from a Memory


Check out the playlist here : https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9JRklgBG7NwGGKiVU9RlbbwoZX2rlWC4


Mentioned in the episode:

Firing at the Sky (Kris Klyne's band) : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9JRklgBG7NzA77rOX7NnJW7oEY4CVmvx

St Vincent - Big Time Nothing (live on Graham Norton) : https://youtu.be/oFr1vpF9_lY


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> 10 Questions with Steve Ursell 10 Questions with Steve Ursell Fri, 09 Jan 2026 09:00:00 GMT 40:41 696093edb86949aa0634d0ee false https://tompettyproject.com 696093edb86949aa0634d0ee 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 10-questions-with-steve-ursell full 13 30 Steve Ursell is back to run through my ten questions and give me his thoughts on his favourite album, which version of Walls he prefers, and which song he'd want to cover with the Heartbreakers. Steve picks a fantastic British artist to cover a Tom Petty song, he picks a great gig to want to go back to see, and a certain autobiography may have coloured his choice for favourite Heartbreaker, other than Tom.


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Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Steve Ursell is back to run through my ten questions and give me his thoughts on his favourite album, which version of Walls he prefers, and which song he'd want to cover with the Heartbreakers. Steve picks a fantastic British artist to cover a Tom Petty song, he picks a great gig to want to go back to see, and a certain autobiography may have coloured his choice for favourite Heartbreaker, other than Tom.


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Steve Ursell Steve Ursell Wed, 07 Jan 2026 09:00:00 GMT 1:04:51 695c8aba0dfb8c4d1a3f196c false https://tompettyproject.com 695c8aba0dfb8c4d1a3f196c 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 steve-ursell Fan Chat full 13 29 This week, before we wrap up the last song from The Last DJ, I’m sharing a conversation that I had with an English gent that I met through my Queen podcast and someone I’ve gotten to know a little over the last two or three years named Steve Ursell.


Steve has kinda been discovering Tom’s catalogue in real time through this podcast, so I thought it would be really interesting to talk to someone who wasn’t a Pettyhead three years ago but has come to love the Heartbreakers in a fairly short space of time. So, we get into that journey into Petty and how the podcast has played a part in that discovery. We chat about Pink Floyd, Rush, and Queen, and we ruminate on the decline of tastemakers in the world of rock and roll, and on whether we’re ever going to see a grunge or Britpop–style movement again in the years to come: especially with the decline of free-form radio and the rise of the all-powerful algorithm.


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> This week, before we wrap up the last song from The Last DJ, I’m sharing a conversation that I had with an English gent that I met through my Queen podcast and someone I’ve gotten to know a little over the last two or three years named Steve Ursell.


Steve has kinda been discovering Tom’s catalogue in real time through this podcast, so I thought it would be really interesting to talk to someone who wasn’t a Pettyhead three years ago but has come to love the Heartbreakers in a fairly short space of time. So, we get into that journey into Petty and how the podcast has played a part in that discovery. We chat about Pink Floyd, Rush, and Queen, and we ruminate on the decline of tastemakers in the world of rock and roll, and on whether we’re ever going to see a grunge or Britpop–style movement again in the years to come: especially with the decline of free-form radio and the rise of the all-powerful algorithm.


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> 10 Questions with Robin Vincent 10 Questions with Robin Vincent Sun, 04 Jan 2026 09:00:00 GMT 31:59 6959fe9c6c77c8cb7af6b5f2 true https://tompettyproject.com 6959fe9c6c77c8cb7af6b5f2 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 10-questions-with-robin-vincent full 13 28 Robin Vincent is back to give me her answers to my ten questions. You wouldn't necessarily think that World of Warcraft would play a significant role in defining Robin's favourite album, she drops a bombshell on me about a couple of singers she just doesn't jive with and her answer to my question about which song she'd join Tom and the boys on stage for is perhaps the best answer anyone's given yet to any question I've asked! Oh and Robin divulges a daring escapade which brought her in direct contact with one of Mike's Telecasters.


Robin Shakedown links:

Floor Goddess EP at Bandcamp : https://robinshakedown.bandcamp.com/album/floor-goddess

Robin Shakedown on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/robin.shakedown/

Shadows and Sun (Music Video) : https://youtu.be/-DQhRQRsvzM


Note: There is some very infrequent profanity in this episode.


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Robin Vincent is back to give me her answers to my ten questions. You wouldn't necessarily think that World of Warcraft would play a significant role in defining Robin's favourite album, she drops a bombshell on me about a couple of singers she just doesn't jive with and her answer to my question about which song she'd join Tom and the boys on stage for is perhaps the best answer anyone's given yet to any question I've asked! Oh and Robin divulges a daring escapade which brought her in direct contact with one of Mike's Telecasters.


Robin Shakedown links:

Floor Goddess EP at Bandcamp : https://robinshakedown.bandcamp.com/album/floor-goddess

Robin Shakedown on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/robin.shakedown/

Shadows and Sun (Music Video) : https://youtu.be/-DQhRQRsvzM


Note: There is some very infrequent profanity in this episode.


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Robin Vincent Robin Vincent Sat, 03 Jan 2026 09:00:00 GMT 1:22:18 6958cfc418c941d6d6ee9a79 true https://shows.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project/episodes/robin-vincent 6958cfc418c941d6d6ee9a79 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 robin-vincent Artist Conversation Series full 13 27 Today’s bonus episode is a fantastic chat with another artist I was very fortunate to see perform down at the Tom Petty Weekend in Gainesville. Robin Vincent, whose band, Robin Shakedown was one of the most vibrant, energetic and very very cool acts from the weekend. I had to reach out to see if she’d be willing to talk to me about her love for Tom and his music and subsequently, found and fell in love with her latest EP, Floor Goddess, which is an epic roller coaster of melody, hooks, emotion, and righteous anger. 


We talk about Robin's foundational love of Tom's music, how she constructs her setlists, and the way her band came together for the Tom Petty Weekend. I give Robin my interpretation of how she holds her guitar vs how Shine holds hers and we talk about identity and the pressure of having to play the game to fit in. Finally, we go deep into Floor Goddess; where the songs come from, where Robin drew her inspiration from and how she built the feel and sonic palate for the record.


Song and links mentioned in the episode:

Floor Goddess EP at Bandcamp : https://robinshakedown.bandcamp.com/album/floor-goddess

Robin Shakedown on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/robin.shakedown/

Shadows and Sun (Music Video) : https://youtu.be/-DQhRQRsvzM


Note: There is some very infrequent profanity in this episode.


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Today’s bonus episode is a fantastic chat with another artist I was very fortunate to see perform down at the Tom Petty Weekend in Gainesville. Robin Vincent, whose band, Robin Shakedown was one of the most vibrant, energetic and very very cool acts from the weekend. I had to reach out to see if she’d be willing to talk to me about her love for Tom and his music and subsequently, found and fell in love with her latest EP, Floor Goddess, which is an epic roller coaster of melody, hooks, emotion, and righteous anger. 


We talk about Robin's foundational love of Tom's music, how she constructs her setlists, and the way her band came together for the Tom Petty Weekend. I give Robin my interpretation of how she holds her guitar vs how Shine holds hers and we talk about identity and the pressure of having to play the game to fit in. Finally, we go deep into Floor Goddess; where the songs come from, where Robin drew her inspiration from and how she built the feel and sonic palate for the record.


Song and links mentioned in the episode:

Floor Goddess EP at Bandcamp : https://robinshakedown.bandcamp.com/album/floor-goddess

Robin Shakedown on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/robin.shakedown/

Shadows and Sun (Music Video) : https://youtu.be/-DQhRQRsvzM


Note: There is some very infrequent profanity in this episode.


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Have Love, Will Travel Have Love, Will Travel Wed, 31 Dec 2025 09:00:00 GMT 24:11 6954dce64833761f1d23f23d false https://tompettyproject.com 6954dce64833761f1d23f23d 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 have-love-will-travel full 13 26 The DJ comes back and the ditch he’s digging, to keep the flames from the temple, are the songs and the culture he’s trying to build around his freeform station to stop outside corporate influence from burning down his integrity and his artistic vision, which are his temple. He’s the Last DJ: he’s digging this ditch around rock and roll to protect it from the superficial and the formulaic and he’s digging this ditch for all of us!


Song and links:

Song : https://youtu.be/tMxLxPk97GA 

Three Men in a Van : https://shows.acast.com/three-men-in-a-van


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> The DJ comes back and the ditch he’s digging, to keep the flames from the temple, are the songs and the culture he’s trying to build around his freeform station to stop outside corporate influence from burning down his integrity and his artistic vision, which are his temple. He’s the Last DJ: he’s digging this ditch around rock and roll to protect it from the superficial and the formulaic and he’s digging this ditch for all of us!


Song and links:

Song : https://youtu.be/tMxLxPk97GA 

Three Men in a Van : https://shows.acast.com/three-men-in-a-van


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 10 Questions with Matt Burke 10 Questions with Matt Burke Sat, 27 Dec 2025 09:00:00 GMT 24:32 694f6c9c30165a956dd6e831 true https://tompettyproject.com 694f6c9c30165a956dd6e831 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 10-questions-with-matt-burke full 13 25 Ten questions, ten answers. Matt Burke is back to let me know which artists he'd most like to see open for Tom and the Heartbreakers and he throws a little love Joe Walsh's way while he's at it! His cover song is an interesting choice and he wonders if subconsciously he picked it because it's already happened and we sign off with three VERY good words to describe Tom Petty!


Don't forget to check out the new Voyager Golden EP from Have Gun, Will Travel and follow Matt and the boys all over social media!


Note: There is a little profanity in this episode as we discuss Tom's punk attitude when he was younger!


Related links :

Voyager Golden EP at Bandcamp : https://hgwtmusic.bandcamp.com/album/voyager-golden-ep

Have Gun, Will Travel on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/hgwtmusic/

Learn more about the Voyager missions here : https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/mission-overview/


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Ten questions, ten answers. Matt Burke is back to let me know which artists he'd most like to see open for Tom and the Heartbreakers and he throws a little love Joe Walsh's way while he's at it! His cover song is an interesting choice and he wonders if subconsciously he picked it because it's already happened and we sign off with three VERY good words to describe Tom Petty!


Don't forget to check out the new Voyager Golden EP from Have Gun, Will Travel and follow Matt and the boys all over social media!


Note: There is a little profanity in this episode as we discuss Tom's punk attitude when he was younger!


Related links :

Voyager Golden EP at Bandcamp : https://hgwtmusic.bandcamp.com/album/voyager-golden-ep

Have Gun, Will Travel on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/hgwtmusic/

Learn more about the Voyager missions here : https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/mission-overview/


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Matt Burke (Have Gun, Will Travel) Matt Burke (Have Gun, Will Travel) Fri, 26 Dec 2025 09:00:00 GMT 1:22:18 694ccf16cb029db757a8d93f false https://shows.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project/episodes/matt-burke-have-gun-will-travel 694ccf16cb029db757a8d93f 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 matt-burke-have-gun-will-travel Artist Conversation Series full 13 24 Today’s episode is a part of my artist conversation series and is a wonderful chat I had with songwriter for and lead singer of Have Gun, Will Travel. For those of you who were down in Gainesville for the Tom Petty Weekend, you probably say Matt and the guys play their killer set on Sunday afternoon. This one ranges all over the map. We do discuss Tom Petty’s influence on Matt’s songwriting, but we also talk about the band’s fantastic new Voyager Golden EP! We also head into all sorts of interesting side roads leading to Ennio Morricone, Davids Bowie and Gilmour, Mark Knopfler, Carl Sagan, and even Ernest Shackleton!


Song and links mentioned in the episode:

Voyager Golden EP at Bandcamp : https://hgwtmusic.bandcamp.com/album/voyager-golden-ep

Have Gun, Will Travel on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/hgwtmusic/

Learn more about the Voyager missions here : https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/mission-overview/


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Today’s episode is a part of my artist conversation series and is a wonderful chat I had with songwriter for and lead singer of Have Gun, Will Travel. For those of you who were down in Gainesville for the Tom Petty Weekend, you probably say Matt and the guys play their killer set on Sunday afternoon. This one ranges all over the map. We do discuss Tom Petty’s influence on Matt’s songwriting, but we also talk about the band’s fantastic new Voyager Golden EP! We also head into all sorts of interesting side roads leading to Ennio Morricone, Davids Bowie and Gilmour, Mark Knopfler, Carl Sagan, and even Ernest Shackleton!


Song and links mentioned in the episode:

Voyager Golden EP at Bandcamp : https://hgwtmusic.bandcamp.com/album/voyager-golden-ep

Have Gun, Will Travel on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/hgwtmusic/

Learn more about the Voyager missions here : https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/mission-overview/


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> The Man Who Loves Women The Man Who Loves Women Wed, 24 Dec 2025 09:00:00 GMT 22:23 694b9dabc9578c8cdad4aaff false https://tompettyproject.com 694b9dabc9578c8cdad4aaff 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 the-man-who-loves-women full 13 23 In last week’s outro I’d intimated that I hear a strong resemblance between this song and another favourite band of mine, The Kinks. So first of all, just sonically, if it walks like The Kinks and kinda quacks like The Kinks… it’s most likely inspired by The Kinks. That super cool key change into that second bridge section owes absolutely as much to the type of sharp left turns that Ray Davies would often write into his songs as it does the Sgt Pepper nod that I gave the song. Growing up in England, there’s a nostalgic end-of-the-pier quality to this song that Ray and The Kinks were unparalleled at evoking in a contemporary way.


Song and links:

You and Me : https://youtu.be/TtETKaTpMg4

Tom with George Drakoulias : https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOtLeEfDlli/

Rock Court (I am the presiding "Judge"!) : https://shows.acast.com/rock-court


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> In last week’s outro I’d intimated that I hear a strong resemblance between this song and another favourite band of mine, The Kinks. So first of all, just sonically, if it walks like The Kinks and kinda quacks like The Kinks… it’s most likely inspired by The Kinks. That super cool key change into that second bridge section owes absolutely as much to the type of sharp left turns that Ray Davies would often write into his songs as it does the Sgt Pepper nod that I gave the song. Growing up in England, there’s a nostalgic end-of-the-pier quality to this song that Ray and The Kinks were unparalleled at evoking in a contemporary way.


Song and links:

You and Me : https://youtu.be/TtETKaTpMg4

Tom with George Drakoulias : https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOtLeEfDlli/

Rock Court (I am the presiding "Judge"!) : https://shows.acast.com/rock-court


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 10 Questions with Sam Krishnan 10 Questions with Sam Krishnan Sat, 20 Dec 2025 09:00:00 GMT 32:00 69464422921dd3db0bb34d02 false https://tompettyproject.ca 69464422921dd3db0bb34d02 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 10-questions-with-sam-krishnan full 13 22 Sam Krishnan is back to answer my ten questions! He gives me his "boring answer" (his words!) to the question "Who is your favourite Heartbreaker other than Tom?" and then gives me his deep cut answer. He also surprised me with his answer to which artist he'd like to see cover a Tom Petty song. We chat about Into the Great Wide Open and the production on that album and we basically just fanboy all over Tom, as is our wont! Don't forget to go visit Sam's social media accounts and head over to Bandcamp to pick up is fabulous EP, Voicenotes!


RELEVANT LINKS

Bye Lily on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/byelilyofficial

My Hero : https://youtu.be/TeFCs0gy3KE

Voicenotes EP : https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mdsxl9PR7h0oBcEB_wRJbLDa_5j3s8XmM

Buy the EP at Bandcamp : https://byelily.bandcamp.com/album/voicenotes


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Sam Krishnan is back to answer my ten questions! He gives me his "boring answer" (his words!) to the question "Who is your favourite Heartbreaker other than Tom?" and then gives me his deep cut answer. He also surprised me with his answer to which artist he'd like to see cover a Tom Petty song. We chat about Into the Great Wide Open and the production on that album and we basically just fanboy all over Tom, as is our wont! Don't forget to go visit Sam's social media accounts and head over to Bandcamp to pick up is fabulous EP, Voicenotes!


RELEVANT LINKS

Bye Lily on Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/byelilyofficial

My Hero : https://youtu.be/TeFCs0gy3KE

Voicenotes EP : https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mdsxl9PR7h0oBcEB_wRJbLDa_5j3s8XmM

Buy the EP at Bandcamp : https://byelily.bandcamp.com/album/voicenotes


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Sam Krishnan (Bye Lily) Sam Krishnan (Bye Lily) Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:00:00 GMT 1:21:41 6944e6f2ffa288bdbbda19e7 false https://shows.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project/episodes/sam-krishnan-bye-lily 6944e6f2ffa288bdbbda19e7 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 sam-krishnan-bye-lily Artist Conversation Series full 13 21 Today’s episode is another bonus artist conversation that I had with a young French songwriter who’s currently based in England, performing under the name “Bye Lily”. Sam Krishnan started out thinking he was probably going to become a rapper, but through a circuitous route, that we discuss, found his way around to Tom Petty, the guitar, and a very contemporary spin on indie folk music. Sam's debut EP, Voicenotes, features a tribute song to Tom which includes a blazing guitar solo from Jake Thistle. We chatted for a good couple of hours and the first part of this conversation is what you’ll be listening to today and as always, I’ve split out his answers to my ten questions which will drop tomorrow!


Song and links mentioned in the episode:

My Hero : https://youtu.be/TeFCs0gy3KE

Voicenotes EP : https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mdsxl9PR7h0oBcEB_wRJbLDa_5j3s8XmM

Buy the EP at Bandcamp : https://byelily.bandcamp.com/album/voicenotes


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Today’s episode is another bonus artist conversation that I had with a young French songwriter who’s currently based in England, performing under the name “Bye Lily”. Sam Krishnan started out thinking he was probably going to become a rapper, but through a circuitous route, that we discuss, found his way around to Tom Petty, the guitar, and a very contemporary spin on indie folk music. Sam's debut EP, Voicenotes, features a tribute song to Tom which includes a blazing guitar solo from Jake Thistle. We chatted for a good couple of hours and the first part of this conversation is what you’ll be listening to today and as always, I’ve split out his answers to my ten questions which will drop tomorrow!


Song and links mentioned in the episode:

My Hero : https://youtu.be/TeFCs0gy3KE

Voicenotes EP : https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mdsxl9PR7h0oBcEB_wRJbLDa_5j3s8XmM

Buy the EP at Bandcamp : https://byelily.bandcamp.com/album/voicenotes


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> You and Me You and Me Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:00:00 GMT 24:33 694240c4891c3619dcbace4f false https://tompettyproject.com 694240c4891c3619dcbace4f 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 you-and-me full 13 20 You and Me is another “Little song”, if we use Ivan Anderson’s brilliant concept of what that means. It doesn’t shoot for the moon, doesn’t explore nuanced or clever or grand themes. It’s a singular expression of companionship and love with a healthy dose of insecurity to humanize it. It’s a simple arrangement with some beautiful piano work and a very cool bass part that moves around that brisk backbeat in a lively fashion.


Song and links:

You and Me : https://youtu.be/RrdKLxtw2Fo=

38 Years Old (The Tragically Hip) : https://youtu.be/ICHPKx6KJSM

I Want You (Bob Dylan) : https://youtu.be/-iIS6ZZ9RVA

School of Hip : https://shows.acast.com/school-of-hip


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> You and Me is another “Little song”, if we use Ivan Anderson’s brilliant concept of what that means. It doesn’t shoot for the moon, doesn’t explore nuanced or clever or grand themes. It’s a singular expression of companionship and love with a healthy dose of insecurity to humanize it. It’s a simple arrangement with some beautiful piano work and a very cool bass part that moves around that brisk backbeat in a lively fashion.


Song and links:

You and Me : https://youtu.be/RrdKLxtw2Fo=

38 Years Old (The Tragically Hip) : https://youtu.be/ICHPKx6KJSM

I Want You (Bob Dylan) : https://youtu.be/-iIS6ZZ9RVA

School of Hip : https://shows.acast.com/school-of-hip


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> 10 Questions with Shine 10 Questions with Shine Sun, 14 Dec 2025 09:00:00 GMT 23:17 693caf9ef817d7dbe88883de false https://tompettyproject.com 693caf9ef817d7dbe88883de 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 10-questions-with-shine full 13 19 Shine is back to answer my Ten Questions! She draws a brilliant parallel from Fault Lines to big band music, we ruminate on the brilliance of Mike Campbell and Shine shares her experience of being side stage during Speaker Wars' performance at least year's Tom Petty Weekend in Gainesville!


Song and links:

Shine's Insta : https://www.instagram.com/shineandtheshakers/

On Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ShineandtheShakers

Woman's Plight : https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRNRn4ej4Bc/


* Image generously provided by Shawn Murphy of the Tom Petty Trail: https://tompettytrail.com/


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Shine is back to answer my Ten Questions! She draws a brilliant parallel from Fault Lines to big band music, we ruminate on the brilliance of Mike Campbell and Shine shares her experience of being side stage during Speaker Wars' performance at least year's Tom Petty Weekend in Gainesville!


Song and links:

Shine's Insta : https://www.instagram.com/shineandtheshakers/

On Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ShineandtheShakers

Woman's Plight : https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRNRn4ej4Bc/


* Image generously provided by Shawn Murphy of the Tom Petty Trail: https://tompettytrail.com/


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Brian Ruskin aka Mental Health Consumer Brian Ruskin aka Mental Health Consumer Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:00:00 GMT 1:47:46 693b459140eb0cbb2a2fdb3c false https://tompettyproject.com 693b459140eb0cbb2a2fdb3c 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 brian-ruskin-aka-mental-health-consumer Artist Conversation Series full 13 18 This special bonus episode of the podcast is a conversation I had with the wonderful Brian Ruskin of the Honest and Unmerciful Record Review Podcast. As well as co-hosting one of my favourite shows, Brian is a prolific musician who has released over a dozen albums of his own material. We're taking a sylistic detour today however as we plunge headlong into the world of electronic music, loops, samples, heavily processed guitars, and found sounds! But don't worry, we have a fantastic guide!


We talk about how discovering his music unlocked a part of my musical brain I didn’t even know existed and Brian was absolutely brilliant in articulating his creative process and his background in getting to this stage in his creative life.


Song and links relevant to the episode:

Mental Heatlh Consumer @ Bandcamp: https://mentalhealthconsumer.bandcamp.com/

The new album The Echoes I Sent: https://mentalhealthconsumer.bandcamp.com/album/the-echoes-i-sent

Linkhub for links to streaming platforms and press: https://music.imusician.pro/a/xDnwUJqN

Label: EC Underground: https://ecunderground.bandcamp.com/

Far Above the World Tonight: https://mentalhealthconsumer.bandcamp.com/album/far-above-the-world-tonight

Honest and Unmerciful Record Review Podcast: https://honest-unmerciful-record-review.podbean.com/


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> This special bonus episode of the podcast is a conversation I had with the wonderful Brian Ruskin of the Honest and Unmerciful Record Review Podcast. As well as co-hosting one of my favourite shows, Brian is a prolific musician who has released over a dozen albums of his own material. We're taking a sylistic detour today however as we plunge headlong into the world of electronic music, loops, samples, heavily processed guitars, and found sounds! But don't worry, we have a fantastic guide!


We talk about how discovering his music unlocked a part of my musical brain I didn’t even know existed and Brian was absolutely brilliant in articulating his creative process and his background in getting to this stage in his creative life.


Song and links relevant to the episode:

Mental Heatlh Consumer @ Bandcamp: https://mentalhealthconsumer.bandcamp.com/

The new album The Echoes I Sent: https://mentalhealthconsumer.bandcamp.com/album/the-echoes-i-sent

Linkhub for links to streaming platforms and press: https://music.imusician.pro/a/xDnwUJqN

Label: EC Underground: https://ecunderground.bandcamp.com/

Far Above the World Tonight: https://mentalhealthconsumer.bandcamp.com/album/far-above-the-world-tonight

Honest and Unmerciful Record Review Podcast: https://honest-unmerciful-record-review.podbean.com/


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Shine Shine Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:00:00 GMT 53:33 6937c52a3d875cc257304b30 false https://shows.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project/episodes/shine 6937c52a3d875cc257304b30 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 shine Artist Conversation Series full 13 17 From the horse capital of the world to the main stage in Gainesville!


This week's episode is a fantastic freewheeling chat that I had with the inimitable Shine, who I had the privilege of seeing perform at the Tom Petty Weekend and the greater pleasure spending an hour and change getting to know over Zoom. Like all the true originals, Shine has a way of expressing herself that imprints on you. She'll make you laugh (we talk about that!) and can make you cry with both her voice and with her intimate relationship with her guitar. But most of all, she'll make you sit forward in your seat and pay attention!


We talk about growing up with Gospel and Bob Marley, competing in band competitions, and formal training vs just putting in the hours! We also discuss not overanalyzing what you're doing and being really present in the moment. I hope this comes across in our conversation because this just felt like a chat between two old friends and it was so much fun!


Song and links mentioned in the episode:

Shine's Insta : https://www.instagram.com/shineandtheshakers/

On Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ShineandtheShakers

Woman's Plight : https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRNRn4ej4Bc/


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> From the horse capital of the world to the main stage in Gainesville!


This week's episode is a fantastic freewheeling chat that I had with the inimitable Shine, who I had the privilege of seeing perform at the Tom Petty Weekend and the greater pleasure spending an hour and change getting to know over Zoom. Like all the true originals, Shine has a way of expressing herself that imprints on you. She'll make you laugh (we talk about that!) and can make you cry with both her voice and with her intimate relationship with her guitar. But most of all, she'll make you sit forward in your seat and pay attention!


We talk about growing up with Gospel and Bob Marley, competing in band competitions, and formal training vs just putting in the hours! We also discuss not overanalyzing what you're doing and being really present in the moment. I hope this comes across in our conversation because this just felt like a chat between two old friends and it was so much fun!


Song and links mentioned in the episode:

Shine's Insta : https://www.instagram.com/shineandtheshakers/

On Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ShineandtheShakers

Woman's Plight : https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRNRn4ej4Bc/


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Blue Sunday Blue Sunday Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:00:00 GMT 19:29 692fea7c82364902e06442d8 false https://tompettyproject.com 692fea7c82364902e06442d8 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 blue-sunday full 13 16 For an hour or so, with the sun starting to make it’s way to the basement to sleep, we drove in relative silence. Zoey’s mood seemed to darken with the sky. Or that’s the way it felt. I asked if there was anything wrong, she said, "Nothin' worth talkin' 'bout".


And that’s how it was for a while. A blue Sunday, Down the interstate. Blue, with shades of grey, and orange as the light began to fade. 


After a while, she turned to me and with a serious expression and asked me “You ever found it funny Jack,how a crowd gathers around anyone living life without a net?” Then she let go of the steering wheel and closed her eyes. 


That was the day I met Zoey. There’s a lot more to tell, but I’ll save that for another time.


Song and links mentioned in the episode:

Song : https://youtu.be/jUUpkMNU3_4 

Jake Thistle live stream : https://youtu.be/pTIWCDHC1BY?t=313


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> For an hour or so, with the sun starting to make it’s way to the basement to sleep, we drove in relative silence. Zoey’s mood seemed to darken with the sky. Or that’s the way it felt. I asked if there was anything wrong, she said, "Nothin' worth talkin' 'bout".


And that’s how it was for a while. A blue Sunday, Down the interstate. Blue, with shades of grey, and orange as the light began to fade. 


After a while, she turned to me and with a serious expression and asked me “You ever found it funny Jack,how a crowd gathers around anyone living life without a net?” Then she let go of the steering wheel and closed her eyes. 


That was the day I met Zoey. There’s a lot more to tell, but I’ll save that for another time.


Song and links mentioned in the episode:

Song : https://youtu.be/jUUpkMNU3_4 

Jake Thistle live stream : https://youtu.be/pTIWCDHC1BY?t=313


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Lost Children Lost Children Wed, 26 Nov 2025 09:00:00 GMT 26:30 692636ddcaf6efa7037f1ff3 false https://tompettyproject.com 692636ddcaf6efa7037f1ff3 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 lost-children full 13 15 In a 2006 Rolling Stone interview, Tom credits Ron Blair’s return as being pivotal for the band saying, “The band has a good family atmosphere that wasn't there for a while. It came back about a year or two ago. I think when Ron Blair returned, it really bonded us back together in a weird way. If he hadn't been there, I am sure it would have been the end of the whole thing when Howie died. Ron stepped in and had this huge enthusiasm through the whole thing.” He goes on to say “When he first quit, he didn't quit the band, he quit the whole music thing. He was fed up. But we were all young boys then. When he got interested in music again, he started playing with Mike quite a bit, and so he was just there when we needed a bass player for the last two tracks we did for The Last DJ.”


Song and links mentioned in the episode:

Song : https://youtu.be/7VfxdQMfP0g

Live at the Olympic : https://youtu.be/yLl2_JIlKps?t=1947

The Blue Stingrays - Surf n Burn : https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kAnAc1Opi44iPchcIFZKjyN5lw_i8rR1g


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The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> In a 2006 Rolling Stone interview, Tom credits Ron Blair’s return as being pivotal for the band saying, “The band has a good family atmosphere that wasn't there for a while. It came back about a year or two ago. I think when Ron Blair returned, it really bonded us back together in a weird way. If he hadn't been there, I am sure it would have been the end of the whole thing when Howie died. Ron stepped in and had this huge enthusiasm through the whole thing.” He goes on to say “When he first quit, he didn't quit the band, he quit the whole music thing. He was fed up. But we were all young boys then. When he got interested in music again, he started playing with Mike quite a bit, and so he was just there when we needed a bass player for the last two tracks we did for The Last DJ.”


Song and links mentioned in the episode:

Song : https://youtu.be/7VfxdQMfP0g

Live at the Olympic : https://youtu.be/yLl2_JIlKps?t=1947

The Blue Stingrays - Surf n Burn : https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kAnAc1Opi44iPchcIFZKjyN5lw_i8rR1g


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Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Like a Diamond Like a Diamond Wed, 19 Nov 2025 09:00:00 GMT 24:58 691d582a589629f7d60d022d true https://tompettyproject.com 691d582a589629f7d60d022d 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 like-a-diamond full 13 14 I’ve always really liked this song as part of the album but never really listened to it closely until sitting down to write this episode. And that has happened a lot over the course of the last four and a bit years of recording this show. Songs you don’t necessarily expect to reveal hidden depths do so with startling regularity. Does this song have a line the equal of “Most things I worry about never happen anyway”? No, probably not. Does it have a dramatic weight to it in the vein of It’s Good to be King”? I wouldn’t necessarily say so. But does it hold it’s own as an imperiously patient, superbly constructed gem hidden in the middle of an album that most people forgot about? Absolutely it does!


NOTE: There is one instance of profanity in this episode as part of a direct quote.


Song and links mentioned in the episode:

Song : https://youtu.be/PtcKlCnC6WM 

Judge Timbers : https://youtu.be/l5IzFDVskL4 

Jon Scott - Tom Petty and Me : https://tompettyandme.com 

School of Hip : https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579698875642


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Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> I’ve always really liked this song as part of the album but never really listened to it closely until sitting down to write this episode. And that has happened a lot over the course of the last four and a bit years of recording this show. Songs you don’t necessarily expect to reveal hidden depths do so with startling regularity. Does this song have a line the equal of “Most things I worry about never happen anyway”? No, probably not. Does it have a dramatic weight to it in the vein of It’s Good to be King”? I wouldn’t necessarily say so. But does it hold it’s own as an imperiously patient, superbly constructed gem hidden in the middle of an album that most people forgot about? Absolutely it does!


NOTE: There is one instance of profanity in this episode as part of a direct quote.


Song and links mentioned in the episode:

Song : https://youtu.be/PtcKlCnC6WM 

Judge Timbers : https://youtu.be/l5IzFDVskL4 

Jon Scott - Tom Petty and Me : https://tompettyandme.com 

School of Hip : https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579698875642


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Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Tom Petty Weekend 2025 with Pete Nester Tom Petty Weekend 2025 with Pete Nester Sun, 16 Nov 2025 07:00:00 GMT 1:40:58 69196ffbc66f88b092a3d2ba false https://tompettyproject.com 69196ffbc66f88b092a3d2ba 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 tom-petty-weekend-2025-with-pete-nester full 13 13 I'm joined today by good pal Pete Nester. We're officially ACTUAL friends now, not just Facebook friends, because we've hung out, broken bread together, stood in a crowd and sung our hearts out, and hugged! I thought it would be fun to recap the weekend with Pete to get his thoughts as well as mine. Also included in the episode are chats I had with Maggie Clifford and Jeff Slate. I did chat to Shine and to Jake also, but due to technical difficulties, I couldn't use those recordings! But, I'm lining up a plethora of conversations for the coming weeks with artists who performed at the Tom Petty Weekend!


I already miss Gainesville and can't wait to come back next year!


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The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> I'm joined today by good pal Pete Nester. We're officially ACTUAL friends now, not just Facebook friends, because we've hung out, broken bread together, stood in a crowd and sung our hearts out, and hugged! I thought it would be fun to recap the weekend with Pete to get his thoughts as well as mine. Also included in the episode are chats I had with Maggie Clifford and Jeff Slate. I did chat to Shine and to Jake also, but due to technical difficulties, I couldn't use those recordings! But, I'm lining up a plethora of conversations for the coming weeks with artists who performed at the Tom Petty Weekend!


I already miss Gainesville and can't wait to come back next year!


Follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Tom Petty Weekend 2025 - Day Three Tom Petty Weekend 2025 - Day Three Mon, 10 Nov 2025 08:00:00 GMT 14:42 69116ab4a17ebcde882b16e0 false https://tompettyproject.com 69116ab4a17ebcde882b16e0 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 tom-petty-weekend full 13 12 Day Three of the Tom Petty Weekend in Gainesville was a perfect way to end a perfect weekend. I can't begin to tell you how much fun I had with the most amazing bunch of people you'll ever be lucky enough to meet. The energy at the Heartwood was electric again and was added to by the arrival of Keith Eveland. We also had some top tier musical performances and I'll go through the ones I saw in this final recap before I do a look back properly at the even later.


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Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Day Three of the Tom Petty Weekend in Gainesville was a perfect way to end a perfect weekend. I can't begin to tell you how much fun I had with the most amazing bunch of people you'll ever be lucky enough to meet. The energy at the Heartwood was electric again and was added to by the arrival of Keith Eveland. We also had some top tier musical performances and I'll go through the ones I saw in this final recap before I do a look back properly at the even later.


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Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Tom Petty Weekend 2025 - Day Two Tom Petty Weekend 2025 - Day Two Sun, 09 Nov 2025 08:00:00 GMT 13:28 6910288ea17ebcde88eed6ba false https://tompettyproject.com 6910288ea17ebcde88eed6ba 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 tom-petty-weekend-2025-day-two full 13 11 Day Two of the Tom Petty Weekend in Gainesville was an absolutely sensational day of music, laughter, friendship, food, surprises, and warm, warm, warm temperatures!!! I hung out with Maggie Clifford, Shine, Jake Thistle, Jeff Slate, Pete Nester, Brad Gould, and a broad, brilliant cast of characters that are making this weekend so much fun. On and the music.................... holy hell Gainesville, you know how to PARTY!!!!


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Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Day Two of the Tom Petty Weekend in Gainesville was an absolutely sensational day of music, laughter, friendship, food, surprises, and warm, warm, warm temperatures!!! I hung out with Maggie Clifford, Shine, Jake Thistle, Jeff Slate, Pete Nester, Brad Gould, and a broad, brilliant cast of characters that are making this weekend so much fun. On and the music.................... holy hell Gainesville, you know how to PARTY!!!!


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Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Tom Petty Weekend 2025 - Day One Tom Petty Weekend 2025 - Day One Sat, 08 Nov 2025 08:00:00 GMT 9:23 690eca5ea17ebcde88aa65a6 false https://shows.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project/episodes/tom-petty-weekend-2025-day-one 690eca5ea17ebcde88aa65a6 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 tom-petty-weekend-2025-day-one full 13 10 Day One of the Tom Petty Weekend in Gainesville is in the books and man, it was a scorcher! Jake and Jeff, Shine, Nolia Joy and the Ramblers and so many other fantastic musical acts and I met a ton of super friendly, enthusiastic people who were a blast to hang out with and talk to. Being on stage in Gainesville still feels surreal but I enjoyed every single second of it!


Oh - and this is the 250th episode!!!!!!


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The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Day One of the Tom Petty Weekend in Gainesville is in the books and man, it was a scorcher! Jake and Jeff, Shine, Nolia Joy and the Ramblers and so many other fantastic musical acts and I met a ton of super friendly, enthusiastic people who were a blast to hang out with and talk to. Being on stage in Gainesville still feels surreal but I enjoyed every single second of it!


Oh - and this is the 250th episode!!!!!!


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Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Six Degrees of Tom Petty - Chapter One Six Degrees of Tom Petty - Chapter One Wed, 05 Nov 2025 09:00:00 GMT 34:08 690ac43c317c91fd9a4f1ee0 false https://tompettyproject.com 690ac43c317c91fd9a4f1ee0 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 six-degrees-of-tom-petty-chapter-one full 13 9 Inspired by the wonderful Brian Colburn from the My Weekly Mixtape podcast, I decided to take a hard left turn this week, as I prepare to fly down to Gainesville, and do something a little different! We're going to take listener suggestions for artists to use as a starting point from which we'll attempt to link our way back to Tom Petty within six degrees of separation! This was a lot of fun and I'm definitely going to do it again!


Check out Brian's full Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon episode of My Weekly Mixtape here: https://myweeklymixtape.com/2025/11/03/the-ultimate-six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon-the-music-edition-playlist/


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Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Inspired by the wonderful Brian Colburn from the My Weekly Mixtape podcast, I decided to take a hard left turn this week, as I prepare to fly down to Gainesville, and do something a little different! We're going to take listener suggestions for artists to use as a starting point from which we'll attempt to link our way back to Tom Petty within six degrees of separation! This was a lot of fun and I'm definitely going to do it again!


Check out Brian's full Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon episode of My Weekly Mixtape here: https://myweeklymixtape.com/2025/11/03/the-ultimate-six-degrees-of-kevin-bacon-the-music-edition-playlist/


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Boneless Podcast Network : https://boneless-catalogue-player.lovable.app


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> When a Kid Goes Bad When a Kid Goes Bad Wed, 29 Oct 2025 09:00:00 GMT 23:17 6901baaff2800f626d074e08 false https://tompettyproject.com 6901baaff2800f626d074e08 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 when-a-kid-goes-bad full 13 8 In 2013, the Heartbreakers played a five night mini-residency at the Beacon Theatre in New York city. Among the tracks from the archives that the band pulled out during that run was today’s song, When a Kid Goes Bad. In an interview with Relix magazine, Tom says “I will make a point of playing that song because they didn’t listen to me the first time, I didn’t feel like they understood it and I think it speaks for itself. Playing it in the shows is almost chilling - kids are going bad, bad things happen to kids. I’m not going to sit silently by as that goes on; it’s the duty of every artist to comment on things like that. So sometimes, you find something you wrote that becomes even more relevant.”


Check out the song here : https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=TbLIhtGv2pE


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The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> In 2013, the Heartbreakers played a five night mini-residency at the Beacon Theatre in New York city. Among the tracks from the archives that the band pulled out during that run was today’s song, When a Kid Goes Bad. In an interview with Relix magazine, Tom says “I will make a point of playing that song because they didn’t listen to me the first time, I didn’t feel like they understood it and I think it speaks for itself. Playing it in the shows is almost chilling - kids are going bad, bad things happen to kids. I’m not going to sit silently by as that goes on; it’s the duty of every artist to comment on things like that. So sometimes, you find something you wrote that becomes even more relevant.”


Check out the song here : https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=TbLIhtGv2pE


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A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

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]]> Dan Spiess - Tom Petty Weekend 2025 Dan Spiess - Tom Petty Weekend 2025 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 09:00:00 GMT 33:13 68f727ecdd797ab5c421a510 true https://tompettyproject.com 68f727ecdd797ab5c421a510 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 dan-spiess-tom-petty-weekend-2025 full 13 7 The incomparable Dan Spiess is back to talk about the upcoming Tom Petty Weekend in Gainesville, from November 7-9! We talk about the lineup for this year's shows including the two brilliant headline acts for Saturday and Sunday. We chat about how organizing for this year has been different from previous years, especially the complications the festival faced last year in the aftermath of two hurricanes! And Dan fills me in on all the bands and artists I don't know about that I'll be enjoying in person (finally!) this year.


You can find more information on the Tom Petty Weekend here, including schedules and ticket information!

https://sites.google.com/heartwoodsoundstage.com/tom-petty-weekend/schedule


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The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

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]]> The incomparable Dan Spiess is back to talk about the upcoming Tom Petty Weekend in Gainesville, from November 7-9! We talk about the lineup for this year's shows including the two brilliant headline acts for Saturday and Sunday. We chat about how organizing for this year has been different from previous years, especially the complications the festival faced last year in the aftermath of two hurricanes! And Dan fills me in on all the bands and artists I don't know about that I'll be enjoying in person (finally!) this year.


You can find more information on the Tom Petty Weekend here, including schedules and ticket information!

https://sites.google.com/heartwoodsoundstage.com/tom-petty-weekend/schedule


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The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

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]]> Joe Joe Wed, 15 Oct 2025 09:00:00 GMT 24:41 68ef1d44c68aefb908453b62 false https://tompettyproject.com 68ef1d44c68aefb908453b62 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 joe full 13 6 This is top tier songwriting for me. When you have a platform and you can take a risk by punching up at people who have power, I think it’s good to do it now and again. If you can take that polemic and wrap it in a powerful, simple, stomping track like Joe, then I’m all in. There’s a theatrical element to the song that you could easily imagine fitting a full broadway production. You could see the lights strobe out on those relentless kicks, while Joe, with crooked yellowing teeth and a Fagin-esque grotesqueness, is lit from beneath in red as he slobbers and snarls his way through his commercial wet dream. Joe isn’t just a great track, it’s one of the songs that glues this entire album together. With no villains, there can be no heroes - and we will get a hero late in the piece - so Joe is the essential leviathan lurking in the shadows of the story.


Check out the song here : https://youtu.be/KBqPLw_6XD8


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The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

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]]> This is top tier songwriting for me. When you have a platform and you can take a risk by punching up at people who have power, I think it’s good to do it now and again. If you can take that polemic and wrap it in a powerful, simple, stomping track like Joe, then I’m all in. There’s a theatrical element to the song that you could easily imagine fitting a full broadway production. You could see the lights strobe out on those relentless kicks, while Joe, with crooked yellowing teeth and a Fagin-esque grotesqueness, is lit from beneath in red as he slobbers and snarls his way through his commercial wet dream. Joe isn’t just a great track, it’s one of the songs that glues this entire album together. With no villains, there can be no heroes - and we will get a hero late in the piece - so Joe is the essential leviathan lurking in the shadows of the story.


Check out the song here : https://youtu.be/KBqPLw_6XD8


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The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Dreamville Dreamville Wed, 08 Oct 2025 09:00:00 GMT 24:45 68e6041c496725079e776322 false https://tompettyproject.com 68e6041c496725079e776322 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 dreamville full 13 5 Tom is hugely proud of this song. In Conversations with Tom Petty, he tells author Paul Zollo, “Dreamville” is one of the best songs I ever wrote. That was about innocence.” And it’s this innocence that contrasts so starkly and so effectively with the corporate interference in The Last DJ, or the commodification of Johnny’s art in Money Becomes King. Without this contrast the more belligerent songs the album could easily take on a petulant tone but in Dreamville, Tom gives us that fleeting Utopian vision to measure cultural decline against. It gives us a baseline and a starting point in one melodic flashback scene, before we’re dragged back forward in time to devastating effect in track four.


Check out the song here : https://youtu.be/ViczcWEHgaY

And you can watch the live performance from the Olympic here : https://youtu.be/-JDlIKuDtvU


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The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

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]]> Tom is hugely proud of this song. In Conversations with Tom Petty, he tells author Paul Zollo, “Dreamville” is one of the best songs I ever wrote. That was about innocence.” And it’s this innocence that contrasts so starkly and so effectively with the corporate interference in The Last DJ, or the commodification of Johnny’s art in Money Becomes King. Without this contrast the more belligerent songs the album could easily take on a petulant tone but in Dreamville, Tom gives us that fleeting Utopian vision to measure cultural decline against. It gives us a baseline and a starting point in one melodic flashback scene, before we’re dragged back forward in time to devastating effect in track four.


Check out the song here : https://youtu.be/ViczcWEHgaY

And you can watch the live performance from the Olympic here : https://youtu.be/-JDlIKuDtvU


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The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Money Becomes King Money Becomes King Wed, 01 Oct 2025 09:00:00 GMT 30:18 68dc75f946a2532cdd8a7bb7 false https://tompettyproject.ca 68dc75f946a2532cdd8a7bb7 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 money-becomes-king full 13 4 This disconnect between the artist and the audience is one of the subjects that Tom uses to explore the theme of greed that was the overarching construct behind the album. So this leads me to another quote from Tom in that 2002 interview that really does just get down to the nub of the matter. He asks; “How much money do you need?” And yes, I know that Tom was a multi-millionaire, but that was off the back of his creative work and performing for people. Can you imagine for one second him accepting the new model of dynamic pricing?


Check out the song here : https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=I6Hzr3h9g0k

And you can watch the stunning live performance from the Olympic here : https://youtu.be/o8_kNGRLPHE


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The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

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]]> This disconnect between the artist and the audience is one of the subjects that Tom uses to explore the theme of greed that was the overarching construct behind the album. So this leads me to another quote from Tom in that 2002 interview that really does just get down to the nub of the matter. He asks; “How much money do you need?” And yes, I know that Tom was a multi-millionaire, but that was off the back of his creative work and performing for people. Can you imagine for one second him accepting the new model of dynamic pricing?


Check out the song here : https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=I6Hzr3h9g0k

And you can watch the stunning live performance from the Olympic here : https://youtu.be/o8_kNGRLPHE


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> The Last DJ The Last DJ Wed, 24 Sep 2025 09:00:00 GMT 24:04 68d36a48bd29f598504b4f4b false https://tompettyproject.ca 68d36a48bd29f598504b4f4b 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 the-last-dj full 13 3 The specificity of the song got Tom into a little bit of trouble and the single was banned on a lot of stations who didn’t reach for the deeper meaning and saw it as a direct attack on radio itself. In 2010, Tom told Mojo UK, “Radio was just a metaphor. ‘The Last DJ’ was really about losing our moral compass, our moral centre. We don’t care who gets hurt any more in the quest for the dollar. That was what I was trying to say.”


Check out the song here : https://youtu.be/6Knw_GxXPHg


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The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


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]]> The specificity of the song got Tom into a little bit of trouble and the single was banned on a lot of stations who didn’t reach for the deeper meaning and saw it as a direct attack on radio itself. In 2010, Tom told Mojo UK, “Radio was just a metaphor. ‘The Last DJ’ was really about losing our moral compass, our moral centre. We don’t care who gets hurt any more in the quest for the dollar. That was what I was trying to say.”


Check out the song here : https://youtu.be/6Knw_GxXPHg


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The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Live at the Olympic Live at the Olympic Wed, 17 Sep 2025 07:34:56 GMT 32:43 68aead04982c36846e1624f4 false https://tompettyproject.com 68aead04982c36846e1624f4 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 live-at-the-olympic full 13 2 I didn’t want to start the new season in earnest while I was away as I knew I wouldn’t have as much time to prep and barely any to record and edit, so I wanted to get a special episode and was trying to think of what to do to ease into the season.


These two dates in 2002 completely destroy the conventional wisdom that you don’t go to see a "legacy act" to hear music from their new record. Hearing this album played live in this way almost makes it the only way to think about this tour. Imagine if the Heartbreakers had put on similar performances for albums like Long After Dark, Wildflowers, and Hypnotic Eye. Even if you performed them as part of a mini-residency, hearing albums in their entirety in this way gives them a much more cohesive resonance that is lost if you cherry pick two or three singles.


You can check out the entire performance here : https://youtu.be/yLl2_JIlKps


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The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> I didn’t want to start the new season in earnest while I was away as I knew I wouldn’t have as much time to prep and barely any to record and edit, so I wanted to get a special episode and was trying to think of what to do to ease into the season.


These two dates in 2002 completely destroy the conventional wisdom that you don’t go to see a "legacy act" to hear music from their new record. Hearing this album played live in this way almost makes it the only way to think about this tour. Imagine if the Heartbreakers had put on similar performances for albums like Long After Dark, Wildflowers, and Hypnotic Eye. Even if you performed them as part of a mini-residency, hearing albums in their entirety in this way gives them a much more cohesive resonance that is lost if you cherry pick two or three singles.


You can check out the entire performance here : https://youtu.be/yLl2_JIlKps


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Radio (with Eric Senich) Radio (with Eric Senich) Wed, 10 Sep 2025 09:00:00 GMT 1:23:33 68aa9b35982c36846e01a4ff true https://shows.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project/episodes/radio-with-eric-senich 68aa9b35982c36846e01a4ff 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 radio-with-eric-senich full 13 1 Today’s episode is a fantastic chat I had with my friend Eric Senich, who has been on the show previously, back in October of last year. As well as being an outstanding podcaster and rock historian, Eric also spent a large part of his early career as a DJ, so I thought it would be interesting to talk to him about the nature of the industry and how and why freeform DJ’s like Jim Ladd were such an important part of the culture and development of rock n roll music. We wander off into some really interesting areas in this chat and I’m really looking forward to sharing this one with you so sit back, relax, and enjoy my conversation with Eric Senich!


Check out Eric's website here, where you can find links to all the episodes of his brilliant podcast, Booked on Rock : https://www.bookedonrock.com


NOTE: There is some profanity during my conversation with Eric.


The song and video at the end of this episode are used by very kind permission by former guest Tommy Edwin. Please visit his website here: https://www.tommyedwinmusic.com and check out his excellent song, Radio On here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq4tqYi_rpg


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Today’s episode is a fantastic chat I had with my friend Eric Senich, who has been on the show previously, back in October of last year. As well as being an outstanding podcaster and rock historian, Eric also spent a large part of his early career as a DJ, so I thought it would be interesting to talk to him about the nature of the industry and how and why freeform DJ’s like Jim Ladd were such an important part of the culture and development of rock n roll music. We wander off into some really interesting areas in this chat and I’m really looking forward to sharing this one with you so sit back, relax, and enjoy my conversation with Eric Senich!


Check out Eric's website here, where you can find links to all the episodes of his brilliant podcast, Booked on Rock : https://www.bookedonrock.com


NOTE: There is some profanity during my conversation with Eric.


The song and video at the end of this episode are used by very kind permission by former guest Tommy Edwin. Please visit his website here: https://www.tommyedwinmusic.com and check out his excellent song, Radio On here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq4tqYi_rpg


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


The theme song is provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> 10 Questions with Rich Gibson 10 Questions with Rich Gibson Wed, 03 Sep 2025 09:00:00 GMT 30:09 68aa8d90e2f63983a73559e9 false https://tompettyproject.com 68aa8d90e2f63983a73559e9 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 10-questions-with-rich-gibson full 12 23 Rich is back to share his answers to my 10 questions? He's in cover bands that deal with Tom, Jeff Lynne, and George Harrison's musical output, so that question is a slam dunk, right? Which gig will he want to travel back in time to see? And which song is he going to duet on? It isn't one that's been picked thus far!


You can find Rich's music and bands here!

Rich Gibson: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1i6cM8YWiIOAyQwp2NXxjp?si=51P4g81qR-GCAb1OhiiIbQ

Indigo Slink: https://open.spotify.com/artist/55Q3RVKUA0K1v3ImGWeUcN?si=E1QOGadjQ2KGwVPa3qW2cQ

Spring: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Tzhg0fexPFmVjdM0U79sv?si=PiDi3CdSTx-xMUp4Ahkrnw


The Petty Heartbreakers: https://thepettyheartbreakers.co.uk/

Ultimate ELO: https://ultimateelo.co.uk/

The Pretend Beatles: https://thepretendbeatles.co.uk/


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompettyproject.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Rich is back to share his answers to my 10 questions? He's in cover bands that deal with Tom, Jeff Lynne, and George Harrison's musical output, so that question is a slam dunk, right? Which gig will he want to travel back in time to see? And which song is he going to duet on? It isn't one that's been picked thus far!


You can find Rich's music and bands here!

Rich Gibson: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1i6cM8YWiIOAyQwp2NXxjp?si=51P4g81qR-GCAb1OhiiIbQ

Indigo Slink: https://open.spotify.com/artist/55Q3RVKUA0K1v3ImGWeUcN?si=E1QOGadjQ2KGwVPa3qW2cQ

Spring: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Tzhg0fexPFmVjdM0U79sv?si=PiDi3CdSTx-xMUp4Ahkrnw


The Petty Heartbreakers: https://thepettyheartbreakers.co.uk/

Ultimate ELO: https://ultimateelo.co.uk/

The Pretend Beatles: https://thepretendbeatles.co.uk/


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompettyproject.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Rich Gibson Rich Gibson Wed, 27 Aug 2025 09:00:00 GMT 1:06:12 68aa87a8352b565deb3545a2 false https://tompettyproject.com 68aa87a8352b565deb3545a2 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 rich-gibson full 12 22 Today’s episode is a fan chat with a musician who’s be following along with the podcast for a while now and is a fellow Northern Englishman. Rich Gibson is a singer, songwriter, and musician as a solo artist and with the bands Spring and Indigo Slink, as well as being part of three different Wilbury’s-related tribute acts, The Petty Heartbreakers, Ultimate ELO and The Pretend Beatles! We had a fantastic chat about Rich’s background and how he ended up discovering and eventually covering Tom’s music as well as his answers to my ten questions, which will be online for you to listen to next week! Sit back, relax, and enjoy my conversation with Rich Gibson!


You can find Rich's music and bands here!

Rich Gibson: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1i6cM8YWiIOAyQwp2NXxjp?si=51P4g81qR-GCAb1OhiiIbQ

Indigo Slink: https://open.spotify.com/artist/55Q3RVKUA0K1v3ImGWeUcN?si=E1QOGadjQ2KGwVPa3qW2cQ

Spring: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Tzhg0fexPFmVjdM0U79sv?si=PiDi3CdSTx-xMUp4Ahkrnw


The Petty Heartbreakers: https://thepettyheartbreakers.co.uk/

Ultimate ELO: https://ultimateelo.co.uk/

The Pretend Beatles: https://thepretendbeatles.co.uk/


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompettyproject.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Today’s episode is a fan chat with a musician who’s be following along with the podcast for a while now and is a fellow Northern Englishman. Rich Gibson is a singer, songwriter, and musician as a solo artist and with the bands Spring and Indigo Slink, as well as being part of three different Wilbury’s-related tribute acts, The Petty Heartbreakers, Ultimate ELO and The Pretend Beatles! We had a fantastic chat about Rich’s background and how he ended up discovering and eventually covering Tom’s music as well as his answers to my ten questions, which will be online for you to listen to next week! Sit back, relax, and enjoy my conversation with Rich Gibson!


You can find Rich's music and bands here!

Rich Gibson: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1i6cM8YWiIOAyQwp2NXxjp?si=51P4g81qR-GCAb1OhiiIbQ

Indigo Slink: https://open.spotify.com/artist/55Q3RVKUA0K1v3ImGWeUcN?si=E1QOGadjQ2KGwVPa3qW2cQ

Spring: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Tzhg0fexPFmVjdM0U79sv?si=PiDi3CdSTx-xMUp4Ahkrnw


The Petty Heartbreakers: https://thepettyheartbreakers.co.uk/

Ultimate ELO: https://ultimateelo.co.uk/

The Pretend Beatles: https://thepretendbeatles.co.uk/


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompettyproject.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Echo (with John Paulsen) Echo (with John Paulsen) Wed, 20 Aug 2025 09:00:00 GMT 1:06:23 68a3b06b73bf5b6298456fb0 false https://tompettyproject.com 68a3b06b73bf5b6298456fb0 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 echo-with-john-paulsen full 12 21 Well, we've covered all the songs on Echo now, so that can only mean one thing! That's right. It's time for John Paulsen to join me again to wrap up the twelfth album and dig into the vinyl age, whether fifteen songs is too many, and of course, a whole lot of back and forth about the album! As always, it was great to hang with John for an hour and dive into the darkest work in Tom's catalogue.


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


To check out John's lean 44 minute vinyl edition of Echo, you can find that here:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Ny2VrYlnVikUAVDeuZkHX?si=b37ee5801f8a4703

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/echo-44-minute-vinyl-cut/pl.u-0qxaCW9eVyo

Youtube: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9JRklgBG7NyQvUkiOlzdor_m7wl1PULD


If you want to find John, you can catch him over on Bluesky at: https://bsky.app/profile/4for4-john.bsky.social


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompettyproject.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Well, we've covered all the songs on Echo now, so that can only mean one thing! That's right. It's time for John Paulsen to join me again to wrap up the twelfth album and dig into the vinyl age, whether fifteen songs is too many, and of course, a whole lot of back and forth about the album! As always, it was great to hang with John for an hour and dive into the darkest work in Tom's catalogue.


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


To check out John's lean 44 minute vinyl edition of Echo, you can find that here:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Ny2VrYlnVikUAVDeuZkHX?si=b37ee5801f8a4703

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/echo-44-minute-vinyl-cut/pl.u-0qxaCW9eVyo

Youtube: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9JRklgBG7NyQvUkiOlzdor_m7wl1PULD


If you want to find John, you can catch him over on Bluesky at: https://bsky.app/profile/4for4-john.bsky.social


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompettyproject.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> One More Day, One More Night One More Day, One More Night Wed, 13 Aug 2025 09:00:00 GMT 17:49 689a9658e6e5400d4790cdcf false https://tompettyproject.com 689a9658e6e5400d4790cdcf 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 one-more-day-one-more-night full 12 20 “One more night, God I've had to fight. To keep my line of sight on what's real”. That opening line really acts as a double underline on the pain and weariness that Tom has explored lyrically throughout much of his twelfth album. When author Paul Zollo mentions this in Conversations with Tom Petty, asking “Can you keep some perspective, being within the music industry, on the meaning and impact an album can have to some guy who is far outside of the system?”, Tom answers “I hope it’s still like that. I hope people still get albums and get inspired by them."


NOTE: The audio quality isn't as good as it usually is as I am recording on my laptop due to my main computer, that I usually record and has my good mic etc. died last week and is away in the shop in the queue to be examined.


Song : https://youtu.be/riZf4aH0iTo


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompettyproject.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> “One more night, God I've had to fight. To keep my line of sight on what's real”. That opening line really acts as a double underline on the pain and weariness that Tom has explored lyrically throughout much of his twelfth album. When author Paul Zollo mentions this in Conversations with Tom Petty, asking “Can you keep some perspective, being within the music industry, on the meaning and impact an album can have to some guy who is far outside of the system?”, Tom answers “I hope it’s still like that. I hope people still get albums and get inspired by them."


NOTE: The audio quality isn't as good as it usually is as I am recording on my laptop due to my main computer, that I usually record and has my good mic etc. died last week and is away in the shop in the queue to be examined.


Song : https://youtu.be/riZf4aH0iTo


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompettyproject.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 10 Questions with Greg Wolfe 10 Questions with Greg Wolfe Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:00:00 GMT 36:08 689589afc6d7c56cda6a29df false https://tompettyproject.com 689589afc6d7c56cda6a29df 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 10-questions-with-greg-wolfe full 12 19 Wolfie is back to answer my ten "quick fire" questions, which seem to be taking longer and longer! His pick for favourite Heartbreaker came as a surprise but his three words to describe Tom Petty are pretty fantastic! Don't forget to go check out Greg's music on Soundcloud (links below) and if you're in the Connecticut area, make sure you check out when his band Accidental Breakdown is playing!


You can find Wolfie on Soundcloud here: https://soundcloud.com/greg-wolfe-927450616

And you can tune in to the Regarding Series here: https://go.goodpods.com/KrTXAN


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompettyproject.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Wolfie is back to answer my ten "quick fire" questions, which seem to be taking longer and longer! His pick for favourite Heartbreaker came as a surprise but his three words to describe Tom Petty are pretty fantastic! Don't forget to go check out Greg's music on Soundcloud (links below) and if you're in the Connecticut area, make sure you check out when his band Accidental Breakdown is playing!


You can find Wolfie on Soundcloud here: https://soundcloud.com/greg-wolfe-927450616

And you can tune in to the Regarding Series here: https://go.goodpods.com/KrTXAN


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompettyproject.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Greg Wolfe Greg Wolfe Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:00:00 GMT 1:30:39 6892fa2f86fca1362883aca3 false https://tompettyproject.com 6892fa2f86fca1362883aca3 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 greg-wolfe full 12 18 Today’s episode is a fan chat with a musician and podcaster who I’ve gotten to know a little over the last 12 months or so and wanted to learn more about. Greg Wolfe, or Wolfie as he’s more commonly known in the podcast universe, is a bass player and band leader for the Connecticut-based band Accidental Breakdown. He’s also one of the co-hosts of the Regarding Series of podcasts which breaks down a much-maligned album each season to see if it has any redeeming qualities. It’s a show I’ve been lucky to guest on a couple of times and I’ve always enjoyed Wolfie’s insights when we’ve chatted.


We talk Lou Reed, Bob Marley, starting a lifetime of music on bass guitar, the value of playing with people who are better than you, and of course, Tom Petty!

We talk about Tom being the quintessential American rocker and how Petty resonates with you at different stages in your life.


You can find Wolfie on Soundcloud here: https://soundcloud.com/greg-wolfe-927450616

And you can tune in to the Regarding Series here: https://go.goodpods.com/KrTXAN


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompettyproject.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Today’s episode is a fan chat with a musician and podcaster who I’ve gotten to know a little over the last 12 months or so and wanted to learn more about. Greg Wolfe, or Wolfie as he’s more commonly known in the podcast universe, is a bass player and band leader for the Connecticut-based band Accidental Breakdown. He’s also one of the co-hosts of the Regarding Series of podcasts which breaks down a much-maligned album each season to see if it has any redeeming qualities. It’s a show I’ve been lucky to guest on a couple of times and I’ve always enjoyed Wolfie’s insights when we’ve chatted.


We talk Lou Reed, Bob Marley, starting a lifetime of music on bass guitar, the value of playing with people who are better than you, and of course, Tom Petty!

We talk about Tom being the quintessential American rocker and how Petty resonates with you at different stages in your life.


You can find Wolfie on Soundcloud here: https://soundcloud.com/greg-wolfe-927450616

And you can tune in to the Regarding Series here: https://go.goodpods.com/KrTXAN


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompettyproject.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Rhino Skin Rhino Skin Wed, 30 Jul 2025 09:00:00 GMT 21:01 68895061e01feb9dc244edf1 false https://tompettyproject.com 68895061e01feb9dc244edf1 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 rhino-skin full 12 17 There’s a weight to the arrangement of this song, accentuated by that heavy kick pattern that Steve Ferrone opts for, along with Tom’s deliberate persistence in landing on the root note at the end of his phrases that makes this one compelling. It’s also noteworthy in not really having a defined chorus. We do have that A section and B section, but I wouldn’t necessarily call it a chorus, then you have a very short bridge at the end so you have an ABABAC structure that just adds to the unresolved tension and unease that pervades this little hidden gem of a song.


Song : https://youtu.be/x49C_T102iM


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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]]> There’s a weight to the arrangement of this song, accentuated by that heavy kick pattern that Steve Ferrone opts for, along with Tom’s deliberate persistence in landing on the root note at the end of his phrases that makes this one compelling. It’s also noteworthy in not really having a defined chorus. We do have that A section and B section, but I wouldn’t necessarily call it a chorus, then you have a very short bridge at the end so you have an ABABAC structure that just adds to the unresolved tension and unease that pervades this little hidden gem of a song.


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]]> Ozzy Ozzy Wed, 23 Jul 2025 09:00:00 GMT 26:18 6880269bf6d4262b079abc9f true https://tompettyproject.ca 6880269bf6d4262b079abc9f 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 ozzy full 12 16 Welcome to a special episode of the Tom Petty Project where I’m going to take a break from our usual scheduling to pay tribute to one of the most influential performers of all time. I am your host and today’s episode is dedicated to the life and work of Ozzy Osbourne.


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]]> Welcome to a special episode of the Tom Petty Project where I’m going to take a break from our usual scheduling to pay tribute to one of the most influential performers of all time. I am your host and today’s episode is dedicated to the life and work of Ozzy Osbourne.


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]]> About to Give Out About to Give Out Wed, 16 Jul 2025 09:00:00 GMT 21:14 68774af6c81367397ad82eef false https://tompettyproject.com 68774af6c81367397ad82eef 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 about-to-give-out full 12 15 It’s often been remarked that Mike sometimes sounds like Tom when he sings. If you listen to the Dirty Knobs albums you do hear some of those inflections peeking out from time to time, as you’d expect. But this goes both ways and I think Tom actually sounds a lot like Mike on About to Give Out - particularly in the verses. If you heard this on a Dirty Knobs record I don’t think you’d immediately catch that it was Tom and not Mike.


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]]> It’s often been remarked that Mike sometimes sounds like Tom when he sings. If you listen to the Dirty Knobs albums you do hear some of those inflections peeking out from time to time, as you’d expect. But this goes both ways and I think Tom actually sounds a lot like Mike on About to Give Out - particularly in the verses. If you heard this on a Dirty Knobs record I don’t think you’d immediately catch that it was Tom and not Mike.


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]]> Will Porteous Returns Will Porteous Returns Wed, 09 Jul 2025 09:00:00 GMT 1:25:09 686e08dc8d3d6839f4d7a3c6 true https://tompettyproject.com 686e08dc8d3d6839f4d7a3c6 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 will-porteous-returns full 12 14 "Pharmacists aren't here to save rock and roll. They don't have the budget, or the jackets. But they are *trying*, in a landscape where most bands are too busy refreshing their socials to finish a bridge.


Rock music doesn't die - it just downsizes. And Pharmacists are out here propping it up with their own shoulders, one open wound at a time."


Those are words of KWR Radion DJ Jim McCaulty, and I thought they might serve as a good jumping off point for my chat today with Will Porteous


Will has been on the show before and we sat down to talk all about his band Pharmacists and the route he’s taken back into recording and performing, before we moved on to chat about his thoughts on this season’s album, Echo.


WARNING : There’s a fair bit of profanity in this one as that’s just the way we tend to talk to each other, but it’s not gratuitous or aggressive so hopefully it’s OK for y’all!


Pharmacists Singles : https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9JRklgBG7NxPkI4Dmoj9tv89ZrUzZplW

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]]> "Pharmacists aren't here to save rock and roll. They don't have the budget, or the jackets. But they are *trying*, in a landscape where most bands are too busy refreshing their socials to finish a bridge.


Rock music doesn't die - it just downsizes. And Pharmacists are out here propping it up with their own shoulders, one open wound at a time."


Those are words of KWR Radion DJ Jim McCaulty, and I thought they might serve as a good jumping off point for my chat today with Will Porteous


Will has been on the show before and we sat down to talk all about his band Pharmacists and the route he’s taken back into recording and performing, before we moved on to chat about his thoughts on this season’s album, Echo.


WARNING : There’s a fair bit of profanity in this one as that’s just the way we tend to talk to each other, but it’s not gratuitous or aggressive so hopefully it’s OK for y’all!


Pharmacists Singles : https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9JRklgBG7NxPkI4Dmoj9tv89ZrUzZplW

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A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


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]]> No More No More Wed, 02 Jul 2025 09:00:00 GMT 22:55 6864dc8d21108b98c945689f false https://tompettyproject.com 6864dc8d21108b98c945689f 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 no-more full 12 13 It’s an affirmation that after thinking about this problem, there’s a conviction to follow an ideal, if not a known direction yet. Whatever the direction we end up taking, it has to be something that we have certainty of authenticity. We’re not going to take a chance on something that feels half-dressed or unfinished, or flimsy in its intent. This course has to be real. I think a lot of us spend an awful lot of our lives being pulled and pushed by bad actors, bad advice, bad politics, bad faith, and bad ideas. So we have to wait for that crack in the cultural assault to see that clear path through the maelstrom that shows itself to us. And we have to be ready for it. We have to grasp it with both hands when it comes.


Song : https://youtu.be/RjrUxTBPpf8

Randy Woods Band : https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCf-OsPLOU-bgsrrweS8YswQ

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]]> It’s an affirmation that after thinking about this problem, there’s a conviction to follow an ideal, if not a known direction yet. Whatever the direction we end up taking, it has to be something that we have certainty of authenticity. We’re not going to take a chance on something that feels half-dressed or unfinished, or flimsy in its intent. This course has to be real. I think a lot of us spend an awful lot of our lives being pulled and pushed by bad actors, bad advice, bad politics, bad faith, and bad ideas. So we have to wait for that crack in the cultural assault to see that clear path through the maelstrom that shows itself to us. And we have to be ready for it. We have to grasp it with both hands when it comes.


Song : https://youtu.be/RjrUxTBPpf8

Randy Woods Band : https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCf-OsPLOU-bgsrrweS8YswQ

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]]> <![CDATA[This One's for Me]]> Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:00:00 GMT 18:55 685b985563e89e76862eb538 false https://tompettyproject.com 685b985563e89e76862eb538 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 this-ones-for-me full 12 12  I think this is a perfectly neat, tidy, compact, fun little bouncy piece of music, with a nicely constructed, easy to remember lyric. The problem is, this one has always felt to me like Tom could crank out something like this on the way to the grocery store in about 5 minutes, on any given day of the week. It’s pretty much the only song on this album that I think is really safe and could really be considered filler.


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]]>  I think this is a perfectly neat, tidy, compact, fun little bouncy piece of music, with a nicely constructed, easy to remember lyric. The problem is, this one has always felt to me like Tom could crank out something like this on the way to the grocery store in about 5 minutes, on any given day of the week. It’s pretty much the only song on this album that I think is really safe and could really be considered filler.


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]]> <![CDATA[I Don't Wanna Fight]]> Wed, 18 Jun 2025 09:00:00 GMT 23:01 6851fed8cf39b4f29ab56b0a false https://tompettyproject.com 6851fed8cf39b4f29ab56b0a 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 i-dont-wanna-fight full 12 11 It’s interesting that Mike has never dusted this one off with the Dirty Knobs and I think this goes back to him talking about how difficult a period this was and given the circumstances around its conception you can see why it might be ground he wouldn’t want to revisit. The song was a mainstay on the Echo tour however and in "Spotlight on a Heartbreaker" series, which appeared on the official website many years ago and saw fans email questions in for one of the band to answer, Mike was asked “What is your favourite song to perform live and why”, His response? “This tour I liked "I Don't Wanna Fight" 'cause I got to be king!”


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]]> It’s interesting that Mike has never dusted this one off with the Dirty Knobs and I think this goes back to him talking about how difficult a period this was and given the circumstances around its conception you can see why it might be ground he wouldn’t want to revisit. The song was a mainstay on the Echo tour however and in "Spotlight on a Heartbreaker" series, which appeared on the official website many years ago and saw fans email questions in for one of the band to answer, Mike was asked “What is your favourite song to perform live and why”, His response? “This tour I liked "I Don't Wanna Fight" 'cause I got to be king!”


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]]> Billy the Kid Billy the Kid Wed, 11 Jun 2025 09:00:00 GMT 24:35 6849293144a17fa6a14d041a false https://tompettyproject.com 6849293144a17fa6a14d041a 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s12e10-billy-the-kid full 12 10 OK, let’s get into the song! In Conversations with Tom Petty, Tom tells author Paul Zollo “I wrote that on the drive to the studio in Bugs’ truck. My trusty roadie Bugs was driving me to work—and I got this idea for this song, “Billy The Kid.” I pulled out a pad as we were going over Topanga Canyon with all those curves, so I was really writing on the edge of the paper, and back and forth in the truck. And I wrote it all out on the way to work, and I had the tune in my head.”  Any songwriter will tell you that it’s massively exciting when that thunderbolt of inspiration hits and words or music come at you all at once. In this case, Tom had the words flowing and the tune only in his head, rather than it coming from sitting around noodling on the guitar and then framing in lyrics later. It’s especially gratifying to hear for me because that’s almost always how I write; a specific line or chorus and then some basic melody.


Song : https://youtu.be/WHVywrWjjrQ

Live from the Fonda - 2013: https://tinyurl.com/26yv2c2f


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]]> OK, let’s get into the song! In Conversations with Tom Petty, Tom tells author Paul Zollo “I wrote that on the drive to the studio in Bugs’ truck. My trusty roadie Bugs was driving me to work—and I got this idea for this song, “Billy The Kid.” I pulled out a pad as we were going over Topanga Canyon with all those curves, so I was really writing on the edge of the paper, and back and forth in the truck. And I wrote it all out on the way to work, and I had the tune in my head.”  Any songwriter will tell you that it’s massively exciting when that thunderbolt of inspiration hits and words or music come at you all at once. In this case, Tom had the words flowing and the tune only in his head, rather than it coming from sitting around noodling on the guitar and then framing in lyrics later. It’s especially gratifying to hear for me because that’s almost always how I write; a specific line or chorus and then some basic melody.


Song : https://youtu.be/WHVywrWjjrQ

Live from the Fonda - 2013: https://tinyurl.com/26yv2c2f


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]]> Nic Apostoleris talks Echo Nic Apostoleris talks Echo Wed, 28 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT 1:45:17 6836afda944c948b9a98e832 false https://tompettyproject.com 6836afda944c948b9a98e832 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s12e9-nic-apostoleris-talks-echo full 12 9 Today’s episode is a very focused conversation I had with my pal and previous guest Nic Apostoleries. When we chatted way back in 2022, Nic told me that when I reached Echo, that he’d love to come onto the show and talk about it. We dive specifically into the lyrics on this season’s album and speculate on possible meanings to specific songs and overall moods and intent that album may hold. As a professional in the mental health field, Nic is always very careful to present his opinions as just that, but they’re very thoughtful, very well considered and articulated opinions and it was an absolute joy to spend a couple of hours in Nic’s company again! Even though he didn’t want to focus on his music, do go check out the links in the episode notes if you do want to check out Nic’s music. It’s personal, passionate, and I love it, so maybe you’ll love it too!


NOTE: There is one curse-word in the episode, when I quote the poet, Phillip Larkin.


Nic's latest release can be found here, please do go support him! https://nicapostoleris.bandcamp.com/album/loved-ones


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A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

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]]> Today’s episode is a very focused conversation I had with my pal and previous guest Nic Apostoleries. When we chatted way back in 2022, Nic told me that when I reached Echo, that he’d love to come onto the show and talk about it. We dive specifically into the lyrics on this season’s album and speculate on possible meanings to specific songs and overall moods and intent that album may hold. As a professional in the mental health field, Nic is always very careful to present his opinions as just that, but they’re very thoughtful, very well considered and articulated opinions and it was an absolute joy to spend a couple of hours in Nic’s company again! Even though he didn’t want to focus on his music, do go check out the links in the episode notes if you do want to check out Nic’s music. It’s personal, passionate, and I love it, so maybe you’ll love it too!


NOTE: There is one curse-word in the episode, when I quote the poet, Phillip Larkin.


Nic's latest release can be found here, please do go support him! https://nicapostoleris.bandcamp.com/album/loved-ones


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The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> <![CDATA[Won't Last Long]]> Wed, 21 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT 23:46 682cc8946511fe0dd5122296 false https://tompettyproject.com 682cc8946511fe0dd5122296 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s12e8-wont-last-long full 12 8 I’d said in the closing to last week’s episode that I get a strong connection between this song and the Jeff Lynne era of Tom’s work. So, close your eyes, listen to the first four bars, and imagine coming out of Too Good to Be True and into this song. It feels as natural a transition as anything in the catalogue to me. I think it’s partially the blend of those two acoustic guitars panned left and right sitting underneath that crunchy electric part from Mike. The tempo, bounce, and feel of this just screams Into the Great Wide Open era to me.


Song: https://youtu.be/2_JOAHA2tpk


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A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


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]]> I’d said in the closing to last week’s episode that I get a strong connection between this song and the Jeff Lynne era of Tom’s work. So, close your eyes, listen to the first four bars, and imagine coming out of Too Good to Be True and into this song. It feels as natural a transition as anything in the catalogue to me. I think it’s partially the blend of those two acoustic guitars panned left and right sitting underneath that crunchy electric part from Mike. The tempo, bounce, and feel of this just screams Into the Great Wide Open era to me.


Song: https://youtu.be/2_JOAHA2tpk


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The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


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]]> Echo Echo Wed, 14 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT 27:00 6824400914bdee6141acbef0 false https://tompettyproject.com 6824400914bdee6141acbef0 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s12e7-echo full 12 7 This is a very grown up song and as we discussed on Wildflowers, it’s a song that wouldn’t resonate as much with a person in their teens or early twenties as it would with someone who has lived and lost. You need that weight of experience to truly feel the bone-weariness that Tom projects at times and the hesitant accusations he ends with. It’s a collage of emotions and narrative dissonance that perfectly fleshes out what a broken relationship feels like even when a new, healthy one is coming into focus.


Song: https://youtu.be/OjC1Idf9w_4

Live at the Fillmore '99: https://tinyurl.com/2wtkm3jd


This episode is dedicated to the memory of Margaret "Cookie" Donnelly Obituary. You can read her full obituary here: https://tinyurl.com/28dr58p7


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The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


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]]> This is a very grown up song and as we discussed on Wildflowers, it’s a song that wouldn’t resonate as much with a person in their teens or early twenties as it would with someone who has lived and lost. You need that weight of experience to truly feel the bone-weariness that Tom projects at times and the hesitant accusations he ends with. It’s a collage of emotions and narrative dissonance that perfectly fleshes out what a broken relationship feels like even when a new, healthy one is coming into focus.


Song: https://youtu.be/OjC1Idf9w_4

Live at the Fillmore '99: https://tinyurl.com/2wtkm3jd


This episode is dedicated to the memory of Margaret "Cookie" Donnelly Obituary. You can read her full obituary here: https://tinyurl.com/28dr58p7


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A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

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]]> Accused of Love Accused of Love Wed, 07 May 2025 09:00:00 GMT 23:38 681b023b5acb8b715fa07c6b false https://tompettyproject.com 681b023b5acb8b715fa07c6b 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s12e6-accused-of-love full 12 6 In Conversations with Tom Petty, author Paul Zollo tells Tom that he finds the song has “kind of a British, early Beatles sound” to which to Tom replies “Yeah. It’s funny how you see these influences go round and round, because I was thinking of Don Everly, that sort of melody. But it does have a mid-Sixties British sound. And he was obviously influencing them.” Paul then observes “Like one of those old songs, it’s very short—under three minutes.” and Tom tells him “Yeah. It’s great when you can get it all in, in that amount of time”


Song: https://youtu.be/cu9-BjUAvNY


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The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


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]]> In Conversations with Tom Petty, author Paul Zollo tells Tom that he finds the song has “kind of a British, early Beatles sound” to which to Tom replies “Yeah. It’s funny how you see these influences go round and round, because I was thinking of Don Everly, that sort of melody. But it does have a mid-Sixties British sound. And he was obviously influencing them.” Paul then observes “Like one of those old songs, it’s very short—under three minutes.” and Tom tells him “Yeah. It’s great when you can get it all in, in that amount of time”


Song: https://youtu.be/cu9-BjUAvNY


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The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> <![CDATA[Swingin']]> Wed, 30 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT 24:03 6811537a6ac0e5213b5b2f60 false https://tompettyproject.com 6811537a6ac0e5213b5b2f60 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s12e5-swingin full 12 5 Lyrically, we get this short story, in typical Tom fashion where he’s just giving us the outlines and parts of a narrative. We start out standing by the highway in boots and silver spurs. And we end on the interstate across the Georgia line, which is maybe a teeny nod back to Tweeter and the Monkey Man. In fact, here’s an idea, maybe the protagonist of this song is actually Jan! I can imagine her heading south after the fiasco in Jersey, but it sounds like she found trouble again in Nevada and headed back east! It’s an incredible lyric to come up with on the spot, as I say and it’s obviously gone on to be a lesser known single that is adored by Pettyheads. It’s a song that lends itself well to themes of not going down without a fight while at the same time depicting a somewhat desperate character who is going down anyway! Fabulous writing. Or in this case, ad-libbing!


Song: https://youtu.be/ew6Cg6pUApE 

Official Video: https://youtu.be/I4vJM4L2D2U


Links mentioned:

Red Hot Chili Peppers - A Face In The Crowd (Live) : https://youtu.be/qD37E7rtxbs 

Sammy Davis Jr drums : https://youtu.be/i3FqyPeUaDE


Refugee (album version) : https://youtu.be/YbWDV72oQlo?t=50

Refugee (live version, 2012) : https://youtu.be/2sW4msX2q_E?t=114


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A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

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]]> Lyrically, we get this short story, in typical Tom fashion where he’s just giving us the outlines and parts of a narrative. We start out standing by the highway in boots and silver spurs. And we end on the interstate across the Georgia line, which is maybe a teeny nod back to Tweeter and the Monkey Man. In fact, here’s an idea, maybe the protagonist of this song is actually Jan! I can imagine her heading south after the fiasco in Jersey, but it sounds like she found trouble again in Nevada and headed back east! It’s an incredible lyric to come up with on the spot, as I say and it’s obviously gone on to be a lesser known single that is adored by Pettyheads. It’s a song that lends itself well to themes of not going down without a fight while at the same time depicting a somewhat desperate character who is going down anyway! Fabulous writing. Or in this case, ad-libbing!


Song: https://youtu.be/ew6Cg6pUApE 

Official Video: https://youtu.be/I4vJM4L2D2U


Links mentioned:

Red Hot Chili Peppers - A Face In The Crowd (Live) : https://youtu.be/qD37E7rtxbs 

Sammy Davis Jr drums : https://youtu.be/i3FqyPeUaDE


Refugee (album version) : https://youtu.be/YbWDV72oQlo?t=50

Refugee (live version, 2012) : https://youtu.be/2sW4msX2q_E?t=114


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The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Lonesome Sundown Lonesome Sundown Fri, 25 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT 18:05 680b33e3d6473fbddda5d21a false https://tompettyproject.com 680b33e3d6473fbddda5d21a 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s12e4-lonesome-sundown full 12 4 I love the line “She’s a sweet young thing. Brings me dreams in a box she made for me”. That’s a very Petty-esque little piece of imagery that he throws in early to add to the very dreamy quality of the piece. In Conversations with Tom Petty, Tom tells author Paul Zollo that “The words changed several times in that song. But I finally got it to where I liked it. I think I worked on that one a lot more than any of the others.” And where we were talking about Free Girl Now sounding much more spontaneous lyrically, this one does have that quality of being a more considered lyric. I don’t think many people would come up with “Brings me dreams in a box she made for me” off the cuff.


If you want to listen to the track before listening to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/-IIX0nGyfyA


You can find my appearance on the Booked on Rock podcast here: https://youtu.be/Gkea4Xc_2uQ

You can find Megan Volpert's wonderful book, "Why Alanis Morissette Matters" here: https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477330876/


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> I love the line “She’s a sweet young thing. Brings me dreams in a box she made for me”. That’s a very Petty-esque little piece of imagery that he throws in early to add to the very dreamy quality of the piece. In Conversations with Tom Petty, Tom tells author Paul Zollo that “The words changed several times in that song. But I finally got it to where I liked it. I think I worked on that one a lot more than any of the others.” And where we were talking about Free Girl Now sounding much more spontaneous lyrically, this one does have that quality of being a more considered lyric. I don’t think many people would come up with “Brings me dreams in a box she made for me” off the cuff.


If you want to listen to the track before listening to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/-IIX0nGyfyA


You can find my appearance on the Booked on Rock podcast here: https://youtu.be/Gkea4Xc_2uQ

You can find Megan Volpert's wonderful book, "Why Alanis Morissette Matters" here: https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477330876/


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

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]]> Free Girl Now Free Girl Now Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT 22:19 67fee2ebad69959fc26883dc false https://tompettyproject.com 67fee2ebad69959fc26883dc 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s12e3-free-girl-now full 12 3 The song is a powerful push back against an abusive relationship on behalf of the woman Tom loved. The way the lyrics are organized, with the verses describing the abuse in the past tense and the uplifting chorus being in the present tense really drives home that idea that “No longer will you be a slave. No longer will you have to crawl”. It’s a celebration of liberation and freedom that is specific to a personal situation but again has that anthemic universality that would make a stadium full of people who might not know its origins sing along in full-throated support!


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here : https://youtu.be/vxfQun7sfok

And if you want to hear the live version from the Fillmore in '99, you can find that here : https://youtu.be/1p7e5MgqkcI


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


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]]> The song is a powerful push back against an abusive relationship on behalf of the woman Tom loved. The way the lyrics are organized, with the verses describing the abuse in the past tense and the uplifting chorus being in the present tense really drives home that idea that “No longer will you be a slave. No longer will you have to crawl”. It’s a celebration of liberation and freedom that is specific to a personal situation but again has that anthemic universality that would make a stadium full of people who might not know its origins sing along in full-throated support!


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here : https://youtu.be/vxfQun7sfok

And if you want to hear the live version from the Fillmore in '99, you can find that here : https://youtu.be/1p7e5MgqkcI


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]]> Counting on You Counting on You Wed, 09 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT 21:13 67f58692fbfca819ff4fd109 false https://tompettyproject.com 67f58692fbfca819ff4fd109 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s12e2-counting-on-you full 12 2 Sonically, you could definitely hear this one sitting happily on Mojo. But I also sometimes feel that this is the most Wildflowers-sounding of all the songs on Echo. If you found out that it was another of the songs that hadn’t been included on that album, it wouldn’t really surprise you. In Conversations With Tom Petty, the only thing that Tom tells author Paul Zollo about this song is that “That’s great. That should have been a single. I don’t know why they didn’t put that out as a single”.


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]]> Sonically, you could definitely hear this one sitting happily on Mojo. But I also sometimes feel that this is the most Wildflowers-sounding of all the songs on Echo. If you found out that it was another of the songs that hadn’t been included on that album, it wouldn’t really surprise you. In Conversations With Tom Petty, the only thing that Tom tells author Paul Zollo about this song is that “That’s great. That should have been a single. I don’t know why they didn’t put that out as a single”.


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A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


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]]> Room at the Top Room at the Top Wed, 02 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT 22:24 67ec7131506c6c628ccbb349 false https://tompettyproject.com 67ec7131506c6c628ccbb349 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s12e1-room-at-the-top full 12 1  I, along with I’m sure many of you Pettyheads, consider this one of Tom’s finest works. It’s an absolute masterpiece in songwriting, lyrical precision, and arrangement. As Tom tells Paul Zollo, “It was a great example of The Heartbreakers at work. On my own I would have never arrived at that arrangement of the song. But they really took it somewhere that I would have never got to by myself.” The mixture of light and shade the contrast of hope and despondency, of cynicism and vulnerability make this track a powerhouse of pure emotion. It’s one of those where every single note is placed to perfection, every musical decision supports the construction and delivery of the song and the sum of its incredible parts gels into this perfect five minutes of music that moves me as much today as it did the first time I listened to it!


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/nQFCF9KESic


And make sure you check out Richard Hearn's brilliant website Paragraph Planet here: https://www.paragraphplanet.com


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]]>  I, along with I’m sure many of you Pettyheads, consider this one of Tom’s finest works. It’s an absolute masterpiece in songwriting, lyrical precision, and arrangement. As Tom tells Paul Zollo, “It was a great example of The Heartbreakers at work. On my own I would have never arrived at that arrangement of the song. But they really took it somewhere that I would have never got to by myself.” The mixture of light and shade the contrast of hope and despondency, of cynicism and vulnerability make this track a powerhouse of pure emotion. It’s one of those where every single note is placed to perfection, every musical decision supports the construction and delivery of the song and the sum of its incredible parts gels into this perfect five minutes of music that moves me as much today as it did the first time I listened to it!


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/nQFCF9KESic


And make sure you check out Richard Hearn's brilliant website Paragraph Planet here: https://www.paragraphplanet.com


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The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

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]]> The Same Sad Echo The Same Sad Echo Thu, 27 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT 10:52 67e47ec93f025bbde3f4931d false https://tompettyproject.com 67e47ec93f025bbde3f4931d 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s12e0-the-same-sad-echo full 12 Like Songs and Music for She’s The One, somewhere around half of the songs on Echo were never played live. Tom tells Paul Zollo “I was kind of glad to get to another place after Echo. I was kind of glad to get somewhere else. I don’t know why, but I kind of felt like we came back into the sun after that.”


And this idea of a darkness hovering over this period in Tom’s life definitely permeates through elements of this record.


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]]> Like Songs and Music for She’s The One, somewhere around half of the songs on Echo were never played live. Tom tells Paul Zollo “I was kind of glad to get to another place after Echo. I was kind of glad to get somewhere else. I don’t know why, but I kind of felt like we came back into the sun after that.”


And this idea of a darkness hovering over this period in Tom’s life definitely permeates through elements of this record.


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The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

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]]> <![CDATA[Songs and Music from She's The One (with John Paulsen)]]> Wed, 19 Mar 2025 14:33:36 GMT 1:01:12 67dad5c2fe6b19f2d2a27736 false https://tompettyproject.com 67dad5c2fe6b19f2d2a27736 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s11e25-songs-and-music-from-shes-the-one-with-john-paulsen full 11 25 After a little bit of a false start, John and Kevin settle into a fun chat about soundtrack composition, how Ed Burn managed to lock in Wildflowers era-Tom Petty to be his musical director, why Tom took over the project wholesale and why this may just be the most underappreciated album in Tom's catalogue! Do we need two versions of two different songs? What about the covers? Tune in to find out!


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]]> After a little bit of a false start, John and Kevin settle into a fun chat about soundtrack composition, how Ed Burn managed to lock in Wildflowers era-Tom Petty to be his musical director, why Tom took over the project wholesale and why this may just be the most underappreciated album in Tom's catalogue! Do we need two versions of two different songs? What about the covers? Tune in to find out!


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The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

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]]> Airport Airport Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT 20:10 67d0c247c6a6a96730b53bc0 false https://tompettyproject.com 67d0c247c6a6a96730b53bc0 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s11e24-airport full 11 24 Airport is a tight little bundle of keyboard virtuosity from Benmont Tench with a lazy, groove-soaked accompaniment from Howie Epstein and Chris Trujillo in the rhythm section. This piece is hugely interesting in two different, very interesting ways. First of all, I’m pretty sure (given the credits in the album liner notes) that Tom didn’t play on it. Second, given that the melodic contributions would almost certainly have come spontaneously from the mind and fingers of Benmont Tench, it’s really curious to me that he isn’t at least co-credited on this one!


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find the official video here: https://youtu.be/P5RbW82PVqs


If you want to check out Benmont Tench's fantastic new album, The Melancholy Season, you can find that here : https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kRJEygrs-WJ4ZzS39uwMLTJSUGArR8qDo


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The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


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]]> Airport is a tight little bundle of keyboard virtuosity from Benmont Tench with a lazy, groove-soaked accompaniment from Howie Epstein and Chris Trujillo in the rhythm section. This piece is hugely interesting in two different, very interesting ways. First of all, I’m pretty sure (given the credits in the album liner notes) that Tom didn’t play on it. Second, given that the melodic contributions would almost certainly have come spontaneously from the mind and fingers of Benmont Tench, it’s really curious to me that he isn’t at least co-credited on this one!


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find the official video here: https://youtu.be/P5RbW82PVqs


If you want to check out Benmont Tench's fantastic new album, The Melancholy Season, you can find that here : https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kRJEygrs-WJ4ZzS39uwMLTJSUGArR8qDo


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The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


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]]> Hung Up and Overdue Hung Up and Overdue Wed, 05 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMT 22:04 67c782477da2435a87b3fb4c false https://tompettyproject.com 67c782477da2435a87b3fb4c 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s11e23-hung-up-and-overdue full 11 23 It's curious that the two songs that reference California were both left off the final Wildflowers release; perhaps Tom being self-conscious about being too prescriptive and direct in that vein. Hung Up and Overdue has a very simple, very direct lyric which sits atop a wonderful arrangement and doesn’t need to do too much of the heavy lifting. It’s almost like Mike’s more reserved guitar part. We do get a little shine and sparkle in a couple of places, but its part of the ensemble rather than taking a starring role.


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find it here : https://youtu.be/bSl9ykaiNvw


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A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


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]]> It's curious that the two songs that reference California were both left off the final Wildflowers release; perhaps Tom being self-conscious about being too prescriptive and direct in that vein. Hung Up and Overdue has a very simple, very direct lyric which sits atop a wonderful arrangement and doesn’t need to do too much of the heavy lifting. It’s almost like Mike’s more reserved guitar part. We do get a little shine and sparkle in a couple of places, but its part of the ensemble rather than taking a starring role.


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find it here : https://youtu.be/bSl9ykaiNvw


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A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


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]]> Walls (No. 3) Walls (No. 3) Wed, 26 Feb 2025 09:00:00 GMT 19:05 67be483e03ca0341bd9c223f false https://tompettyproject.com 67be483e03ca0341bd9c223f 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s11e22-walls-no-3 full 11 22 I don’t think I’ve ever hidden or tried to hide the fact that Walls is one of my very favourite Tom Petty compositions. I think it’s essentially a perfect song. And this version is, as I say, an exercise in showing how to simplify and condense an arrangement to be as tight as you can make it without losing an ounce of its beauty.


Long time listeners will know that when I wrote one of my ten questions; which version of Walls do you prefer, I was astounded to find that most people picked Circus. And I’ve since talked about the fact that I definitely listen to that one way more than I ever did before I started the podcast, but I have to tell you, I think No 3 is still ever so slightly ahead of Circus for me. The harmonica solo and the really raw, stripped down arrangement still carries an emotional weight that the big, bold, multi-layered approach on Circus doesn’t achieve.


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find it here : https://youtu.be/UHksHuZd_gw 

You can find the Circus version here : https://youtu.be/_aoEIA38kTQ

The PBS live is here : https://youtu.be/zJl0pe-DWy8

And the Fillmore 97 live version is here : https://youtu.be/gX65I6FnR0s


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]]> I don’t think I’ve ever hidden or tried to hide the fact that Walls is one of my very favourite Tom Petty compositions. I think it’s essentially a perfect song. And this version is, as I say, an exercise in showing how to simplify and condense an arrangement to be as tight as you can make it without losing an ounce of its beauty.


Long time listeners will know that when I wrote one of my ten questions; which version of Walls do you prefer, I was astounded to find that most people picked Circus. And I’ve since talked about the fact that I definitely listen to that one way more than I ever did before I started the podcast, but I have to tell you, I think No 3 is still ever so slightly ahead of Circus for me. The harmonica solo and the really raw, stripped down arrangement still carries an emotional weight that the big, bold, multi-layered approach on Circus doesn’t achieve.


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find it here : https://youtu.be/UHksHuZd_gw 

You can find the Circus version here : https://youtu.be/_aoEIA38kTQ

The PBS live is here : https://youtu.be/zJl0pe-DWy8

And the Fillmore 97 live version is here : https://youtu.be/gX65I6FnR0s


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A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


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]]> Hope on Board Hope on Board Wed, 19 Feb 2025 09:00:00 GMT 18:20 67b4f8bb3a756523b85220f2 true https://tompettyproject.com 67b4f8bb3a756523b85220f2 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s11e21-hope-on-board full 11 21 I would love to know if an extended version of this arrangement exists anywhere on the cutting room floor. I know that there was only one violinist, Lili Haydn, who I’m hoping to have on the podcast as it happens, and two cellists, Gerri Stutyak and Michael Severens. But I think if you kept building this into a full orchestral string arrangement with some timpani or other percussion added, it could have been a pretty amazing piece of music in its own right. As it stands, it’s an absolutely perfect piece of music for this portion of the movie and shows that had Tom decided he wanted to score more movies, he would have been perfectly capable of doing so.


Note: There is some profanity in the movie clip that is included in this episode.


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find it here:


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The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> I would love to know if an extended version of this arrangement exists anywhere on the cutting room floor. I know that there was only one violinist, Lili Haydn, who I’m hoping to have on the podcast as it happens, and two cellists, Gerri Stutyak and Michael Severens. But I think if you kept building this into a full orchestral string arrangement with some timpani or other percussion added, it could have been a pretty amazing piece of music in its own right. As it stands, it’s an absolutely perfect piece of music for this portion of the movie and shows that had Tom decided he wanted to score more movies, he would have been perfectly capable of doing so.


Note: There is some profanity in the movie clip that is included in this episode.


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find it here:


To listen to the song, go here: https://youtu.be/uk5pFlnfDZU


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The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Bad Monkey + Petty Country Bad Monkey + Petty Country Fri, 14 Feb 2025 07:35:13 GMT 1:17:25 67aef22f120ca8a76858291e false https://tompettyproject.com 67aef22f120ca8a76858291e 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s11e20-bad-monkey-petty-country full 11 20 John and I got together to discuss the Petty Country and Bad Monkey Soundtrack releases and built a 16 track playlist that gives you a good idea of what to expect from each disc. We discussed what makes a good cover version, which contemporay artists are doing the best job of interpereting Tom's work and we also talk about covers not on either album that are worth checking out!


You can find our final playlist here: https://tinyurl.com/55fyfw6t

Our additional list of covers not on these two albums here: https://tinyurl.com/5h7n2a2w

And if you want to check out John's "Petty Scattered, Smothered, & Covered" playlist, you can find that here: https://tinyurl.com/2k3pc883


The song at the end of the episode is used by kind permission of Cyberattack and can be found here: https://youtu.be/EINdLqmcYH0


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The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

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]]> John and I got together to discuss the Petty Country and Bad Monkey Soundtrack releases and built a 16 track playlist that gives you a good idea of what to expect from each disc. We discussed what makes a good cover version, which contemporay artists are doing the best job of interpereting Tom's work and we also talk about covers not on either album that are worth checking out!


You can find our final playlist here: https://tinyurl.com/55fyfw6t

Our additional list of covers not on these two albums here: https://tinyurl.com/5h7n2a2w

And if you want to check out John's "Petty Scattered, Smothered, & Covered" playlist, you can find that here: https://tinyurl.com/2k3pc883


The song at the end of the episode is used by kind permission of Cyberattack and can be found here: https://youtu.be/EINdLqmcYH0


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> California California Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:00:00 GMT 22:58 67abcc8f505cb2a0a316292a false https://tompettyproject.com 67abcc8f505cb2a0a316292a 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s11e19-california full 11 19 There’s a quality to this song that I’ve only really experienced once before. It makes me homesick for a place I’ve never lived in. The other time this has happened to me was, coincidentally, also California. If any of you are Van Halen fans or even just rock n roll fans with an interest in the Pasadena scene in the 70s, you have to read the superb book Van Halen Rising. Easily the best rock biog I’ve ever read, written by an exceptional journalist and author and a wildly knowledgeable rock historian, Greg Renoff. Rather than being a gratuitous look at the excess of the hedonistic rock n roll lifestyle, Greg very deliberately builds a picture of Pasadena in the 70s in which the band was born and grew into the world famous act they became. Well, this song, in two minutes and thirty eight seconds leaves me with that strange sense of nostalgia and affection for a place that doesn’t shape any part of my life. You almost get that sense of promise and opportunity that California held for the early settlers seeping through the words and music that Tom delivers.


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find it here:


To listen to the song, go here: hhttps://youtu.be/nhnDaykQls8

If you want to watch Jack's video for Room at the Top, you'll find it here : https://youtu.be/uF9hyogNurU

And if you're interested in checking out Greg's book, you can find previews of it here : https://tinyurl.com/mr26nxzy



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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> There’s a quality to this song that I’ve only really experienced once before. It makes me homesick for a place I’ve never lived in. The other time this has happened to me was, coincidentally, also California. If any of you are Van Halen fans or even just rock n roll fans with an interest in the Pasadena scene in the 70s, you have to read the superb book Van Halen Rising. Easily the best rock biog I’ve ever read, written by an exceptional journalist and author and a wildly knowledgeable rock historian, Greg Renoff. Rather than being a gratuitous look at the excess of the hedonistic rock n roll lifestyle, Greg very deliberately builds a picture of Pasadena in the 70s in which the band was born and grew into the world famous act they became. Well, this song, in two minutes and thirty eight seconds leaves me with that strange sense of nostalgia and affection for a place that doesn’t shape any part of my life. You almost get that sense of promise and opportunity that California held for the early settlers seeping through the words and music that Tom delivers.


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find it here:


To listen to the song, go here: hhttps://youtu.be/nhnDaykQls8

If you want to watch Jack's video for Room at the Top, you'll find it here : https://youtu.be/uF9hyogNurU

And if you're interested in checking out Greg's book, you can find previews of it here : https://tinyurl.com/mr26nxzy



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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Supernatural Radio Supernatural Radio Wed, 05 Feb 2025 09:00:00 GMT 20:09 67a28a069a67c6bc4edd6645 false https://shows.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project/episodes/s11e18-supernatural-radio 67a28a069a67c6bc4edd6645 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s11e18-supernatural-radio full 11 18 This one begins with piano as the main melodic focus, with Benmont Tench playing a lounge player style lick over top of a sumptuously dark and foreboding rhythm section. The drums are dry and present and Howie Epstein’s bass guitar adds the bottom end colour to a scene that feels like a dimly lit hotel bar.


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/P8qB--d6q3A


To listen to the Fillmore 97 version go here: https://tinyurl.com/23fuush8 

Check out Ian and Michael's brilliant podcast, Lord of Adders Black, here : https://goodpods.com/podcasts/lord-of-adders-black-413109 

You can find Scott Haskin's new Deep Purple show, Smoke on the Podcast, here : https://goodpods.com/podcasts/smoke-on-the-podcast-627907 

And if you want to read that awful Independent review, check that out here : https://tinyurl.com/yxdwwb4a


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> This one begins with piano as the main melodic focus, with Benmont Tench playing a lounge player style lick over top of a sumptuously dark and foreboding rhythm section. The drums are dry and present and Howie Epstein’s bass guitar adds the bottom end colour to a scene that feels like a dimly lit hotel bar.


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/P8qB--d6q3A


To listen to the Fillmore 97 version go here: https://tinyurl.com/23fuush8 

Check out Ian and Michael's brilliant podcast, Lord of Adders Black, here : https://goodpods.com/podcasts/lord-of-adders-black-413109 

You can find Scott Haskin's new Deep Purple show, Smoke on the Podcast, here : https://goodpods.com/podcasts/smoke-on-the-podcast-627907 

And if you want to read that awful Independent review, check that out here : https://tinyurl.com/yxdwwb4a


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Asshole Asshole Wed, 29 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT 21:38 6799a3fd1542fb67e7e8ed63 false https://tompettyproject.com 6799a3fd1542fb67e7e8ed63 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s11e17-asshole full 11 17 Beck’s Asshole is quite tender in places with a certain rustic charm and it’s not something you’d expect a middle aged rocker to want to explore. But when you really delve into it and rummage around in there, you discover its hidden depths and while at first it can come across as unappealing, a close inspection reveals a rather time-worn vulnerability that draws you into its warm embrace.


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/i-2A20W5X3Y


To check out Beck's original, please go here: https://youtu.be/zLuJiiXHvsQ


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Beck’s Asshole is quite tender in places with a certain rustic charm and it’s not something you’d expect a middle aged rocker to want to explore. But when you really delve into it and rummage around in there, you discover its hidden depths and while at first it can come across as unappealing, a close inspection reveals a rather time-worn vulnerability that draws you into its warm embrace.


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/i-2A20W5X3Y


To check out Beck's original, please go here: https://youtu.be/zLuJiiXHvsQ


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Hope You Never Hope You Never Wed, 22 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT 18:11 67908c1a1ab6c8a3676b0e1b false https://tompettyproject.com 67908c1a1ab6c8a3676b0e1b 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s11e16-hope-you-never full 11 16 Hope You Never is a fairly dark, bleak cut from a difficult album for Tom. It fits the timbre of the movie in places and you can see why it was chosen as one of the songs to transfer over to this release. The production is, as always, absolutely superb. The parts are all expertly crafted and arranged and Tom’s vocal delivery has that quiet confidence that marked his transition from brash young rock star to middle aged songwriter.


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/Fx1T_g0nWBg


If you want to check out a little background on The Obvious Child by Paul Simon, check that out here: https://www.avclub.com/the-obvious-child-is-24-years-old-but-it-s-all-about-1798274750


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Hope You Never is a fairly dark, bleak cut from a difficult album for Tom. It fits the timbre of the movie in places and you can see why it was chosen as one of the songs to transfer over to this release. The production is, as always, absolutely superb. The parts are all expertly crafted and arranged and Tom’s vocal delivery has that quiet confidence that marked his transition from brash young rock star to middle aged songwriter.


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/Fx1T_g0nWBg


If you want to check out a little background on The Obvious Child by Paul Simon, check that out here: https://www.avclub.com/the-obvious-child-is-24-years-old-but-it-s-all-about-1798274750


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Angel Dream Angel Dream Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT 22:51 678749d23ceecdbe85090ef7 false https://tompettyproject.com 678749d23ceecdbe85090ef7 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s11e15-angel-dream full 11 15 “I dreamed you, I saw your face. Caught my lifeline, went drifting through space”. What an incredible way to say “I fell in love with you the moment I saw you and my life would never be the same again”. I was talking with my pal Corey on our show The Ultimate Catalogue Clash about lyrics a couple of episodes ago and we’ve had an ongoing discussion since about how to appraise lyrics. Well, one of the ways that you can say a lyric is “strong” or “good” is if it immediately evokes an emotion in you. And boy does this one ever. I think most people have had that happen in their life when they’ve just immediately fallen in love. If it’s not happened with a romantic partner in this specific way, I daresay that anyone listening who is a parent had it happen the first time they laid eyes on their first child. You know in that moment that nothing will ever be the same and that you immediately can’t live without that tiny person.


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find the official video here: https://youtu.be/HSOKVghuiIg


If you want to check out Jeff Slate's fantastic album, The Last Day of Summer, you can find that here : https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k0c_chbHsywab6UUOpX3s1lI7V3u3KD78


And if you want to check out Matt Jaffe's killer new record, Gone Enough To Miss, you can find that one here : https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n2ngTjPQB1HHTsrfNuEGq82ttxcOFJY6w


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A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


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]]> “I dreamed you, I saw your face. Caught my lifeline, went drifting through space”. What an incredible way to say “I fell in love with you the moment I saw you and my life would never be the same again”. I was talking with my pal Corey on our show The Ultimate Catalogue Clash about lyrics a couple of episodes ago and we’ve had an ongoing discussion since about how to appraise lyrics. Well, one of the ways that you can say a lyric is “strong” or “good” is if it immediately evokes an emotion in you. And boy does this one ever. I think most people have had that happen in their life when they’ve just immediately fallen in love. If it’s not happened with a romantic partner in this specific way, I daresay that anyone listening who is a parent had it happen the first time they laid eyes on their first child. You know in that moment that nothing will ever be the same and that you immediately can’t live without that tiny person.


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find the official video here: https://youtu.be/HSOKVghuiIg


If you want to check out Jeff Slate's fantastic album, The Last Day of Summer, you can find that here : https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k0c_chbHsywab6UUOpX3s1lI7V3u3KD78


And if you want to check out Matt Jaffe's killer new record, Gone Enough To Miss, you can find that one here : https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n2ngTjPQB1HHTsrfNuEGq82ttxcOFJY6w


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The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


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]]> 2024 In Review + Favourite Albums 2024 In Review + Favourite Albums Wed, 08 Jan 2025 09:00:00 GMT 1:00:54 677e2a653888e2bd7e0608c5 false https://tompettyproject.com 677e2a653888e2bd7e0608c5 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s11e14-2024-in-review-favourite-albums full 11 14 I wanted to say a quick (well, not that quick!) goodbye to 2024 before kicking off the new year and figured I'd follow the lead of a great many music podcasters by telling you about some of the albums that I discovered this year that I've been enjoying a lot! I own 7 of the 8 on vinyl and have a very close relationship the one I don't through slightly unusual circumstances. I hope you enjoy this brief sojourn into non-Petty territory!


The albums I'm talking about are:

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers : Long After Dark (Deluxe Edition)

Metallica : Master of Puppets

Sturgill Simpson : Cuttin' Grass (Volume One)

Bjork : Homogenic

Van Halen - Van Halen III

Green Lung : This Heathen Land

The Black Crowes : Happiness Bastards

Mark Knopfler : One Deep River


Mentioned in the episode:

Master of Puppets (with the SF symphony orchestra): https://youtu.be/oy0J2u1BlTA

Misty Music Podcast - Homogenic Episode: https://go.goodpods.com/z6CwMJ


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The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

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]]> I wanted to say a quick (well, not that quick!) goodbye to 2024 before kicking off the new year and figured I'd follow the lead of a great many music podcasters by telling you about some of the albums that I discovered this year that I've been enjoying a lot! I own 7 of the 8 on vinyl and have a very close relationship the one I don't through slightly unusual circumstances. I hope you enjoy this brief sojourn into non-Petty territory!


The albums I'm talking about are:

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers : Long After Dark (Deluxe Edition)

Metallica : Master of Puppets

Sturgill Simpson : Cuttin' Grass (Volume One)

Bjork : Homogenic

Van Halen - Van Halen III

Green Lung : This Heathen Land

The Black Crowes : Happiness Bastards

Mark Knopfler : One Deep River


Mentioned in the episode:

Master of Puppets (with the SF symphony orchestra): https://youtu.be/oy0J2u1BlTA

Misty Music Podcast - Homogenic Episode: https://go.goodpods.com/z6CwMJ


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Christmas All Over Again Christmas All Over Again Wed, 25 Dec 2024 09:00:18 GMT 17:11 676b8da88e646d14de3ff228 false https://tompettyproject.com 676b8da88e646d14de3ff228 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s11e13-christmas-all-over-again full 11 13 It’s a wonderful little piece of fluffy Christmas fare. There’s no big message here, it’s just a nostalgic, whimsical throwback type song and I’m almost surprised that it wasn’t a co-write with Jeff Lynne because it has a bigger ELO feel to it than it does a Heartbreakers feel! And with the addition of all those additional musicians, I do wonder if the rest of the band played on it. One to ask a Heartbreaker if I ever get to speak to one I guess!


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/qPoHul8ngNw


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The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

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]]> It’s a wonderful little piece of fluffy Christmas fare. There’s no big message here, it’s just a nostalgic, whimsical throwback type song and I’m almost surprised that it wasn’t a co-write with Jeff Lynne because it has a bigger ELO feel to it than it does a Heartbreakers feel! And with the addition of all those additional musicians, I do wonder if the rest of the band played on it. One to ask a Heartbreaker if I ever get to speak to one I guess!


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/qPoHul8ngNw


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Matt Jaffe (Gone Enough To Miss) Matt Jaffe (Gone Enough To Miss) Wed, 18 Dec 2024 09:00:47 GMT 1:19:14 67627a336ba7599e645ffc6f false https://tompettyproject.com 67627a336ba7599e645ffc6f 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s11e12-matt-jaffe-gone-enough-to-miss Artist Conversation Series full 11 12 The second installment of my Artist Conversation Series sees Matt Jaffe return to the show to talk about his fantastic new album, Gone Enough To Miss. It was a joy to nerd out over broad aspects as well as details of the album and our conversation took in some excellent diversions regarding Tik Tok, superstition (not the Stevie Wonder song!) and how to release an album in the Gen-Z era! Matt was incredibly articulate, thoughtful and completely open and generous with his time and insights as always and this was a fantastic chat, which I hope you enjoy. I'd recommend giving the album a listen first if you haven't heard it and you can find links to it below!


https://music.apple.com/us/album/gone-enough-to-miss/1769142611

https://open.spotify.com/album/5LOa0kF0TwbGCpMdrFqJe6?si=YQtdVt6STRKWAPzky4nFvg

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n2ngTjPQB1HHTsrfNuEGq82ttxcOFJY6w


You can also buy physical copies of "Gone Enough To Miss", as well as Matt's other releases and mech, from his website, which you can find here: https://www.mattjaffemusic.com


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

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]]> The second installment of my Artist Conversation Series sees Matt Jaffe return to the show to talk about his fantastic new album, Gone Enough To Miss. It was a joy to nerd out over broad aspects as well as details of the album and our conversation took in some excellent diversions regarding Tik Tok, superstition (not the Stevie Wonder song!) and how to release an album in the Gen-Z era! Matt was incredibly articulate, thoughtful and completely open and generous with his time and insights as always and this was a fantastic chat, which I hope you enjoy. I'd recommend giving the album a listen first if you haven't heard it and you can find links to it below!


https://music.apple.com/us/album/gone-enough-to-miss/1769142611

https://open.spotify.com/album/5LOa0kF0TwbGCpMdrFqJe6?si=YQtdVt6STRKWAPzky4nFvg

https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_n2ngTjPQB1HHTsrfNuEGq82ttxcOFJY6w


You can also buy physical copies of "Gone Enough To Miss", as well as Matt's other releases and mech, from his website, which you can find here: https://www.mattjaffemusic.com


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Change the Locks Change the Locks Wed, 11 Dec 2024 09:00:17 GMT 20:24 67593361c705e44179adb837 false https://tompettyproject.com 67593361c705e44179adb837 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 change-the-locks full 11 11 First of all, Changed The Locks by Lucinda Williams is a fantastic song and her delivery of it is sublime and very intimate - a tone that is enhanced by the arrangement that is used on that recording. The Heartbreakers amp up the anger by speeding  the track up slightly, making the guitar tones heavier, and adding in that extra guitar phrase. So you have an interesting original song with a cool, atypical song structure, interpreted in a raucous, noisy way by members of the opposite sex, in a different musical genre. It’s one of those covers that adds to the original and makes it feel unique and authentic to the artist interpreting it. It’s a very simple song musically and the theme is well-trodden ground, but the way all of it is packaged and delivered really works for me.


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/Zi4FbohLSjs


If you want to check out Lucinda Williams' original version, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/sI6JoY_FrmY


And if you want to check out the song, "Common People" by Pulp, which I referenced in the episode, you'll find that one here: https://youtu.be/lkpLbEM06qE


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> First of all, Changed The Locks by Lucinda Williams is a fantastic song and her delivery of it is sublime and very intimate - a tone that is enhanced by the arrangement that is used on that recording. The Heartbreakers amp up the anger by speeding  the track up slightly, making the guitar tones heavier, and adding in that extra guitar phrase. So you have an interesting original song with a cool, atypical song structure, interpreted in a raucous, noisy way by members of the opposite sex, in a different musical genre. It’s one of those covers that adds to the original and makes it feel unique and authentic to the artist interpreting it. It’s a very simple song musically and the theme is well-trodden ground, but the way all of it is packaged and delivered really works for me.


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/Zi4FbohLSjs


If you want to check out Lucinda Williams' original version, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/sI6JoY_FrmY


And if you want to check out the song, "Common People" by Pulp, which I referenced in the episode, you'll find that one here: https://youtu.be/lkpLbEM06qE


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Climb That Hill Climb That Hill Wed, 04 Dec 2024 09:00:10 GMT 21:00 674fd84b8de4ab34dcc4f458 false https://tompettyproject.com 674fd84b8de4ab34dcc4f458 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s11e10-climb-that-hill full 11 10 This song was a little bit of a grower for me and it’s one that’s definitely gone up a little since I sat down to pull it apart to see what secrets it’s hiding. The fact that, yet again, there is a density to the guitars on this song along with a real simplicity to the parts themselves all accentuated by Tom’s excellent, at times forceful at times tentative delivery make for a song that com res together to be greater than the sum of its parts. It has a very specific mood and vibe to it that I really enjoy.


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/849zt3HSI_U


If you want to check out the live version from Jan 14, 1997 at the Fillmore, you'll find that here: https://youtu.be/979R5fvQpuY


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

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]]> This song was a little bit of a grower for me and it’s one that’s definitely gone up a little since I sat down to pull it apart to see what secrets it’s hiding. The fact that, yet again, there is a density to the guitars on this song along with a real simplicity to the parts themselves all accentuated by Tom’s excellent, at times forceful at times tentative delivery make for a song that com res together to be greater than the sum of its parts. It has a very specific mood and vibe to it that I really enjoy.


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/849zt3HSI_U


If you want to check out the live version from Jan 14, 1997 at the Fillmore, you'll find that here: https://youtu.be/979R5fvQpuY


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Zero From Outer Space Zero From Outer Space Wed, 27 Nov 2024 09:00:00 GMT 19:35 6746bcbe192de2e6cae76678 false https://tompettyproject.com 6746bcbe192de2e6cae76678 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s11e9-zero-from-outer-space full 11 9 “You think that you're above me. You think that you're so big. Well, I saw you kick that dog. When the wind blew off your wig” This is Tom’s brilliant whimsy, channeled through Dylan’s cynicism to fantastic effect. It really means nothing at all, just a very broad way of saying “you’re kind of a dick!” Again I’d love to have notes on this one from Tom because I wonder how much of this was written and how much of it was spontaneous. I could see there being about 7 or 8 more variations on these verses, with random thoughts or streams of consciousness coming in and out and the three that we get being taken as the best ones. We’ve all heard Tom messing around singing silly songs with his acoustic, like Them JuJu Beads, or I’m a dumbass baby. There’s a similar energy to this one for me. It’s just straight up rollicking good fun!


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/TmnJIccAAos


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> “You think that you're above me. You think that you're so big. Well, I saw you kick that dog. When the wind blew off your wig” This is Tom’s brilliant whimsy, channeled through Dylan’s cynicism to fantastic effect. It really means nothing at all, just a very broad way of saying “you’re kind of a dick!” Again I’d love to have notes on this one from Tom because I wonder how much of this was written and how much of it was spontaneous. I could see there being about 7 or 8 more variations on these verses, with random thoughts or streams of consciousness coming in and out and the three that we get being taken as the best ones. We’ve all heard Tom messing around singing silly songs with his acoustic, like Them JuJu Beads, or I’m a dumbass baby. There’s a similar energy to this one for me. It’s just straight up rollicking good fun!


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/TmnJIccAAos


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Grew Up Fast Grew Up Fast Wed, 20 Nov 2024 09:00:19 GMT 23:39 673d1cdeadfcb7c92737fdb8 true https://tompettyproject.com 673d1cdeadfcb7c92737fdb8 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s11e8-grew-up-fast full 11 8 “We grew up fast and no-one seemed to notice. We grew up fast and we grew up alone”. All of us latch key kids can relate very easily to what he’s communicating here. Even though our parents loved and supported us, quite often we were just left to our own devices. During school holidays, once I was 9 or 10 years old we were just left at home, left to sort out our own lunches, let ourselves in and out of the house responsibly and hopefully not burn the place down trying to cook a Christmas pudding in the microwave. Top tip by the way, that doesn’t work! This idea of self-relience then morphs into emotional abandonment in the second half of this verse; “Mom and Dad Were never what we wanted”. And I think about this line differently now that I’m a parent too. We’re all just muddling through as best we can as parents, but we’re just as flawed and insecure as our kids, they just don’t see that!


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/coBgb7Ef9uo

If you'd like to read Phillip Larkin's beautiful "Church Going", you can find that here: https://www.thepoetryhour.com/poems/church-going


NOTE: There is some profanity in the poem, This Be The Verse.


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> “We grew up fast and no-one seemed to notice. We grew up fast and we grew up alone”. All of us latch key kids can relate very easily to what he’s communicating here. Even though our parents loved and supported us, quite often we were just left to our own devices. During school holidays, once I was 9 or 10 years old we were just left at home, left to sort out our own lunches, let ourselves in and out of the house responsibly and hopefully not burn the place down trying to cook a Christmas pudding in the microwave. Top tip by the way, that doesn’t work! This idea of self-relience then morphs into emotional abandonment in the second half of this verse; “Mom and Dad Were never what we wanted”. And I think about this line differently now that I’m a parent too. We’re all just muddling through as best we can as parents, but we’re just as flawed and insecure as our kids, they just don’t see that!


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/coBgb7Ef9uo

If you'd like to read Phillip Larkin's beautiful "Church Going", you can find that here: https://www.thepoetryhour.com/poems/church-going


NOTE: There is some profanity in the poem, This Be The Verse.


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompettyproject.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Walls (Circus) Walls (Circus) Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:00:59 GMT 25:54 67342fc0a7d4829ceee6b322 false https://shows.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project/episodes/s11e7-walls-circus 67342fc0a7d4829ceee6b322 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s11e7-walls-circus full 11 7  “Half of me is ocean. Half of me is sky”. There’s something so brilliantly grand and epic about that line. The ocean and the sky are both vast and hint at the complexity of being human. You also have the contrast between something that is heavy, and anchored to a point in the ocean and the wide open, limitless possibilities of the sky. We’ve all said it before, but this is why Tom is a cut above most writers; his ability to express an idea that complex and that rich in such a seemingly simple yet abstract way is just remarkable.


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/_aoEIA38kTQ

And if you want to check out the fantastic video, you'll find that one here: https://youtu.be/ZfS6Nl962Qg


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompettyproject.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]>  “Half of me is ocean. Half of me is sky”. There’s something so brilliantly grand and epic about that line. The ocean and the sky are both vast and hint at the complexity of being human. You also have the contrast between something that is heavy, and anchored to a point in the ocean and the wide open, limitless possibilities of the sky. We’ve all said it before, but this is why Tom is a cut above most writers; his ability to express an idea that complex and that rich in such a seemingly simple yet abstract way is just remarkable.


If you want to check out the song ahead of the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/_aoEIA38kTQ

And if you want to check out the fantastic video, you'll find that one here: https://youtu.be/ZfS6Nl962Qg


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompettyproject.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> The Heartwood Soundstage Crew (Live from Gainesville with Pete Nester) The Heartwood Soundstage Crew (Live from Gainesville with Pete Nester) Sun, 10 Nov 2024 12:00:01 GMT 21:19 67303e5f2b83e90310bcfddf false https://tompettyproject.com 67303e5f2b83e90310bcfddf 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 the-heartwood-soundstage-crew-live-from-gainesville-with-pet full 11 6 Pete Nester is down in Gainesville at the Tom Petty Weekend, subbing in for me as I can't be there. He's been doing a fantastic job of connecting me with the weekend via messages, video clips, and photos and he's even gone the extra mile and interviewed a few folks down there! As well as some of the artists, he caught up with some of the amazing crew that make this weekend one of the best festival experiences of the year; Lynne Ellison, Dan Spiess, and Brandon Leavitt.


Sit back, relax and enjoy Pete Nester's conversation with Lynne, Dan, and Brandon!


Check out the Heartwood Soundstage website here: https://heartwoodsoundstage.com


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompettyproject.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Pete Nester is down in Gainesville at the Tom Petty Weekend, subbing in for me as I can't be there. He's been doing a fantastic job of connecting me with the weekend via messages, video clips, and photos and he's even gone the extra mile and interviewed a few folks down there! As well as some of the artists, he caught up with some of the amazing crew that make this weekend one of the best festival experiences of the year; Lynne Ellison, Dan Spiess, and Brandon Leavitt.


Sit back, relax and enjoy Pete Nester's conversation with Lynne, Dan, and Brandon!


Check out the Heartwood Soundstage website here: https://heartwoodsoundstage.com


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompettyproject.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Jake Thistle + Jared Hart (Live from Gainesville with Pete Nester) Jake Thistle + Jared Hart (Live from Gainesville with Pete Nester) Sun, 10 Nov 2024 09:00:57 GMT 26:06 673038e135347017707465a3 false https://tompettyproject.com 673038e135347017707465a3 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s11e5-jake-thistle-and-jared-hart-with-pete-nester full 11 5 Another roving report from our man on the ground out at the Tom Petty Weekend in Gainesville. This time, my pal Pete Nester catches up with the main man, Jake Thistle, and also chats to Jared Hart, singer and guitarist with the best-named band you're gonna hear in the next ten years; Lowly Worm and the Fantastic Beverages!


Sit back, relax and enjoy Pete Nester's conversation with Jake and Jared!


Check out Jake's website here: https://jakethistle.com/home

Check out Lowly Worm and the Fantastic Beverages here: https://lowlywormandthefantasticbeverages.com


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompettyproject.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Another roving report from our man on the ground out at the Tom Petty Weekend in Gainesville. This time, my pal Pete Nester catches up with the main man, Jake Thistle, and also chats to Jared Hart, singer and guitarist with the best-named band you're gonna hear in the next ten years; Lowly Worm and the Fantastic Beverages!


Sit back, relax and enjoy Pete Nester's conversation with Jake and Jared!


Check out Jake's website here: https://jakethistle.com/home

Check out Lowly Worm and the Fantastic Beverages here: https://lowlywormandthefantasticbeverages.com


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompettyproject.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> MADWOMAN (Live from Gainesville with Pete Nester) MADWOMAN (Live from Gainesville with Pete Nester) Sat, 09 Nov 2024 19:59:06 GMT 25:25 672fbf03e745a302d3b94d1c true https://tompettyproject.com 672fbf03e745a302d3b94d1c 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 madwoman-live-from-gainesville-with-pete-nester Tom Petty Weekend full 11 4 Surprise! Here's a special episode for you. My pal and roving reporter Pete Nester, from the Honest and Unmerciful Record Review Podcast, is down in Gainesville and grabbed some time with the brilliant MADWOMAN, who blew him away. The conversation talks focuses heavily on artistry, community, and collaboration. This is a fun, breezy, enjoyable chat!


Sit back, relax and enjoy Pete Nester's conversation with MADWOMAN!


Check out MADWOMAN's website here: https://www.madwomanband.com

And please go follow them on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madwomanmusic


Note: There is a little profanity in this conversation.


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompettyproject.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Surprise! Here's a special episode for you. My pal and roving reporter Pete Nester, from the Honest and Unmerciful Record Review Podcast, is down in Gainesville and grabbed some time with the brilliant MADWOMAN, who blew him away. The conversation talks focuses heavily on artistry, community, and collaboration. This is a fun, breezy, enjoyable chat!


Sit back, relax and enjoy Pete Nester's conversation with MADWOMAN!


Check out MADWOMAN's website here: https://www.madwomanband.com

And please go follow them on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madwomanmusic


Note: There is a little profanity in this conversation.


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompettyproject.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 10 Questions with Shawn Murphy 10 Questions with Shawn Murphy Sat, 09 Nov 2024 09:00:57 GMT 16:48 672f0525743b21a614730a22 false https://tompettyproject.com 672f0525743b21a614730a22 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s11e3-10-questions-with-shawn-murphy full 11 3 Today’s bonus episode is the second part of my conversation with the wonderful Shawn Murphy. We dug down into which opening act he'd like to see at a Heartbreakers show and his choice for which artist to cover which of Tom's songs is an absolute firecracker!


Sit back, relax and enjoy my ten questions with Shawn Murphy.


Check out the Tom Petty Trail website here: https://tompettytrail.com

And please follow Shawn on social media here:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564939387545

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tompettytrail


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompettyproject.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Today’s bonus episode is the second part of my conversation with the wonderful Shawn Murphy. We dug down into which opening act he'd like to see at a Heartbreakers show and his choice for which artist to cover which of Tom's songs is an absolute firecracker!


Sit back, relax and enjoy my ten questions with Shawn Murphy.


Check out the Tom Petty Trail website here: https://tompettytrail.com

And please follow Shawn on social media here:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564939387545

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tompettytrail


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tompettyproject.bsky.social

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Shawn Murphy Shawn Murphy Wed, 06 Nov 2024 09:00:30 GMT 1:01:13 672ae8407d34ea8eee4ee97f false https://tompettyproject.com 672ae8407d34ea8eee4ee97f 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s11e2-shawn-murphy full 11 2 Today’s special episode is part of a fantastic conversation I had with the brilliant Shawn Murphy, a lifelong Pettyhead who built and maintains the amazing Tom Petty Trail.com website. Shawn and I chatted about being an outsider growing up and how music can help us through those difficult formative years as well as his recent battle with cancer and how it sharpened his focus on pulling together the amazing resource that he has. If you’re traveling down to Gainesville this week for the Tom Petty Weekend, TomPettyTrail.com is going to be an essential resource for you!


Sit back, relax and enjoy my conversation, with Shawn Murphy.


Check out the Tom Petty Trail website here: https://tompettytrail.com

And please follow Shawn on social media here:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564939387545

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tompettytrail


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Today’s special episode is part of a fantastic conversation I had with the brilliant Shawn Murphy, a lifelong Pettyhead who built and maintains the amazing Tom Petty Trail.com website. Shawn and I chatted about being an outsider growing up and how music can help us through those difficult formative years as well as his recent battle with cancer and how it sharpened his focus on pulling together the amazing resource that he has. If you’re traveling down to Gainesville this week for the Tom Petty Weekend, TomPettyTrail.com is going to be an essential resource for you!


Sit back, relax and enjoy my conversation, with Shawn Murphy.


Check out the Tom Petty Trail website here: https://tompettytrail.com

And please follow Shawn on social media here:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564939387545

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tompettytrail


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> Ten Questions - Walls (Circus or No 3) Ten Questions - Walls (Circus or No 3) Wed, 23 Oct 2024 09:00:00 GMT 37:28 6718a1a283ac9fccacf46739 false https://tompettyproject.com 6718a1a283ac9fccacf46739 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s11e-1ten-questions-walls-circus-or-no-3 full 11 1 Before we kick off the season proper, let's listen to which version of Walls my guests so far have picked! When I wrote the question, "Which do you prefer, Walls (Circus) or Walls (No. 3), I assumed everyone would pick that latter. It didn't turn out that way!"


Guests included, in order; Dallas Heliker, Jake Thistle, Gwen Jones, Janet Lovell, Jeff Slate, Megan Volpert, Corey Morrissette, Katie Moulton, Dan Spiess, Ivan Anderson, Tommy Edwin, Django Bayless, Dan Durkin, Matte Jaffe, Russell Mark, Mark Lindsey, Will Porteous, Doc Wiley, Chris Gillette, Pete Nester, Mary Beth Donnelly, Tim Bulman, Nora Hayward Olsen, Eric Senich, and me!


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Before we kick off the season proper, let's listen to which version of Walls my guests so far have picked! When I wrote the question, "Which do you prefer, Walls (Circus) or Walls (No. 3), I assumed everyone would pick that latter. It didn't turn out that way!"


Guests included, in order; Dallas Heliker, Jake Thistle, Gwen Jones, Janet Lovell, Jeff Slate, Megan Volpert, Corey Morrissette, Katie Moulton, Dan Spiess, Ivan Anderson, Tommy Edwin, Django Bayless, Dan Durkin, Matte Jaffe, Russell Mark, Mark Lindsey, Will Porteous, Doc Wiley, Chris Gillette, Pete Nester, Mary Beth Donnelly, Tim Bulman, Nora Hayward Olsen, Eric Senich, and me!


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> <![CDATA[Season 11 Intro - Songs and Music from the Motion Picture "She's The One"]]> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:00:43 GMT 17:53 670f0144488fde8559bf57c1 false https://tompettyproject.com 670f0144488fde8559bf57c1 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s11e0-season-11-intro full 11 I enjoyed previewing season ten and talking about Wildflowers before we started digging into the songs and figured, “you know what, let’s do that for each season moving forward!” So I’m going to split this episode into two halves. The first half is a little bit of an intro to this album, in case you’re not familiar or you’re less familiar with it. The second half will be my comments on the movie, which I’ve never seen and am watching for the first time so that I can give you my thoughts for the podcast! Hopefully this will be interesting for all of us!


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> I enjoyed previewing season ten and talking about Wildflowers before we started digging into the songs and figured, “you know what, let’s do that for each season moving forward!” So I’m going to split this episode into two halves. The first half is a little bit of an intro to this album, in case you’re not familiar or you’re less familiar with it. The second half will be my comments on the movie, which I’ve never seen and am watching for the first time so that I can give you my thoughts for the podcast! Hopefully this will be interesting for all of us!


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> The Petty 8ight with Ian Winick The Petty 8ight with Ian Winick Wed, 09 Oct 2024 09:00:34 GMT 1:41:21 67062875db85d858694879d4 true https://tompettyproject.com 67062875db85d858694879d4 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s10e29-the-petty-8ight-with-ian-winick The Petty 8ight - Number 4 full 10 29 This week's episode is the fourth installment The Petty 8ight!


I love talking to Pettyheads, musicians, and other people who have been influenced by Tom or his music in myriad ways, but I thought it would be neat to see what non-fans, or non-hardcore fans think of Tom's music if I threw deeper cuts at them.


My latest #Petty8ight guest is the wonderful Ian Winick, who has been an incredibly supportive and engaged listener of one of my other podcasts, Seaside Pod Review. We share a love of Queen, Marillion, and a lot of the same comedy, as well as a love of words and of the art and craft of songwriting. It was an absolute joy to spend a couple and a half hours in Ian's company and I know you're going to love his first-listen insights into these eight deeper cuts from Tom's catalogue.


If you want to listen to Ian's fantastic album that he released with John Loves Julie, you can find that here: https://soundcloud.com/johnlovesjulie and you can find the song "Lucky You" here: https://soundcloud.com/johnlovesjulie/lucky-you


If you want to find his equally brilliant, and very very funny, podcast "Lord of Adders Black" which he co-hosts with the marvelous Michael Smith, you can find that here!

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/lord-of-adders-black/id1753002260

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Ly39A9IrwNlfCcALAAk2V?si=f59e268304d24edf


NOTE: There is some profanity during my conversation with Ian.


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> This week's episode is the fourth installment The Petty 8ight!


I love talking to Pettyheads, musicians, and other people who have been influenced by Tom or his music in myriad ways, but I thought it would be neat to see what non-fans, or non-hardcore fans think of Tom's music if I threw deeper cuts at them.


My latest #Petty8ight guest is the wonderful Ian Winick, who has been an incredibly supportive and engaged listener of one of my other podcasts, Seaside Pod Review. We share a love of Queen, Marillion, and a lot of the same comedy, as well as a love of words and of the art and craft of songwriting. It was an absolute joy to spend a couple and a half hours in Ian's company and I know you're going to love his first-listen insights into these eight deeper cuts from Tom's catalogue.


If you want to listen to Ian's fantastic album that he released with John Loves Julie, you can find that here: https://soundcloud.com/johnlovesjulie and you can find the song "Lucky You" here: https://soundcloud.com/johnlovesjulie/lucky-you


If you want to find his equally brilliant, and very very funny, podcast "Lord of Adders Black" which he co-hosts with the marvelous Michael Smith, you can find that here!

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/lord-of-adders-black/id1753002260

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Ly39A9IrwNlfCcALAAk2V?si=f59e268304d24edf


NOTE: There is some profanity during my conversation with Ian.


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> 10 Questions with Eric Senich 10 Questions with Eric Senich Fri, 04 Oct 2024 09:00:31 GMT 21:00 66ff8882f2d1f67f68c1992e true https://shows.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project/episodes/s10e28-10-questions-with-eric-senich 66ff8882f2d1f67f68c1992e 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s10e28-10-questions-with-eric-senich full 10 28 As the fall leaves come in, Eric Senich starts thinking about listening to his favourite Tom Petty album! Eric is also a fellow drummer so the song he picked to perform with the Heartbreakers is a Stan Lynch part!


It's 10 Questions time again and Eric didn't disappoint with his answers!


Don't forget to check out Eric's website here, where you can find links to all the episodes: https://www.bookedonrock.com


If you want to catch my appearance on Booked On Rock, you can find that here: https://tinyurl.com/2e3vsu2n

And if you want to hear Eric chatting to Warren Zanes about Bruce Springsteen's album, "Nebrask", that's available here: https://tinyurl.com/4wcyhw8a


NOTE: There is some profanity during my conversation with Eric.


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music, ncluding the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> As the fall leaves come in, Eric Senich starts thinking about listening to his favourite Tom Petty album! Eric is also a fellow drummer so the song he picked to perform with the Heartbreakers is a Stan Lynch part!


It's 10 Questions time again and Eric didn't disappoint with his answers!


Don't forget to check out Eric's website here, where you can find links to all the episodes: https://www.bookedonrock.com


If you want to catch my appearance on Booked On Rock, you can find that here: https://tinyurl.com/2e3vsu2n

And if you want to hear Eric chatting to Warren Zanes about Bruce Springsteen's album, "Nebrask", that's available here: https://tinyurl.com/4wcyhw8a


NOTE: There is some profanity during my conversation with Eric.


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music, ncluding the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Eric Senich Eric Senich Wed, 02 Oct 2024 09:00:35 GMT 1:50:37 66fc8850cb6b8e9ccc519f2e false https://tompettyproject.com 66fc8850cb6b8e9ccc519f2e 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s10e27-eric-senich full 10 27 Today’s episode is a wonderful, sprawling conversation that I had with the inimitable host of the Booked on Rock podcast, Eric Senich. Eric and I met through the Van Halen show, And the Podcast Will Rock, which is hosted by my good pal and Ultimate Catalogue Clash co-host Corey Morrissette. Eric’s knowledge of rock n roll is staggering - and at times quite intimidating - as his insatiable thirst for knowledge is coupled with an excellent memory for facts and timelines. On top of this, he’s just a genuinely nice fella and we spent a really enjoyable couple of hours visiting and chatting about music and of course, Tom’s career. Make sure you check out Booked on Rock. I’ll leave a couple of relevant links to specific in the episode notes but for now, sit back, relax, and enjoy my conversation with Eric Senich.


Check out Eric's website here, where you can find links to all the episodes: https://www.bookedonrock.com


If you want to catch my appearance on Booked On Rock, you can find that here: https://tinyurl.com/2e3vsu2n

And if you want to hear Eric chatting to Warren Zanes about Bruce Springsteen's album, "Nebrask", that's available here: https://tinyurl.com/4wcyhw8a


NOTE: There is some profanity during my conversation with Eric.


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music, ncluding the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Today’s episode is a wonderful, sprawling conversation that I had with the inimitable host of the Booked on Rock podcast, Eric Senich. Eric and I met through the Van Halen show, And the Podcast Will Rock, which is hosted by my good pal and Ultimate Catalogue Clash co-host Corey Morrissette. Eric’s knowledge of rock n roll is staggering - and at times quite intimidating - as his insatiable thirst for knowledge is coupled with an excellent memory for facts and timelines. On top of this, he’s just a genuinely nice fella and we spent a really enjoyable couple of hours visiting and chatting about music and of course, Tom’s career. Make sure you check out Booked on Rock. I’ll leave a couple of relevant links to specific in the episode notes but for now, sit back, relax, and enjoy my conversation with Eric Senich.


Check out Eric's website here, where you can find links to all the episodes: https://www.bookedonrock.com


If you want to catch my appearance on Booked On Rock, you can find that here: https://tinyurl.com/2e3vsu2n

And if you want to hear Eric chatting to Warren Zanes about Bruce Springsteen's album, "Nebrask", that's available here: https://tinyurl.com/4wcyhw8a


NOTE: There is some profanity during my conversation with Eric.


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music, ncluding the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Wildflowers (with John Paulsen) Wildflowers (with John Paulsen) Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:00:32 GMT 1:19:04 66f34d45d9f78989f29c9b78 false https://tompettyproject.com 66f34d45d9f78989f29c9b78 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 wildflowers-with-john-paulsen full 10 26 Another excellent conversation with John about an album that we both obviously adore. We both talked a little about how the album lands differently for people of a certain age and particularly the way certain songs resonate with parents. We also get into drumming styles, Spotify stats, and for the first time, we don't run through the producer-for-a-day segment as we agreed heading into this one that you just don't need to change Wildflowers. Or do you.......?


Do check out www.4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at @4for4_John


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Another excellent conversation with John about an album that we both obviously adore. We both talked a little about how the album lands differently for people of a certain age and particularly the way certain songs resonate with parents. We also get into drumming styles, Spotify stats, and for the first time, we don't run through the producer-for-a-day segment as we agreed heading into this one that you just don't need to change Wildflowers. Or do you.......?


Do check out www.4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at @4for4_John


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Wake Up Time Wake Up Time Wed, 18 Sep 2024 09:00:43 GMT 54:50 66ea66bd4ea065d8507c4e18 false https://tompettyproject.com 66ea66bd4ea065d8507c4e18 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s10e25-wake-up-time full 10 25 Every story needs an ending and this song gives us that final scene of the hero walking away into the sunset to begin the next chapter of their life. It’s an ending that starts a new beginning. It’s a line drawn under the statement that the entire album makes. The statement that pain doesn’t define us. Our reaction to it does. It brings us back to that thread of redemption that pervades Tom’s entire catalogue. It speaks of the future, rather than the past, as its final word. 


Today’s guest conversation sees the return, for the second time this week, of Jake Thistle! We recorded this way back in March, when Jake was on the show to talk about his album, The Half Left Out. As always, Jake was insightful and incredibly generous with his time. I simply can’t wait to see him perform down in Gainesville, especially performing the Wildflowers set and then a solo set inside the Heartwood. It’s going to be so cool!


You can find the song here: https://youtu.be/nS2C8BmHP-c

Here is the alternate version: https://youtu.be/hVENPHePfOE

Here's the home demo recording: https://youtu.be/gXyy5paqU1o

And here's the live version: https://youtu.be/8AKpIYkiivI


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Every story needs an ending and this song gives us that final scene of the hero walking away into the sunset to begin the next chapter of their life. It’s an ending that starts a new beginning. It’s a line drawn under the statement that the entire album makes. The statement that pain doesn’t define us. Our reaction to it does. It brings us back to that thread of redemption that pervades Tom’s entire catalogue. It speaks of the future, rather than the past, as its final word. 


Today’s guest conversation sees the return, for the second time this week, of Jake Thistle! We recorded this way back in March, when Jake was on the show to talk about his album, The Half Left Out. As always, Jake was insightful and incredibly generous with his time. I simply can’t wait to see him perform down in Gainesville, especially performing the Wildflowers set and then a solo set inside the Heartwood. It’s going to be so cool!


You can find the song here: https://youtu.be/nS2C8BmHP-c

Here is the alternate version: https://youtu.be/hVENPHePfOE

Here's the home demo recording: https://youtu.be/gXyy5paqU1o

And here's the live version: https://youtu.be/8AKpIYkiivI


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> <![CDATA[Wildflowers (& some of the rest) with Jeff Slate + Jake Thistle]]> Mon, 16 Sep 2024 09:00:48 GMT 48:27 66e7d30358d4122cd9ccc44c false https://tompettyproject.com 66e7d30358d4122cd9ccc44c 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s10e24-wildflowers-some-of-the-rest-jeff-slate-jake-thistle full 10 24 This episode is a fairly hastily organized chat that I had with Jeff Slate and Jake Thistle about the upcoming Wildflowers and Some of the Rest mini-tour that they’re embarking on which kicks off at the Tom Petty Weekend in Gainesville. It was fun digging into the dynamic between the two of them. We recognized that Jake has been performing with Jeff for pretty much a third of his life, that they haven’t yet nailed out exactly who is singing which songs, and that the name of their supporting band is the Gator City Allstars!


You can find tickets for all four (so far) dates here:

Jeff Slate: https://jeffslatehq.com/calendar

Jake Thistle: https://jakethistle.com/events


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> This episode is a fairly hastily organized chat that I had with Jeff Slate and Jake Thistle about the upcoming Wildflowers and Some of the Rest mini-tour that they’re embarking on which kicks off at the Tom Petty Weekend in Gainesville. It was fun digging into the dynamic between the two of them. We recognized that Jake has been performing with Jeff for pretty much a third of his life, that they haven’t yet nailed out exactly who is singing which songs, and that the name of their supporting band is the Gator City Allstars!


You can find tickets for all four (so far) dates here:

Jeff Slate: https://jeffslatehq.com/calendar

Jake Thistle: https://jakethistle.com/events


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Amelia McLean Amelia McLean Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:00:08 GMT 1:52:37 66e3ba73547e9546dfd2531d false https://tompettyproject.com/artist-conversation-series 66e3ba73547e9546dfd2531d 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s10e23-amelia-mclean Artist Conversation Series full 10 23 I’m expanding the non-Petty aspect of the podcast just a little by looking for conversations with artists who might not be strongly or directly influenced by Tom’s music but share some characteristic or characteristics with his writing or approach to the art of songwriting.


This week’s guest, Amelia McLean, is a Nashville-based songwriter who is preparing to release her debut album, possibly later this year. We chatted for a little over two hours and listened to parts of some of the songs from that new album, which she very generously shared with me ahead of our conversation. It takes a lot to surprise me in music these days because, as the Barenaked Ladies once wrote, “It’s all been done”. So how refreshing to find an artist that has something original to say and has found the perfect collaborators to bring her artistic vision to life.


Amelia uses her own life experiences, some of which have been hugely unpleasant, to create these beautiful, sometimes haunted, sometimes heartbreaking, always powerful sonic oil paintings which you can stand back and admire as a whole or get close to and really admire the detail and precision of a master at their craft. There is a depth, humanity, and reslience that underlies her work, making it a deeply affecting journey that she brings us on, as she tells of something of her life and herself through her songs.


You can find Amelia on social media at the following places:

Instagram: https://instagram.com/ameliamcleanmusic

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ameliamcleanmusic

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUDwyDGK6iHsqkO_EN4dC4A


You can also support Amelia on her Patreon account, here: https://patreon.com/AmeliaMcLean


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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TW: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

IG: https://instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YT: https://youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

TH: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> I’m expanding the non-Petty aspect of the podcast just a little by looking for conversations with artists who might not be strongly or directly influenced by Tom’s music but share some characteristic or characteristics with his writing or approach to the art of songwriting.


This week’s guest, Amelia McLean, is a Nashville-based songwriter who is preparing to release her debut album, possibly later this year. We chatted for a little over two hours and listened to parts of some of the songs from that new album, which she very generously shared with me ahead of our conversation. It takes a lot to surprise me in music these days because, as the Barenaked Ladies once wrote, “It’s all been done”. So how refreshing to find an artist that has something original to say and has found the perfect collaborators to bring her artistic vision to life.


Amelia uses her own life experiences, some of which have been hugely unpleasant, to create these beautiful, sometimes haunted, sometimes heartbreaking, always powerful sonic oil paintings which you can stand back and admire as a whole or get close to and really admire the detail and precision of a master at their craft. There is a depth, humanity, and reslience that underlies her work, making it a deeply affecting journey that she brings us on, as she tells of something of her life and herself through her songs.


You can find Amelia on social media at the following places:

Instagram: https://instagram.com/ameliamcleanmusic

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ameliamcleanmusic

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUDwyDGK6iHsqkO_EN4dC4A


You can also support Amelia on her Patreon account, here: https://patreon.com/AmeliaMcLean


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


FB: https://facebook.com/thetompettyproject

TW: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

IG: https://instagram.com/thetompettyproject

YT: https://youtube.com/@thetompettyproject

TH: https://www.threads.net/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Crawling Back to You Crawling Back to You Wed, 11 Sep 2024 09:00:51 GMT 1:23:45 66e0a37055688336bedbeb9a false https://tompettyproject.com 66e0a37055688336bedbeb9a 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s10e22-crawling-back-to-you full 10 22 Tom explains to author Paul Zollo in “Conversations with Tom Petty” that “I remember us tracking it all night and being really frustrated that it wasn’t working. Then they came on the idea of having us all walk out, and “Play this like we’ve never heard it before. I’m just gonna start playing, and whatever we fall in on, we’ll go that way.” And that was the take. It worked. I started to diddle on guitar, we went around a couple of times, Ferrone dropped in on that beat, and bang, we had it. But we would have never had that feel if we hadn’t have done that.” And this is one of the many reasons why Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are one of the all time great rock n roll bands. They can just improvise and come up with exactly the right feel for a song as epic in scale and emotional weight as Crawling Back to You. Tom concludes by saying “That’s the value of a live group in the studio. I’d have never come up with that without them.”


Today’s guest conversation sees the return of the very first Tom Petty fan I spoke to on the podcast, the wonderful, encyclopedically knowledgeable Dallas Heliker! We dug into the alternate take, live takes and discussed differences, strengths and… well there are no weaknesses in this song are there!? We also dug pretty heavily into the lyrics of this one and the differences between the lyrics in the demo version and the final version. It was fantastic to reconnect with Dallas and this certainly won’t be the last time he’ll appear on the show.


You can find the song here: https://youtu.be/QqAEigytf7I

Here is the alternate version: https://youtu.be/5ccIrg3AWWM

Here's the home demo recording: https://youtu.be/BbiAeqH4TsA

And here's the fantastic PBS special version: https://youtu.be/OtbzIDnEGsI


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Tom explains to author Paul Zollo in “Conversations with Tom Petty” that “I remember us tracking it all night and being really frustrated that it wasn’t working. Then they came on the idea of having us all walk out, and “Play this like we’ve never heard it before. I’m just gonna start playing, and whatever we fall in on, we’ll go that way.” And that was the take. It worked. I started to diddle on guitar, we went around a couple of times, Ferrone dropped in on that beat, and bang, we had it. But we would have never had that feel if we hadn’t have done that.” And this is one of the many reasons why Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are one of the all time great rock n roll bands. They can just improvise and come up with exactly the right feel for a song as epic in scale and emotional weight as Crawling Back to You. Tom concludes by saying “That’s the value of a live group in the studio. I’d have never come up with that without them.”


Today’s guest conversation sees the return of the very first Tom Petty fan I spoke to on the podcast, the wonderful, encyclopedically knowledgeable Dallas Heliker! We dug into the alternate take, live takes and discussed differences, strengths and… well there are no weaknesses in this song are there!? We also dug pretty heavily into the lyrics of this one and the differences between the lyrics in the demo version and the final version. It was fantastic to reconnect with Dallas and this certainly won’t be the last time he’ll appear on the show.


You can find the song here: https://youtu.be/QqAEigytf7I

Here is the alternate version: https://youtu.be/5ccIrg3AWWM

Here's the home demo recording: https://youtu.be/BbiAeqH4TsA

And here's the fantastic PBS special version: https://youtu.be/OtbzIDnEGsI


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> 10 Questions with Nora Hayward Olsen 10 Questions with Nora Hayward Olsen Sat, 07 Sep 2024 16:48:37 GMT 29:56 66dc83e5cf77f7ed732c284c false https://tompettyproject.com 66dc83e5cf77f7ed732c284c 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 10-questions-with-nora-hayward-olsen full 10 21 Today’s episode is part two of my wonderful conversation I had with Nora Hayward Olsen; her answers to my ten questions. Nora hit me with a new artist I'd never heard of and was most apologetic about her decision in the choice between Mudcrutch and The Traveling Wilburys!


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Today’s episode is part two of my wonderful conversation I had with Nora Hayward Olsen; her answers to my ten questions. Nora hit me with a new artist I'd never heard of and was most apologetic about her decision in the choice between Mudcrutch and The Traveling Wilburys!


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Nora Hayward Olsen Nora Hayward Olsen Wed, 04 Sep 2024 09:00:50 GMT 46:13 66d79b7fa7a4982508177139 false https://tompettyproject.com 66d79b7fa7a4982508177139 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s10e20-nora-hayward-olsen full 10 20 Today’s episode is an excellent conversation I had with Tom Petty superfan Nora Hayward Olsen. Nora comments frequently on the podcast socials and was every bit is personable, warm, and funny in person as she is online. Nora was at one of the Fillmore show where the band played Heartbreakers Beach Party which ended up on live album release. That song was only ever performed six times live, so it’s super cool that Nora was there for that one! We chatted about that and about how Tom’s music has changed for her over the years and all sorts of things in between!


Sit back, relax, and enjoy, hopefully as much as I did, my conversation with the wonderful Nora Hayward Olsen!


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Today’s episode is an excellent conversation I had with Tom Petty superfan Nora Hayward Olsen. Nora comments frequently on the podcast socials and was every bit is personable, warm, and funny in person as she is online. Nora was at one of the Fillmore show where the band played Heartbreakers Beach Party which ended up on live album release. That song was only ever performed six times live, so it’s super cool that Nora was there for that one! We chatted about that and about how Tom’s music has changed for her over the years and all sorts of things in between!


Sit back, relax, and enjoy, hopefully as much as I did, my conversation with the wonderful Nora Hayward Olsen!


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Dan Durkin Returns Dan Durkin Returns Wed, 28 Aug 2024 16:07:42 GMT 1:04:39 66ced1a063da55a6604b096a false https://shows.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project/episodes/s10e19-dan-durkin-returns 66ced1a063da55a6604b096a 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s10e19-dan-durkin-returns full 10 19 Today’s episode is a non-Petty episode with Dan Durkin, of among other bands, Petty Theft, the sensational Tom Petty tribute band from San Francisco. Dan has a new single out, which I love, and I asked him if he’d want to come back on the show to talk about it. There’s a definite Petty influence in his first release as a solo artist and we dive into the song itself, as well as his route into playing and writing music.


Dan was such a blast to hang with and I know you’re gonna enjoy this one! There will be links in the episode notes to Dan’s new single, When Love Is Not Around, so please go give it a watch, it’s a fantastic video, which we also talked about, and subscribe to Dan’s channel. Links below!


Go subscribe to Dan's Youtube channel here; https://www.youtube.com/@DanDurkin-p6o


You can find the new single here

Youtube: https://youtu.be/rjWGPQqUhXs

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/when-love-is-not-around-single/1762512305

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2YYdreN85Zsj0lEHUKjGgw?si=fcb50c5c2be542b3


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Today’s episode is a non-Petty episode with Dan Durkin, of among other bands, Petty Theft, the sensational Tom Petty tribute band from San Francisco. Dan has a new single out, which I love, and I asked him if he’d want to come back on the show to talk about it. There’s a definite Petty influence in his first release as a solo artist and we dive into the song itself, as well as his route into playing and writing music.


Dan was such a blast to hang with and I know you’re gonna enjoy this one! There will be links in the episode notes to Dan’s new single, When Love Is Not Around, so please go give it a watch, it’s a fantastic video, which we also talked about, and subscribe to Dan’s channel. Links below!


Go subscribe to Dan's Youtube channel here; https://www.youtube.com/@DanDurkin-p6o


You can find the new single here

Youtube: https://youtu.be/rjWGPQqUhXs

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/when-love-is-not-around-single/1762512305

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2YYdreN85Zsj0lEHUKjGgw?si=fcb50c5c2be542b3


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> House in the Woods House in the Woods Wed, 21 Aug 2024 09:00:31 GMT 1:12:54 66c5ab50aba59aa5bb6f6265 false https://tompettyproject.com 66c5ab50aba59aa5bb6f6265 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s10e18-house-in-the-woods full 10 18 In the liner notes for Wildflowers and all the Rest, Producer Rick Rubin says “So many of these songs have a sloppy soulful groove that really defined this album. The goal was not to make a perfect album but to capture the sound of a band on a really good night recorded quickly with all of the quirks and imperfections that come with it. It took us about two years to get that spontaneous sound!”


Today’s guest conversation is the second half of the chat I had with the brilliant and incredibly lovely Tim Bulman, AKA Judge Timbers. And if you haven’t checked out Tim’s latest song, the 31st of June, yet, you really need to! I hope you enjoyed our chat that came out a couple of weeks ago and I really hope you’ve checked out Tim’s brilliant Youtube channel where he goes through the ins and outs of so many of Tom’s songs. As he said during our chat, he doesn’t feel the need to put up a tutorial on Free Fallin’. Plenty of other people have that one covered, but it’s so cool to stumble across someone showing you the mad chord progression in House in the Woods! Sit back, relax, and enjoy my chat with Tim Bulman about this week’s song!


You can find the song here: https://youtu.be/wGFL7KX47R4

Here is the alternate version: https://youtu.be/5FYqHsDwnQk


Check out Tim's excellent YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@judgetimbers588

Also, check out Tim's fantastic original composition, The 31st of June: https://youtu.be/di5MmW4njrE


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> In the liner notes for Wildflowers and all the Rest, Producer Rick Rubin says “So many of these songs have a sloppy soulful groove that really defined this album. The goal was not to make a perfect album but to capture the sound of a band on a really good night recorded quickly with all of the quirks and imperfections that come with it. It took us about two years to get that spontaneous sound!”


Today’s guest conversation is the second half of the chat I had with the brilliant and incredibly lovely Tim Bulman, AKA Judge Timbers. And if you haven’t checked out Tim’s latest song, the 31st of June, yet, you really need to! I hope you enjoyed our chat that came out a couple of weeks ago and I really hope you’ve checked out Tim’s brilliant Youtube channel where he goes through the ins and outs of so many of Tom’s songs. As he said during our chat, he doesn’t feel the need to put up a tutorial on Free Fallin’. Plenty of other people have that one covered, but it’s so cool to stumble across someone showing you the mad chord progression in House in the Woods! Sit back, relax, and enjoy my chat with Tim Bulman about this week’s song!


You can find the song here: https://youtu.be/wGFL7KX47R4

Here is the alternate version: https://youtu.be/5FYqHsDwnQk


Check out Tim's excellent YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@judgetimbers588

Also, check out Tim's fantastic original composition, The 31st of June: https://youtu.be/di5MmW4njrE


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Ivan Anderson Returns Ivan Anderson Returns Fri, 16 Aug 2024 21:39:42 GMT 1:21:38 66bfc71e4a224df83a1b3df1 true https://tompettyproject.com 66bfc71e4a224df83a1b3df1 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s10e17-ivan-anderson-returns full 10 17 Today’s bonus episode is a truly awesome conversation I had with Ivan Anderson, the genius mind behind @CyberattackWorld . We talked about his new collaboration EP with @teddigoldmusic  that is out now and chatted about his next Cyberattack album too.


Then we got into a really free-wheeling conversation about music and creativity that ventured into all kinds of areas, from Van Halen, to Queen, to Guns n Roses and the enigmatic contradiction that is Axl Rose. Any chance to fanboy to Ivan I grab with both hands and this is one of the most interesting, and gloriously unfocused conversations I’ve had on the show.


I left it longer because there were multiple times during editing that I was laughing again at things he said. Sit back, relax, and enjoy my discussion with Ivan Anderson!


Check out Ivan's website here, where you can find links to everything he has going on: https://cyberattack.world


And check out his fantastic Youtube channel here; @CyberattackWorld 


You can find the new EP from @teddigoldmusic  and Cyberattack here: https://open.spotify.com/album/2q38ge52fGNgQup1WaOJAd?si=drfUfn7lRYmb3Lz0z2X0Bw


Lastly, you can watch Ivan explaining how Mortal Kombat influenced him so much here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzoOFQm69IY


NOTE: There is some profanity during my conversation with Ivan. It's not gratuitous, but it's there!


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Today’s bonus episode is a truly awesome conversation I had with Ivan Anderson, the genius mind behind @CyberattackWorld . We talked about his new collaboration EP with @teddigoldmusic  that is out now and chatted about his next Cyberattack album too.


Then we got into a really free-wheeling conversation about music and creativity that ventured into all kinds of areas, from Van Halen, to Queen, to Guns n Roses and the enigmatic contradiction that is Axl Rose. Any chance to fanboy to Ivan I grab with both hands and this is one of the most interesting, and gloriously unfocused conversations I’ve had on the show.


I left it longer because there were multiple times during editing that I was laughing again at things he said. Sit back, relax, and enjoy my discussion with Ivan Anderson!


Check out Ivan's website here, where you can find links to everything he has going on: https://cyberattack.world


And check out his fantastic Youtube channel here; @CyberattackWorld 


You can find the new EP from @teddigoldmusic  and Cyberattack here: https://open.spotify.com/album/2q38ge52fGNgQup1WaOJAd?si=drfUfn7lRYmb3Lz0z2X0Bw


Lastly, you can watch Ivan explaining how Mortal Kombat influenced him so much here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzoOFQm69IY


NOTE: There is some profanity during my conversation with Ivan. It's not gratuitous, but it's there!


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> A Higher Place A Higher Place Wed, 14 Aug 2024 09:00:53 GMT 1:01:13 66bbcfa29c1f916f7e856ed5 true https://tompettyproject.com 66bbcfa29c1f916f7e856ed5 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 a-higher-place full 10 16 I always consider this one of Tom’s great ambiguous lyrics. Jaan Uhelzski writes that “Petty seems to be nervously taking stock, weighing options, reminiscing, trying to keep his incipient anxiety at bay and trying to hold on to a few last remnants of his former life.” and Benmont Tench says “It's another song that sounds like it's all about whoever, but these songs were about him." and whatever meaning you layer on afterwards, I do love that Mike Campbell makes the following observation on this song; “You reflect on it after the fact, and maybe you can read things into it, but in the moment you're just putting your nose to the grindstone."


Today’s guest conversation sees the return of the uniquely brilliant and inventive musician and Youtuber, Ivan Anderson. I have an Ivan Anderson Returns bonus episode coming out this Friday for you too, as we had a massively free-ranging conversation about his recent collaboration and upcoming new album, as well as touching on Guns n Roses, Van Halen, Queen, and all kinds of other bands and topics. I hope you enjoy my conversation with the mind behind the genius of the Cyberattack Extended Universe!


Check out Ivan's website here, where you can find links to everything he has going on: https://cyberattack.world


NOTE: There is some profanity during my conversation with Ivan.


Listen to the song:

Album version: https://youtu.be/53yxM3a1Ecc

Home Demo recording: https://youtu.be/LwS38kER6Vs

Live: https://youtu.be/Aa0cYMCGqZI


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> I always consider this one of Tom’s great ambiguous lyrics. Jaan Uhelzski writes that “Petty seems to be nervously taking stock, weighing options, reminiscing, trying to keep his incipient anxiety at bay and trying to hold on to a few last remnants of his former life.” and Benmont Tench says “It's another song that sounds like it's all about whoever, but these songs were about him." and whatever meaning you layer on afterwards, I do love that Mike Campbell makes the following observation on this song; “You reflect on it after the fact, and maybe you can read things into it, but in the moment you're just putting your nose to the grindstone."


Today’s guest conversation sees the return of the uniquely brilliant and inventive musician and Youtuber, Ivan Anderson. I have an Ivan Anderson Returns bonus episode coming out this Friday for you too, as we had a massively free-ranging conversation about his recent collaboration and upcoming new album, as well as touching on Guns n Roses, Van Halen, Queen, and all kinds of other bands and topics. I hope you enjoy my conversation with the mind behind the genius of the Cyberattack Extended Universe!


Check out Ivan's website here, where you can find links to everything he has going on: https://cyberattack.world


NOTE: There is some profanity during my conversation with Ivan.


Listen to the song:

Album version: https://youtu.be/53yxM3a1Ecc

Home Demo recording: https://youtu.be/LwS38kER6Vs

Live: https://youtu.be/Aa0cYMCGqZI


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 10 Questions with Tim Bulman 10 Questions with Tim Bulman Sun, 11 Aug 2024 09:00:31 GMT 26:13 66b84c44b8a9dd25a48af067 false https://tompettyproject.com 66b84c44b8a9dd25a48af067 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s10e15-10-questions-with-tim-bulman full 10 15 Today's episode is my ten questions with Tim Bulman. We talk about sick parts, Tim is playing and singing a song from Wildflowers as his pick, and yet another guest finds a way to describe Tom Petty in three words that is unique, personal, and wonderfully eloquent. There's plenty of Beatles chat in this one too, which never upsets me as I'm a huge fan, with Tim comparing Wildflowers, in a very specific way, to the White Album.


Check out Tim's excellent YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@judgetimbers588


Also, check out Tim's fantastic new song, "The 31st of June": https://youtu.be/di5MmW4njrE


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise. If you want merchandise for this podcast, please check out https://www.teepublic.com/user/eight-ninety-eight/albums/245634-tom-petty-project


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo and Warren Zanes without whose books, Conversations with Tom Petty and Petty: The Biography, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Today's episode is my ten questions with Tim Bulman. We talk about sick parts, Tim is playing and singing a song from Wildflowers as his pick, and yet another guest finds a way to describe Tom Petty in three words that is unique, personal, and wonderfully eloquent. There's plenty of Beatles chat in this one too, which never upsets me as I'm a huge fan, with Tim comparing Wildflowers, in a very specific way, to the White Album.


Check out Tim's excellent YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@judgetimbers588


Also, check out Tim's fantastic new song, "The 31st of June": https://youtu.be/di5MmW4njrE


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise. If you want merchandise for this podcast, please check out https://www.teepublic.com/user/eight-ninety-eight/albums/245634-tom-petty-project


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo and Warren Zanes without whose books, Conversations with Tom Petty and Petty: The Biography, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Tim Bulman Tim Bulman Wed, 07 Aug 2024 09:00:26 GMT 57:48 66b2eced776c50459462af5c false https://tompettyproject.com 66b2eced776c50459462af5c 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s10e14-tim-bulman full 10 14 Today’s episode is part of a fantastic conversation I had with Tom Petty fan Tim Bulman, who also publishes the marvelous Judge Timbers YouTube channel where he covers the Beatles and solo Beatle catalogues as well as, of course, Tom Petty. Tim breaks down the chords with easy tips on how to learn and perform them. We talk lots about being enthusiastic amateurs and how we love connecting with other people through the power of music. I also dig a little bit into Tim’s extensive and eclectic body of original work and there are some links right down there in the episode notes for you to check out. Above all this though is a true love for and appreciation of Tom’s music and I know you’re going to love this conversation. Sit back and relax and liste to the honourable Judge Tim Bulman presiding!


Check out Tim's excellent YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@judgetimbers588


Also, check out Tim's latest original composition, More and More: https://youtu.be/jSEb_JFeAlA

Then go check out the fabulously post-punk groove of "Inflection Point": https://youtu.be/0syA3OYldTI


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Today’s episode is part of a fantastic conversation I had with Tom Petty fan Tim Bulman, who also publishes the marvelous Judge Timbers YouTube channel where he covers the Beatles and solo Beatle catalogues as well as, of course, Tom Petty. Tim breaks down the chords with easy tips on how to learn and perform them. We talk lots about being enthusiastic amateurs and how we love connecting with other people through the power of music. I also dig a little bit into Tim’s extensive and eclectic body of original work and there are some links right down there in the episode notes for you to check out. Above all this though is a true love for and appreciation of Tom’s music and I know you’re going to love this conversation. Sit back and relax and liste to the honourable Judge Tim Bulman presiding!


Check out Tim's excellent YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@judgetimbers588


Also, check out Tim's latest original composition, More and More: https://youtu.be/jSEb_JFeAlA

Then go check out the fabulously post-punk groove of "Inflection Point": https://youtu.be/0syA3OYldTI


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> To Find a Friend To Find a Friend Wed, 31 Jul 2024 09:00:59 GMT 1:03:24 66a9e5e2ec85576657c6ccba true https://tompettyproject.com 66a9e5e2ec85576657c6ccba 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s10e13-to-find-a-friend full 10 13 One of my very favourite virtuoso pianists is a Canadian/German guy named Michael Kaeshammer. The guy absolutely tears the roof off every time I’ve seen him live and what Benmont does here really reminds me of his playing. It’s technically superb, rhythmically perfect, and so, so, so melodic! As much as I love hearing a perfectly-crafted Mike Campbell guitar solo, it makes my heart sing possibly even more when we get something like this from Benmont, probably because the instances of his solos are fewer and further between. Long Live Benmont Tench.


Today’s guest conversation sees the return of the only other Englishman to appear on the podcast so far, Will Porteous, who also has a brilliant new song out that we’re going to talk about. Be advised that there is some profanity in this conversation as Will and I always seem to default to our two-mates-chatting-in-a-pub-forgetting-that-it’s-being-recorded mode of conversation…. It’s always a pleasure and a really good laugh chatting to Will so I hope you enjoy our conversation about this week’s song, Wildflowers in general, and beyond!


Check out Jeff Slate's new album here: https://tinyurl.com/4xrazhx5

You can find Jake's live album here: https://tinyurl.com/ykzh74fm

Listen to the Honest & Unmerciful Record Review Podcast episide on the Black Crowes sophomore effort here: https://tinyurl.com/a93u89vp


Listen to the song:

Album version: https://youtu.be/PeEj8M1K_mI 

Home Demo recording: https://youtu.be/e_4QsL3pCu4 

Live: https://youtu.be/ktR8eaecWmU


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> One of my very favourite virtuoso pianists is a Canadian/German guy named Michael Kaeshammer. The guy absolutely tears the roof off every time I’ve seen him live and what Benmont does here really reminds me of his playing. It’s technically superb, rhythmically perfect, and so, so, so melodic! As much as I love hearing a perfectly-crafted Mike Campbell guitar solo, it makes my heart sing possibly even more when we get something like this from Benmont, probably because the instances of his solos are fewer and further between. Long Live Benmont Tench.


Today’s guest conversation sees the return of the only other Englishman to appear on the podcast so far, Will Porteous, who also has a brilliant new song out that we’re going to talk about. Be advised that there is some profanity in this conversation as Will and I always seem to default to our two-mates-chatting-in-a-pub-forgetting-that-it’s-being-recorded mode of conversation…. It’s always a pleasure and a really good laugh chatting to Will so I hope you enjoy our conversation about this week’s song, Wildflowers in general, and beyond!


Check out Jeff Slate's new album here: https://tinyurl.com/4xrazhx5

You can find Jake's live album here: https://tinyurl.com/ykzh74fm

Listen to the Honest & Unmerciful Record Review Podcast episide on the Black Crowes sophomore effort here: https://tinyurl.com/a93u89vp


Listen to the song:

Album version: https://youtu.be/PeEj8M1K_mI 

Home Demo recording: https://youtu.be/e_4QsL3pCu4 

Live: https://youtu.be/ktR8eaecWmU


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Cabin Down Below Cabin Down Below Wed, 24 Jul 2024 09:00:16 GMT 45:14 66a06f72677694c927a7ae36 false https://tompettyproject.com 66a06f72677694c927a7ae36 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 cabin-down-below full 10 12 OK, so is this the most complex and musically challenging song that Tom ever wrote? OF course not. Is it have emotional weight or narrative clarity? No and not really? Does it rock, make you want to move your feet, and make you smile? Yes, yes, and yes. The economy and simplicity of the song is what defines its almost sleazy vibe. And I don’t mean sleazy in the creepy sense, more in that horny teen kind of way.


Today’s guest conversation sees the return of my good pal and co-host on the Ultimate Catalogue Clash, Corey Morrissette. Corey used to host a brilliant podcast covering the music of Aerosmith and as I was looking through the track and guest list, I knew this one would be a perfect song to talk to him about.


Check out Corey's outstanding podcast, And The Podcast Will Rock.


To listen to the song, check out the official lyric video here: https://youtu.be/tOsSW9Y02RY

And to listen to the alternate version, check that here: https://youtu.be/RsPX5ilcip8


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> OK, so is this the most complex and musically challenging song that Tom ever wrote? OF course not. Is it have emotional weight or narrative clarity? No and not really? Does it rock, make you want to move your feet, and make you smile? Yes, yes, and yes. The economy and simplicity of the song is what defines its almost sleazy vibe. And I don’t mean sleazy in the creepy sense, more in that horny teen kind of way.


Today’s guest conversation sees the return of my good pal and co-host on the Ultimate Catalogue Clash, Corey Morrissette. Corey used to host a brilliant podcast covering the music of Aerosmith and as I was looking through the track and guest list, I knew this one would be a perfect song to talk to him about.


Check out Corey's outstanding podcast, And The Podcast Will Rock.


To listen to the song, check out the official lyric video here: https://youtu.be/tOsSW9Y02RY

And to listen to the alternate version, check that here: https://youtu.be/RsPX5ilcip8


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Hard On Me Hard On Me Wed, 10 Jul 2024 09:00:04 GMT 1:18:08 668df2aed6a41d01e7734b64 false https://tompettyproject.com 668df2aed6a41d01e7734b64 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s10-e11-hard-on-me full 10 11 With his ex-wife Jane in a really bad emotional and psychological state, Tom knew that a lot of emphasis was falling on him to keep things together at home for the sake of his youngest daughter, Annakim, and it’s all betrayed in that opening line. “It's all I can do to keep that little girl smiling and keep my faith alive”.


Today’s guest conversation sees the return of the brilliantly insightful Nicholas Apostoleris. Who better than a clinical psychologist to bring in to talk about a song that kickstarts a divorce album and cries out for someone to help, to understand, or just simply to be there.


Check out Nic's music over on Bandcamp when you get a chance: https://nicapostoleris.bandcamp.com


To listen to the song, check out the official lyric video here: https://youtu.be/KykjEY-mV30

And to listen to the alternate version, check that here: https://youtu.be/EXx5sDG6LlU


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> With his ex-wife Jane in a really bad emotional and psychological state, Tom knew that a lot of emphasis was falling on him to keep things together at home for the sake of his youngest daughter, Annakim, and it’s all betrayed in that opening line. “It's all I can do to keep that little girl smiling and keep my faith alive”.


Today’s guest conversation sees the return of the brilliantly insightful Nicholas Apostoleris. Who better than a clinical psychologist to bring in to talk about a song that kickstarts a divorce album and cries out for someone to help, to understand, or just simply to be there.


Check out Nic's music over on Bandcamp when you get a chance: https://nicapostoleris.bandcamp.com


To listen to the song, check out the official lyric video here: https://youtu.be/KykjEY-mV30

And to listen to the alternate version, check that here: https://youtu.be/EXx5sDG6LlU


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> 10 Questions with Mary Beth Donnelly 10 Questions with Mary Beth Donnelly Wed, 03 Jul 2024 09:00:00 GMT 20:09 6684edccf364c64008f3b3fe false https://tompettyproject.com 6684edccf364c64008f3b3fe 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s10e10-10-questions-with-mary-beth-donnelly full 10 10 Today's episode is my ten questions with the wonderful Mary Beth Donnelly, who very kindly joined me on the kick off episode of season ten to talk about the title track from Wildflowers. We chatted about Paul Simon, Jeff Lynne, and everything in between as we went through my ten questions to find out which of Tom's songs she'd like to hear one of CSNY sing and which her favourite other band member is!


Also, rather than a lot of links to Mary Beth on social media, I asked her to give me three book recommendations, but she gave me four instead and you can find those here!

Charlotte's Web - E.B. Webb : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24178.Charlotte_s_Web

Lincoln's Melancholy - Joshua Wolf Shenk : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/106591.Lincoln_s_Melancholy

Educated - Terra Westover : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35133922-educated

Into The Wild - John Krakauer : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60869516-into-the-wild


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise. If you want merchandise for this podcast, please check out https://www.teepublic.com/user/eight-ninety-eight/albums/245634-tom-petty-project


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo and Warren Zanes without whose books, Conversations with Tom Petty and Petty: The Biography, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Today's episode is my ten questions with the wonderful Mary Beth Donnelly, who very kindly joined me on the kick off episode of season ten to talk about the title track from Wildflowers. We chatted about Paul Simon, Jeff Lynne, and everything in between as we went through my ten questions to find out which of Tom's songs she'd like to hear one of CSNY sing and which her favourite other band member is!


Also, rather than a lot of links to Mary Beth on social media, I asked her to give me three book recommendations, but she gave me four instead and you can find those here!

Charlotte's Web - E.B. Webb : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24178.Charlotte_s_Web

Lincoln's Melancholy - Joshua Wolf Shenk : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/106591.Lincoln_s_Melancholy

Educated - Terra Westover : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35133922-educated

Into The Wild - John Krakauer : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60869516-into-the-wild


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise. If you want merchandise for this podcast, please check out https://www.teepublic.com/user/eight-ninety-eight/albums/245634-tom-petty-project


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo and Warren Zanes without whose books, Conversations with Tom Petty and Petty: The Biography, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Tommy Edwin Returns Tommy Edwin Returns Wed, 26 Jun 2024 09:00:00 GMT 57:28 667bb4d53b08446aac1a49b2 false https://tompettyproject.com 667bb4d53b08446aac1a49b2 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s10e09-tommy-edwin-returns full 10 9 Today's episode is another conversation I had with the wonderful Tommy Edwin. We discussed Travis picking and talked about putting set lists together and whether choose the songs you think the crowd should hear, not the songs you think they want to hear. Tommy was wonderfully warm, engaging, and just generally a wonderful hang and I hope you enjoy our conversation about his music as much as I did!


Please check out Tommy's (brilliant) website here: https://www.tommyedwinmusic.com


The song at the end of the episode is his single, Drive, which will be included on his upcoming album and can be found here: https://youtu.be/VlIMbusFncg

The other songs we discussed in the episode can be found here:

Radio On: https://youtu.be/pq4tqYi_rpg

Tell Me That I'm Crazy: https://youtu.be/avLmX060bcE


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Today's episode is another conversation I had with the wonderful Tommy Edwin. We discussed Travis picking and talked about putting set lists together and whether choose the songs you think the crowd should hear, not the songs you think they want to hear. Tommy was wonderfully warm, engaging, and just generally a wonderful hang and I hope you enjoy our conversation about his music as much as I did!


Please check out Tommy's (brilliant) website here: https://www.tommyedwinmusic.com


The song at the end of the episode is his single, Drive, which will be included on his upcoming album and can be found here: https://youtu.be/VlIMbusFncg

The other songs we discussed in the episode can be found here:

Radio On: https://youtu.be/pq4tqYi_rpg

Tell Me That I'm Crazy: https://youtu.be/avLmX060bcE


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[Don't Fade On Me]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2024 09:00:51 GMT 1:02:12 667279dd04c74d71844ec60b false https://tompettyproject.com 667279dd04c74d71844ec60b 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s10e8dont-fade-on-me full 10 8 When I think about the solo in this song, it has a gravity to it that makes it feel centuries old. You could almost imagine that it has been living underground in some secret grotto since time began, just waiting for the right song to come along and feed it. It feels like a primal life force all its own, as if Mike is possessed by it rather than being its architect and its master. And I know that isn’t the case and the reality is that Mike Campbell just has such complete mastery over his instrument and over the musical form that he can write and play something this good and just make it sound effortless and timeless.


Today’s guest conversation sees the return of the always entertaining Tommy Edwin. We chatted about the music he’s released since he was last on the show as well as Wildflowers and of course, this week’s song. Once I’m editing, I may break out part of our conversation to release as a standalone bonus episode, but for now, sit back, relax, and enjoy my chat with the marvelous and hugely talented, Tommy Edwin.


Check out Tommy's website here: https://www.tommyedwinmusic.com and go check out a live show if you get a chance!


To listen to the song, check out the official lyric video here: https://youtu.be/4gBnTnZRneo

And to listen to the home recording, check that here: https://youtu.be/PHtEBn3CbWs

And for the alternate version from American Treasure and Finding Wildflowers, check that one here: https://youtu.be/lqDHyrPW9vo


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> When I think about the solo in this song, it has a gravity to it that makes it feel centuries old. You could almost imagine that it has been living underground in some secret grotto since time began, just waiting for the right song to come along and feed it. It feels like a primal life force all its own, as if Mike is possessed by it rather than being its architect and its master. And I know that isn’t the case and the reality is that Mike Campbell just has such complete mastery over his instrument and over the musical form that he can write and play something this good and just make it sound effortless and timeless.


Today’s guest conversation sees the return of the always entertaining Tommy Edwin. We chatted about the music he’s released since he was last on the show as well as Wildflowers and of course, this week’s song. Once I’m editing, I may break out part of our conversation to release as a standalone bonus episode, but for now, sit back, relax, and enjoy my chat with the marvelous and hugely talented, Tommy Edwin.


Check out Tommy's website here: https://www.tommyedwinmusic.com and go check out a live show if you get a chance!


To listen to the song, check out the official lyric video here: https://youtu.be/4gBnTnZRneo

And to listen to the home recording, check that here: https://youtu.be/PHtEBn3CbWs

And for the alternate version from American Treasure and Finding Wildflowers, check that one here: https://youtu.be/lqDHyrPW9vo


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Honey Bee Honey Bee Wed, 12 Jun 2024 10:00:51 GMT 1:10:20 66694d173484e000123ab0f3 false https://tompettyproject.com/s10e7-honey-bee.php 66694d173484e000123ab0f3 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s10e7-honey-bee full 10 7 In the liner notes for Wildflowers and all the Rest, engineer Jim Scott remarks that “Tom would write a song like ‘Honey Bee’ on the spot and the band would just follow him. There are dozens of recordings just starting a song and making it up from top to bottom, coming up with funny lyrics.” Of course, there are plenty of deep cut or inside examples of this that are well known to the hard core fans, such as Juju Beads and the more widely loved Girl on LSD, but immediately Honey Bee is different. Whereas those songs are all about the playfully silly lyrics, Honey Bee also has a propulsive, irresistible groove to go along with it.


Today’s guest conversation is the most special one I’ve done so far. I’ve spoken to some fantastic musicians for this show and I’ve spoken to two men who have written seminal first hand accounts of Tom’s life and work. I’ve chatted with musicians and fans and have enjoyed every minute of it. But today, I’m chatting to one of the people I love most in the whole world, my youngest daughter Emma. When I asked her if she wanted to be one of my guests for this season, she agreed a little tentatively, but when I asked her to pick a song from the album, her answer was immediate. So we’ll dive into Honey Bee as well as where our musical tastes overlap as well as diverge. This was a wonderful conversation to have, so sit back, relax, and enjoy my conversation with my wonderful daughter, Emma Brown.


To listen to the song, check out the official lyric video here: https://youtu.be/tbyB10JSOHk

And to listen to the alternate version on the Finding Wildflowers release, go here: https://youtu.be/JWPsB-KAXB4


Please note: There is one use of the work f*** in this episode, used as a direct quote.


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> In the liner notes for Wildflowers and all the Rest, engineer Jim Scott remarks that “Tom would write a song like ‘Honey Bee’ on the spot and the band would just follow him. There are dozens of recordings just starting a song and making it up from top to bottom, coming up with funny lyrics.” Of course, there are plenty of deep cut or inside examples of this that are well known to the hard core fans, such as Juju Beads and the more widely loved Girl on LSD, but immediately Honey Bee is different. Whereas those songs are all about the playfully silly lyrics, Honey Bee also has a propulsive, irresistible groove to go along with it.


Today’s guest conversation is the most special one I’ve done so far. I’ve spoken to some fantastic musicians for this show and I’ve spoken to two men who have written seminal first hand accounts of Tom’s life and work. I’ve chatted with musicians and fans and have enjoyed every minute of it. But today, I’m chatting to one of the people I love most in the whole world, my youngest daughter Emma. When I asked her if she wanted to be one of my guests for this season, she agreed a little tentatively, but when I asked her to pick a song from the album, her answer was immediate. So we’ll dive into Honey Bee as well as where our musical tastes overlap as well as diverge. This was a wonderful conversation to have, so sit back, relax, and enjoy my conversation with my wonderful daughter, Emma Brown.


To listen to the song, check out the official lyric video here: https://youtu.be/tbyB10JSOHk

And to listen to the alternate version on the Finding Wildflowers release, go here: https://youtu.be/JWPsB-KAXB4


Please note: There is one use of the work f*** in this episode, used as a direct quote.


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Only a Broken Heart Only a Broken Heart Wed, 05 Jun 2024 09:00:15 GMT 52:32 665fe1aa0b43f50012daacb8 false https://tompettyproject.com/s10e6-only-a-broken-heart.php 665fe1aa0b43f50012daacb8 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s10e6-only-a-broken-heart full 10 6 As journalist Jaan Uhelski writes in the Wildflowers and All the Rest liner notes, “If Wildflowers is an album about taking stock of one’s life, “Only a Broken Heart” is a watershed moment on that excavation of self.” Everything about the way the final album version of this song is arranged and produced caters toward that excavation. The busyness of the piano and bass in the alternative version is stripped out and the harmonica lead from the demo is also abandoned in favour of allowing those double-tracked vocals take the weight of the lyrics and drop them in your lap. Coming between the titanic It’s Good to Be King and Honey Bee, this song could easily have become a little lost or overwhelmed but I think that, outro aside, the production choices on this song ensure that it holds its place as a sonic rest period and an eerie, forlorn interlude that acts as that “watershed” moment that Jaan Uhelski talks about


This episode includes a conversation with my very good friend and musical mentor, Randy Woods!


To listen to the song, check out the official lyric video here: https://youtu.be/9-9k5hELSlw

To listen to the home demo version, go here: https://youtu.be/t1Tk12Pz9PA

And to listen to the alternate version on the Finding Wildflowers release, go here: https://youtu.be/DTrLCZStfA8


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

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]]> As journalist Jaan Uhelski writes in the Wildflowers and All the Rest liner notes, “If Wildflowers is an album about taking stock of one’s life, “Only a Broken Heart” is a watershed moment on that excavation of self.” Everything about the way the final album version of this song is arranged and produced caters toward that excavation. The busyness of the piano and bass in the alternative version is stripped out and the harmonica lead from the demo is also abandoned in favour of allowing those double-tracked vocals take the weight of the lyrics and drop them in your lap. Coming between the titanic It’s Good to Be King and Honey Bee, this song could easily have become a little lost or overwhelmed but I think that, outro aside, the production choices on this song ensure that it holds its place as a sonic rest period and an eerie, forlorn interlude that acts as that “watershed” moment that Jaan Uhelski talks about


This episode includes a conversation with my very good friend and musical mentor, Randy Woods!


To listen to the song, check out the official lyric video here: https://youtu.be/9-9k5hELSlw

To listen to the home demo version, go here: https://youtu.be/t1Tk12Pz9PA

And to listen to the alternate version on the Finding Wildflowers release, go here: https://youtu.be/DTrLCZStfA8


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> <![CDATA[It's Good to Be King]]> Wed, 29 May 2024 09:00:06 GMT 50:01 6656883a1eb8ac0011258861 false https://tompettyproject.com/s10e5-its-good-to-be-king.php 6656883a1eb8ac0011258861 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s10e5-its-good-to-be-king full 10 5 “It's good to be king and have your own way. Get a feeling of peace at the end of the day” There’s security in success, but there’s an ominous cautionary tone that creeps into the next line, “And when your bulldog barks and your canary sings, You're out there with winners, it's good to be king”. When your bulldog barks and your canary sings. Dogs usually bark as a warning. Canaries were used in coal mines to detect poisonous gasses and act as a grim, sacrificial alarm to miners. With that portentous line up front “you’re out there with winners, it’s good to be king” becomes sarcastic and bitter to me. Yeh right, “it’s good to be king”, sure it is!


This episode includes a conversation with my pal, former guest, and outstanding podcaster, Pete Nester. You can check out his episode covering Wildflowers right here: https://tinyurl.com/yeyp7774


To listen to the song, check out the official music video here: https://youtu.be/2SF1iLXSQto

To listen to the extended version from The Fillmore, check that here: https://youtu.be/BJjdGpmu1Bk


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> “It's good to be king and have your own way. Get a feeling of peace at the end of the day” There’s security in success, but there’s an ominous cautionary tone that creeps into the next line, “And when your bulldog barks and your canary sings, You're out there with winners, it's good to be king”. When your bulldog barks and your canary sings. Dogs usually bark as a warning. Canaries were used in coal mines to detect poisonous gasses and act as a grim, sacrificial alarm to miners. With that portentous line up front “you’re out there with winners, it’s good to be king” becomes sarcastic and bitter to me. Yeh right, “it’s good to be king”, sure it is!


This episode includes a conversation with my pal, former guest, and outstanding podcaster, Pete Nester. You can check out his episode covering Wildflowers right here: https://tinyurl.com/yeyp7774


To listen to the song, check out the official music video here: https://youtu.be/2SF1iLXSQto

To listen to the extended version from The Fillmore, check that here: https://youtu.be/BJjdGpmu1Bk


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> You Wreck Me You Wreck Me Wed, 22 May 2024 09:00:41 GMT 46:03 664daae6677df00012810816 false https://tompettyproject.com/s10e4-you-wreck-me.php 664daae6677df00012810816 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s10e4-you-wreck-me full 10 4 Legendary Nashville songwriter, Harlan Howard is purported to have coined the expression “three chords and the truth” and friend and colleague Bob Dylan is also remembered for the great line “All I need is my red guitar, three chords and the truth”. Well that’s all this riff is. Three chords. No passing chords, no fancy inversions or suspended notes. Just three chords - D A E.


Mike Campbell was and is famously prolific in his writing and brought all of that work to Tom in case there was something there that connected. In this case, Tom saw the truth in those three chords and decided to write a masterpiece. It may have taken a while for the final brushstrokes to arrive, but when they did, they truly transformed a young girl with a faraway look in her eye into the Mona Lisa.


This episode includes a conversation with musician, writer, and former guest, Jeff Slate.


If you want to listen to You Wreck Me before the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/-3aGZZueg08 

If you'd like to listen to the fantastic version released as a part of the Fillmore box set, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/aPV745BKtr8


If you have any interest in Van Halen, please check out my friends Corey and Mark over on And The Podcast Will Rock. You can find the show here: https://shows.acast.com/podcastwillrock


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Legendary Nashville songwriter, Harlan Howard is purported to have coined the expression “three chords and the truth” and friend and colleague Bob Dylan is also remembered for the great line “All I need is my red guitar, three chords and the truth”. Well that’s all this riff is. Three chords. No passing chords, no fancy inversions or suspended notes. Just three chords - D A E.


Mike Campbell was and is famously prolific in his writing and brought all of that work to Tom in case there was something there that connected. In this case, Tom saw the truth in those three chords and decided to write a masterpiece. It may have taken a while for the final brushstrokes to arrive, but when they did, they truly transformed a young girl with a faraway look in her eye into the Mona Lisa.


This episode includes a conversation with musician, writer, and former guest, Jeff Slate.


If you want to listen to You Wreck Me before the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/-3aGZZueg08 

If you'd like to listen to the fantastic version released as a part of the Fillmore box set, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/aPV745BKtr8


If you have any interest in Van Halen, please check out my friends Corey and Mark over on And The Podcast Will Rock. You can find the show here: https://shows.acast.com/podcastwillrock


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Time to Move On Time to Move On Wed, 15 May 2024 09:00:38 GMT 51:07 66440d01bc0a570012625d5e false https://tompettyproject.com/s10e3-time-to-move-on.php 66440d01bc0a570012625d5e 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s10e3-time-to-move-on full 10 3 On certain days, I think “Time to Move On” is the best song on Wildflowers, on other days, other songs take that honour. It’s a song that resonates with so many people because it gives us that glimpse into someone finding freedom, if not exactly peace.


Despite being the fourth most streamed song from Wildflowers on Spotify, "Time to Move On" was not played live very many times. In fact, on setlist.fm, it comes in tied with Swingin as the 58th most played song in Tom’s catalogue, behind tracks such as Drivin Down to Georgia and Melinda, which were never originally released as studio tracks. But Time To Move On has cult status among Petty fans as being another phrase that’s used as a show of support for someone who has had some sort of pivotal event happen in their life and is at a crossroads of one kind or another. 


This episode includes a conversation with Janet Lovell, who is one of the admins on the Tom Petty Nation Facebook group.


If you want to listen to Time to Move On before the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/pDPq1QbGAAk

If you'd like to listen to one of the few times this song was performed live, from the Wildflowers & All the Rest boxset, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/aPV745BKtr8


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> On certain days, I think “Time to Move On” is the best song on Wildflowers, on other days, other songs take that honour. It’s a song that resonates with so many people because it gives us that glimpse into someone finding freedom, if not exactly peace.


Despite being the fourth most streamed song from Wildflowers on Spotify, "Time to Move On" was not played live very many times. In fact, on setlist.fm, it comes in tied with Swingin as the 58th most played song in Tom’s catalogue, behind tracks such as Drivin Down to Georgia and Melinda, which were never originally released as studio tracks. But Time To Move On has cult status among Petty fans as being another phrase that’s used as a show of support for someone who has had some sort of pivotal event happen in their life and is at a crossroads of one kind or another. 


This episode includes a conversation with Janet Lovell, who is one of the admins on the Tom Petty Nation Facebook group.


If you want to listen to Time to Move On before the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/pDPq1QbGAAk

If you'd like to listen to one of the few times this song was performed live, from the Wildflowers & All the Rest boxset, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/aPV745BKtr8


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[You Don't Know How It Feels]]> Wed, 08 May 2024 09:00:04 GMT 55:26 663ab497bd14b60012242f2e false https://tompettyproject.com/s10e2-you-dont-know-how-it-feels.php 663ab497bd14b60012242f2e 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s10e2-you-dont-know-how-it-feels full 10 2 We’re all quick to judge people, whether they cut us off in the fast lane, or don’t hold a door open for us as we’re heading out of the grocery store. But we don’t know what that person is going through, emotionally, psychologically, physically. That disconnect is amplified a hundredfold when it’s in the context of a famous person. Wealth and stardom and all the trappings of comfort don’t mean much if your marriage is falling apart. So “You don’t know how it feels to be me” shouldn’t be viewed as a dismissive wave of the hand, it should be viewed as an invitation to empathy.


This episode includes a conversation about Wildflowers with special guest, Russell Mark of The Nextdoors.


If you want to listen to You Don't Know How It Feels before the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/ygfA1A45tn8 

If you'd like to listen to that home demo version, with the alternative lyrics in the second verse, you can find that one here: https://youtu.be/D-g_THmIqI8


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> We’re all quick to judge people, whether they cut us off in the fast lane, or don’t hold a door open for us as we’re heading out of the grocery store. But we don’t know what that person is going through, emotionally, psychologically, physically. That disconnect is amplified a hundredfold when it’s in the context of a famous person. Wealth and stardom and all the trappings of comfort don’t mean much if your marriage is falling apart. So “You don’t know how it feels to be me” shouldn’t be viewed as a dismissive wave of the hand, it should be viewed as an invitation to empathy.


This episode includes a conversation about Wildflowers with special guest, Russell Mark of The Nextdoors.


If you want to listen to You Don't Know How It Feels before the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/ygfA1A45tn8 

If you'd like to listen to that home demo version, with the alternative lyrics in the second verse, you can find that one here: https://youtu.be/D-g_THmIqI8


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Wildflowers Wildflowers Wed, 01 May 2024 09:00:59 GMT 39:14 66310778f1e60600138b92ed false https://tompettyproject.com/s10e1-wildflowers.php 66310778f1e60600138b92ed 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s10e1-wildflowers full 10 1 Everything about the way this song is crafted sneaks up on you. It’s a masterclass in how you take an idea and flesh it out into a fully-fledged tour de force piece of art. And that’s not to say that this song isn’t wonderful when played just on an acoustic guitar, or on piano with just the vocal accompaniment. It’s a great song in its bones, but it’s dressed in such elegant musical finery that it becomes this dazzling, breathtaking thing of beauty.


This episode includes a conversation about Wildflowers with Mary Beth Donnolly.


If you want to listen to Wildflowers before the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/Kw8vBDk880k

If you'd like to listen to that home demo version, with the alternate bridge section, you can find that one here: https://youtu.be/m2OFxeg4spU

The photo I had mentioned in the show of Tom and the band at the Viper Room can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/3jhus6rb


And do please check out the fantastic Regarding Roger podcast here:

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/regarding-roger/id1716908381

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Edvf5uVeRzCTRpsKVo2sd


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Everything about the way this song is crafted sneaks up on you. It’s a masterclass in how you take an idea and flesh it out into a fully-fledged tour de force piece of art. And that’s not to say that this song isn’t wonderful when played just on an acoustic guitar, or on piano with just the vocal accompaniment. It’s a great song in its bones, but it’s dressed in such elegant musical finery that it becomes this dazzling, breathtaking thing of beauty.


This episode includes a conversation about Wildflowers with Mary Beth Donnolly.


If you want to listen to Wildflowers before the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/Kw8vBDk880k

If you'd like to listen to that home demo version, with the alternate bridge section, you can find that one here: https://youtu.be/m2OFxeg4spU

The photo I had mentioned in the show of Tom and the band at the Viper Room can be found here: https://tinyurl.com/3jhus6rb


And do please check out the fantastic Regarding Roger podcast here:

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/regarding-roger/id1716908381

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Edvf5uVeRzCTRpsKVo2sd


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music other than the piano version of Wildflowers, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Approaching Wildflowers Approaching Wildflowers Wed, 24 Apr 2024 09:00:59 GMT 14:39 662756d7cbd30d0012efd02f false https://tompetyproject.com/s10e0-approaching-wildflowers.php 662756d7cbd30d0012efd02f 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s10e0-approaching-wildflowers full 10 When climbers finally decide to take on the holy grail of all ascents, Everest, they first face a nine day journey to base camp, which includes two full rest days. This journey alone weeds out about thirty of explorers. Those who are lucky enough to make the arduous trek to the first staging post are then faced with Mount Everest growing ever upwards into the clouds before them. Well my fine friends, I finally made it to basecamp and I’m staring up at my own personal Everest, relishing the challenge ahead, and looking forward to finding my own place among the Wildflowers.


Wildflowers is the album that converted me from a casual fan to a Pettyhead and is, in my opinion, one of the most perfect albums ever recorded. 


I hope you enjoy this tenth season of The Tom Petty Project. Like the album, it’s been a long time coming and I hope I can do it justice.


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music in this episode was played by me on my trusty old Korg X3!


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> When climbers finally decide to take on the holy grail of all ascents, Everest, they first face a nine day journey to base camp, which includes two full rest days. This journey alone weeds out about thirty of explorers. Those who are lucky enough to make the arduous trek to the first staging post are then faced with Mount Everest growing ever upwards into the clouds before them. Well my fine friends, I finally made it to basecamp and I’m staring up at my own personal Everest, relishing the challenge ahead, and looking forward to finding my own place among the Wildflowers.


Wildflowers is the album that converted me from a casual fan to a Pettyhead and is, in my opinion, one of the most perfect albums ever recorded. 


I hope you enjoy this tenth season of The Tom Petty Project. Like the album, it’s been a long time coming and I hope I can do it justice.


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music in this episode was played by me on my trusty old Korg X3!


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Russell Mark Returns (Swing and a Miss) Russell Mark Returns (Swing and a Miss) Wed, 17 Apr 2024 09:00:21 GMT 33:24 661f09124e14e90016a5acea false https://tompettyproject.com/s9.5e7-russell-mark-returns.php 661f09124e14e90016a5acea 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s95e7-russell-mark-returns full 9 35 One last non-Petty episode before we being digging into Wildflowers! This time, Russell Mark, from The Nextdoors is back to talk about their new single "Swing and a Miss". We talk about perfection in art and whether it's worth striving for, we nerd out over specific production choices and songwriting form, and of course, we talk about Gary Carter, and America's pastime. It was a lot of fun chatting to Russell again and I hope you enjoy our chat as much as we did!


You can listen to or buy Swing and a Miss here;

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2rkI6C98jJhv6GhSmWYBaP

Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/swing-and-a-miss/1733839196

Youtube Music: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=9k1c5udiTgo

Bandcamp: https://thenextdoors.bandcamp.com/album/swing-and-a-miss-single


And you can go check out The Nextdoors website for upcoming shows and all sorts of other info! https://nextdoorsmusic.com


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> One last non-Petty episode before we being digging into Wildflowers! This time, Russell Mark, from The Nextdoors is back to talk about their new single "Swing and a Miss". We talk about perfection in art and whether it's worth striving for, we nerd out over specific production choices and songwriting form, and of course, we talk about Gary Carter, and America's pastime. It was a lot of fun chatting to Russell again and I hope you enjoy our chat as much as we did!


You can listen to or buy Swing and a Miss here;

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2rkI6C98jJhv6GhSmWYBaP

Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/swing-and-a-miss/1733839196

Youtube Music: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=9k1c5udiTgo

Bandcamp: https://thenextdoors.bandcamp.com/album/swing-and-a-miss-single


And you can go check out The Nextdoors website for upcoming shows and all sorts of other info! https://nextdoorsmusic.com


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Jake Thistle Returns (The Half Left Out) Jake Thistle Returns (The Half Left Out) Wed, 10 Apr 2024 09:00:49 GMT 1:32:35 6615a42a67103f00171b9e73 false https://tompettyproject.com/s9.5e6-jake-thistle-returns-the-half-left-out.php 6615a42a67103f00171b9e73 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 jake-thistle-returns-the-half-left-out full 9 34 This is another special non-Petty episode of the podcast with the fantastic Jake Thistle, who found time in his insanely busy schedule to sit down with me to discuss his label debut, The Half Left Out. We chatted a little about Gainesville and Tom of course, but mainly we dug into the weeds around his full debut release, with topics ranging from album sequencing, how different producers bring different perspectives to songs, and how to avoid cliche: Jake has a fairly direct way of dealing with that! We also dug into the brilliant video for Brooklyn Can Wait and talked through each track in a little more depth.


Jake has a new live album coming out some time in the next few months and already has demos made for most of a new studio recording which will be coming sometime hopefully soon. In the meantime, make sure you check out https://jakethistle.com and go support Jake at a live show if he’s playing anywhere near you.


You can listen to Jake's fantastic album, The Half Left Out here;

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5NHK1O1KV8HX4rQpHBWYxM?si=SkDAanucR9C3ZQYtJ2HCow

Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-half-left-out/1713615334

Youtube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nUNZNye9Kwjuhxc-DG4eYsojuLhOz_CHs


And check out the video for "Brooklyn Can Wait" here: https://youtu.be/w_7rzZ5gMTw


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> This is another special non-Petty episode of the podcast with the fantastic Jake Thistle, who found time in his insanely busy schedule to sit down with me to discuss his label debut, The Half Left Out. We chatted a little about Gainesville and Tom of course, but mainly we dug into the weeds around his full debut release, with topics ranging from album sequencing, how different producers bring different perspectives to songs, and how to avoid cliche: Jake has a fairly direct way of dealing with that! We also dug into the brilliant video for Brooklyn Can Wait and talked through each track in a little more depth.


Jake has a new live album coming out some time in the next few months and already has demos made for most of a new studio recording which will be coming sometime hopefully soon. In the meantime, make sure you check out https://jakethistle.com and go support Jake at a live show if he’s playing anywhere near you.


You can listen to Jake's fantastic album, The Half Left Out here;

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5NHK1O1KV8HX4rQpHBWYxM?si=SkDAanucR9C3ZQYtJ2HCow

Apple: https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-half-left-out/1713615334

Youtube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nUNZNye9Kwjuhxc-DG4eYsojuLhOz_CHs


And check out the video for "Brooklyn Can Wait" here: https://youtu.be/w_7rzZ5gMTw


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Greatest Hits (with John Paulsen) Greatest Hits (with John Paulsen) Wed, 03 Apr 2024 09:00:17 GMT 1:10:04 660066b44cc0d0001655a8cd false https://tompettyproject.com/s9.5e5-greatest-hits-with-john-paulsen.php 660066b44cc0d0001655a8cd 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9-5e5-greatest-hits-with-john-paulsen full 9 33 A really fun one today folks. John and Kevin dig deep into inclusions and ommissions from 1993's Greatest Hits. We have a conversation about formats (CD vs vinyl), chronological ordering vs sequencing, and whether ballads belong on Greatest Hits compilations. Both John and Kevin have one song that the other feels simply doesn't belong on the Greatest Hits album and have a fulsome conversation about their reasoning!


Do check out www.4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at @4for4_John


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> A really fun one today folks. John and Kevin dig deep into inclusions and ommissions from 1993's Greatest Hits. We have a conversation about formats (CD vs vinyl), chronological ordering vs sequencing, and whether ballads belong on Greatest Hits compilations. Both John and Kevin have one song that the other feels simply doesn't belong on the Greatest Hits album and have a fulsome conversation about their reasoning!


Do check out www.4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at @4for4_John


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> The Petty 8ight with Sean and Todd McGinity The Petty 8ight with Sean and Todd McGinity Wed, 27 Mar 2024 09:00:43 GMT 1:46:16 660064ed8d6ad80016c23f4b true https://tompettyproject.com/s9.5e4-the-petty-8ight-with-sean-and-todd-mcginity.php 660064ed8d6ad80016c23f4b 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s95e4-the-petty-8ight-with-sean-and-todd-mcginity full 9 32 Today’s episode is the third installment in my Petty 8ight series, where I bring in musicians who aren’t Pettyheads, give them eight deeper cuts that they likely haven’t heard before, and get their thoughts on them. In this episode, my willing newbies are Sean and Todd McGinity. The brothers are based in Winnipeg and have a long history of writing, recording and playing shows both together in bands as well as in other projects. They’re also both seasoned podcasters, with their show The SeanGeek and FastFret podcast rapidly approaching 500 episodes and I’d urge you to check that out. Look further down in these notes for links to their bandcamp pages for the band Dome and their duo project Bros Before Gin. 


LANGUAGE WARNING: As a heads up, this episode is a little sweary. It was later in the evening when we talked and it was more like three guys hanging out and shooting the shit rather than a more formal interview. As I knew they would, they brought some different perspectives to songs I know like the back of my hand, including an observation about Fault Lines that I’d simply never noticed before!


Visit Sean's website for links to all things McGinity and SeanGeek and FastFret! https://seanmcginity.ca


To find the Dome album, visit Bandcamp here: https://domewpg.bandcamp.com/album/we-are-machine


To find the Bros Before Gin album, visit Bandcamp here: https://brosbeforegin.bandcamp.com/album/the-kitchen-sink


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Today’s episode is the third installment in my Petty 8ight series, where I bring in musicians who aren’t Pettyheads, give them eight deeper cuts that they likely haven’t heard before, and get their thoughts on them. In this episode, my willing newbies are Sean and Todd McGinity. The brothers are based in Winnipeg and have a long history of writing, recording and playing shows both together in bands as well as in other projects. They’re also both seasoned podcasters, with their show The SeanGeek and FastFret podcast rapidly approaching 500 episodes and I’d urge you to check that out. Look further down in these notes for links to their bandcamp pages for the band Dome and their duo project Bros Before Gin. 


LANGUAGE WARNING: As a heads up, this episode is a little sweary. It was later in the evening when we talked and it was more like three guys hanging out and shooting the shit rather than a more formal interview. As I knew they would, they brought some different perspectives to songs I know like the back of my hand, including an observation about Fault Lines that I’d simply never noticed before!


Visit Sean's website for links to all things McGinity and SeanGeek and FastFret! https://seanmcginity.ca


To find the Dome album, visit Bandcamp here: https://domewpg.bandcamp.com/album/we-are-machine


To find the Bros Before Gin album, visit Bandcamp here: https://brosbeforegin.bandcamp.com/album/the-kitchen-sink


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Something in the Air Something in the Air Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:28:47 GMT 21:27 65fb0ebdb5ab8d0017439676 false https://tompettyproject.com/s9.5e3-something-in-the-air.php 65fb0ebdb5ab8d0017439676 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s95e3-something-in-the-air full 9 31 A major change in this cover version is the format of the lyrics. Something in the Air is a fairly ominous call to arms. The original was released in May of 1969 when the Vietnam War was still raging at its most furious. Speedy Keen said that told ZigZag magazine in 1975 of the song "It was a reflection of what I was seeing at the time". But rather than using the overtly observational third verse and the line “Hand out the arms and ammo. We're gonna blast our way through here”, Tom repeats the first. He also switches up the first line of the second verse from the sinister “Lock up the streets and houses Because there's something in the air” to the much more optimistic and carefree “Run through the fields and houses because there's something in the air”. If ever you have to try to define the word zeitgeist, using “something in the air” as a synonym is pretty much the best you can do in my opinion and this is why Tom is able to co-opt an observation on the vietnam war into a song that carries a much more hopeful tenor.


Today’s episode covers the second single from the Greatest Hits release, "Something in the Air".


Song video :  https://youtu.be/8J7yTze4Xbs 

Live Anthology version : https://youtu.be/ejagbjZRlAY 

Fish version : https://youtu.be/VaU-XY0www4 

Thunderclap Newman version : https://youtu.be/T59hsln7nlc


The podcast I promoted in this week's episode, Booked on Rock, can be found here: https://shows.acast.com/podcastwillrock


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> A major change in this cover version is the format of the lyrics. Something in the Air is a fairly ominous call to arms. The original was released in May of 1969 when the Vietnam War was still raging at its most furious. Speedy Keen said that told ZigZag magazine in 1975 of the song "It was a reflection of what I was seeing at the time". But rather than using the overtly observational third verse and the line “Hand out the arms and ammo. We're gonna blast our way through here”, Tom repeats the first. He also switches up the first line of the second verse from the sinister “Lock up the streets and houses Because there's something in the air” to the much more optimistic and carefree “Run through the fields and houses because there's something in the air”. If ever you have to try to define the word zeitgeist, using “something in the air” as a synonym is pretty much the best you can do in my opinion and this is why Tom is able to co-opt an observation on the vietnam war into a song that carries a much more hopeful tenor.


Today’s episode covers the second single from the Greatest Hits release, "Something in the Air".


Song video :  https://youtu.be/8J7yTze4Xbs 

Live Anthology version : https://youtu.be/ejagbjZRlAY 

Fish version : https://youtu.be/VaU-XY0www4 

Thunderclap Newman version : https://youtu.be/T59hsln7nlc


The podcast I promoted in this week's episode, Booked on Rock, can be found here: https://shows.acast.com/podcastwillrock


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography".


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[Mary Jane's Last Dance]]> Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:00:23 GMT 27:34 65f0e70693f24a00184eec6d false https://tompettyproject.com/s9.5e2-mary-janes-last-dance.php 65f0e70693f24a00184eec6d 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s95e2-mary-janes-last-dance full 9 30 When author Paul Zollo asks Tom about the song in his book Conversations With Tom Petty, and mentions that the song had been partially written some years previously, Tom confirms this, saying, “That was one I wrote during the Full Moon Fever sessions. I wrote all but the chorus. I just had the loop going around and around and really had most of the words and everything. And I played the tape for Rick Rubin and he liked it a lot and suggested I write a chorus. There were maybe five years between the writing of the verses and the chorus.” Of course, all hardcore Pettyheads know that the lyrics that Tom initially came up with in the chorus were very different to what ended up on the recording. In 2020, Mike Campbell told Vulture magazine, “What’s funny is that when Tom wrote this song, when he first showed it to me, the chorus was, “Hey Indiana girl, go out and find the world.” It was a completely different chorus and we all hated it. A few days later Tom came in and sang, “Last dance for[sic] Mary Jane.”


Today’s episode covers the first single from the Greatest Hits release, the iconic "Mary Jane's Last Dance".


You can listen (and watch) to the song here: https://youtu.be/aowSGxim_O8


To hear the live version from the Fillmore, check that here: https://youtu.be/KTW349WRTsQ


The podcast I promoted in this week's episode, And The Podcast Will Rock, can be found here: https://shows.acast.com/podcastwillrock


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography"


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> When author Paul Zollo asks Tom about the song in his book Conversations With Tom Petty, and mentions that the song had been partially written some years previously, Tom confirms this, saying, “That was one I wrote during the Full Moon Fever sessions. I wrote all but the chorus. I just had the loop going around and around and really had most of the words and everything. And I played the tape for Rick Rubin and he liked it a lot and suggested I write a chorus. There were maybe five years between the writing of the verses and the chorus.” Of course, all hardcore Pettyheads know that the lyrics that Tom initially came up with in the chorus were very different to what ended up on the recording. In 2020, Mike Campbell told Vulture magazine, “What’s funny is that when Tom wrote this song, when he first showed it to me, the chorus was, “Hey Indiana girl, go out and find the world.” It was a completely different chorus and we all hated it. A few days later Tom came in and sang, “Last dance for[sic] Mary Jane.”


Today’s episode covers the first single from the Greatest Hits release, the iconic "Mary Jane's Last Dance".


You can listen (and watch) to the song here: https://youtu.be/aowSGxim_O8


To hear the live version from the Fillmore, check that here: https://youtu.be/KTW349WRTsQ


The podcast I promoted in this week's episode, And The Podcast Will Rock, can be found here: https://shows.acast.com/podcastwillrock


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography"


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Peace in L.A. Peace in L.A. Wed, 06 Mar 2024 09:00:50 GMT 24:59 65e7445d12433100160a6b97 false https://tompettyproject.com/s9.5e1-peace-in-la.php 65e7445d12433100160a6b97 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9-5e1-peace-in-la full 9 29 In March and April of 1992, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were wrapping up the European final leg of their Into The Great Wide Open tour. This leg saw them play dates in Germany, the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Norway, and on April 3rd, they closed out the tour in Malmo, Sweden, playing an extended set of 28 songs to 6000 Swedish fans, closing out with Learning to Fly, Making Some Noise, and then serene lullaby, Alright For Now. Tom couldn’t have anticipated that on his return to Los Angeles, everything was very soon going to be very far from alright.


Today’s episode covers the non-album single released in April 1992 "Peace in L.A.".


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/OT2rb7ac3_4


To hear the "Peace Mix" of the track, you can check out this video: https://youtu.be/fO2ogekTvuA


I referenced the National Geographic documentary, LA 92, in the episode and you can find that here: https://youtu.be/uaotkHlHJwo


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography"


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> In March and April of 1992, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were wrapping up the European final leg of their Into The Great Wide Open tour. This leg saw them play dates in Germany, the UK, Ireland, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Norway, and on April 3rd, they closed out the tour in Malmo, Sweden, playing an extended set of 28 songs to 6000 Swedish fans, closing out with Learning to Fly, Making Some Noise, and then serene lullaby, Alright For Now. Tom couldn’t have anticipated that on his return to Los Angeles, everything was very soon going to be very far from alright.


Today’s episode covers the non-album single released in April 1992 "Peace in L.A.".


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/OT2rb7ac3_4


To hear the "Peace Mix" of the track, you can check out this video: https://youtu.be/fO2ogekTvuA


I referenced the National Geographic documentary, LA 92, in the episode and you can find that here: https://youtu.be/uaotkHlHJwo


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography"


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 10 Questions with Peter Nester 10 Questions with Peter Nester Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:00:46 GMT 46:39 65dd792dd2f5590016ddb0ed false https://tompettyproject.com/s9e28-10-questions-with-peter-nester.php 65dd792dd2f5590016ddb0ed 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9e28-10-questions-with-peter-nester full 9 28 Today's episode is my ten questions with the brilliant Peter Nester. I usually put these out as bonus episodes in the same week as my chat with that guest, but Pete's answers to these questions were so thorough, considered, and beautifully expounded, that I felt this needed to be a regular release. I guarantee you'll hear which artist he wants to cover which Tom Petty song and go "Oh, damn, yeh I need to hear that!" and our discussion about which is his favourite album was a particular highlight of our conversation for me.


I know for sure that I'll be dragging Pete back onto the podcast at some future point and I know which season I'm shooting for, even though he doesn't!


You can find Pete's fabulous podcast, Honest and Unmerciful: A Record Review Podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/72nyhwx2urnnlT3STZaIBp


And check out a solo acoustic version of Big Love, by Lindsey Buckingham, similar to the one that we were discussing here: https://youtu.be/gEAsArHxUbc


You can also find the Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/Honestandunmerciful and if you're on Bluesky, you can find that here: https://bsky.app/profile/honest-unmerciful.bsky.social


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise. If you want merchandise for this podcast, please check out https://www.teepublic.com/user/eight-ninety-eight/albums/245634-tom-petty-project


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo and Warren Zanes without whose books, Conversations with Tom Petty and Petty: The Biography, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Today's episode is my ten questions with the brilliant Peter Nester. I usually put these out as bonus episodes in the same week as my chat with that guest, but Pete's answers to these questions were so thorough, considered, and beautifully expounded, that I felt this needed to be a regular release. I guarantee you'll hear which artist he wants to cover which Tom Petty song and go "Oh, damn, yeh I need to hear that!" and our discussion about which is his favourite album was a particular highlight of our conversation for me.


I know for sure that I'll be dragging Pete back onto the podcast at some future point and I know which season I'm shooting for, even though he doesn't!


You can find Pete's fabulous podcast, Honest and Unmerciful: A Record Review Podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/72nyhwx2urnnlT3STZaIBp


And check out a solo acoustic version of Big Love, by Lindsey Buckingham, similar to the one that we were discussing here: https://youtu.be/gEAsArHxUbc


You can also find the Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/Honestandunmerciful and if you're on Bluesky, you can find that here: https://bsky.app/profile/honest-unmerciful.bsky.social


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise. If you want merchandise for this podcast, please check out https://www.teepublic.com/user/eight-ninety-eight/albums/245634-tom-petty-project


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo and Warren Zanes without whose books, Conversations with Tom Petty and Petty: The Biography, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Jeff Slate Returns Jeff Slate Returns Fri, 23 Feb 2024 09:00:27 GMT 1:19:19 65d84cde0276f60016eebb5f true https://tompettyproject.com/s9e27-jeff-slate-returns.php 65d84cde0276f60016eebb5f 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9e27-jeff-slate-returns full 9 27 This is a special non-Petty episode of the podcast. I haven’t recorded one in ages, but when former guest Jeff Slate reached out to me to ask if I’d be interested in talking to him about his new single which is out now and the album it’s from which will drop in May, it wasn’t a hard sell for me as I'm a fan of both his music and his writing.


We had a great chat about throwaway lyrics, production differences when you bring in outside voices, and recording an album with people in remote locations during a pandemic lockdown. Jeff’s new album features a glittering array of star names, from Dave Stewart to Earl Slick, to Duff McKagan, all the way to OG heartbreaker Ron Blair.


Listen to Jeff's fantastic new single, (Broken) Without You, here: https://youtu.be/1oskIeP_7Y0 and check out his website for merch, dates, and other info here: https://jeffslatehq.com


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


Thanks to Warren Zanes for the invaluable resource that is his biography of Tom Petty. A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> This is a special non-Petty episode of the podcast. I haven’t recorded one in ages, but when former guest Jeff Slate reached out to me to ask if I’d be interested in talking to him about his new single which is out now and the album it’s from which will drop in May, it wasn’t a hard sell for me as I'm a fan of both his music and his writing.


We had a great chat about throwaway lyrics, production differences when you bring in outside voices, and recording an album with people in remote locations during a pandemic lockdown. Jeff’s new album features a glittering array of star names, from Dave Stewart to Earl Slick, to Duff McKagan, all the way to OG heartbreaker Ron Blair.


Listen to Jeff's fantastic new single, (Broken) Without You, here: https://youtu.be/1oskIeP_7Y0 and check out his website for merch, dates, and other info here: https://jeffslatehq.com


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thetompettyproject


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


Thanks to Warren Zanes for the invaluable resource that is his biography of Tom Petty. A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Peter Nester Peter Nester Wed, 21 Feb 2024 09:00:54 GMT 1:31:33 65d564230276f600167e7c3f false https://tompettyproject.com/s9e26-peter-nestor.php 65d564230276f600167e7c3f 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9e26-peter-nestor full 9 26 I have two words for you: Yogi Berra. But what does the Yankees catcher have to do with my conversation with Pete Nester? Tune in to find out!


Today's episode is a sprawling, hugely enjoyable conversation I had with a fellow music podcaster who I've been listening to for a couple and a half years now. Pete was very supportive of this show right from the getgo and offered me some valuable advice when I was starting up around issues of music usage/rights etc. He's also just a damn fine human being and a great music critic. We talked about a whole host of topics, from the impact of grunge to whether podcasting changes the way you listen to music, to seeing Tom on the Into The Great Wide Open tour. This week it's a long one but I'm positive that you'll enjoy listening to it as much as I had being on one side of this wonderful conversation.


You can find Pete's fabulous podcast, Honest and Unmerciful: A Record Review Podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/72nyhwx2urnnlT3STZaIBp


You can also find the Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/Honestandunmerciful and if you're on Bluesky, you can find that here: https://bsky.app/profile/honest-unmerciful.bsky.social


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> I have two words for you: Yogi Berra. But what does the Yankees catcher have to do with my conversation with Pete Nester? Tune in to find out!


Today's episode is a sprawling, hugely enjoyable conversation I had with a fellow music podcaster who I've been listening to for a couple and a half years now. Pete was very supportive of this show right from the getgo and offered me some valuable advice when I was starting up around issues of music usage/rights etc. He's also just a damn fine human being and a great music critic. We talked about a whole host of topics, from the impact of grunge to whether podcasting changes the way you listen to music, to seeing Tom on the Into The Great Wide Open tour. This week it's a long one but I'm positive that you'll enjoy listening to it as much as I had being on one side of this wonderful conversation.


You can find Pete's fabulous podcast, Honest and Unmerciful: A Record Review Podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/72nyhwx2urnnlT3STZaIBp


You can also find the Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/Honestandunmerciful and if you're on Bluesky, you can find that here: https://bsky.app/profile/honest-unmerciful.bsky.social


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Into the Great Wide Open (with John Paulsen) Into the Great Wide Open (with John Paulsen) Wed, 14 Feb 2024 09:00:34 GMT 1:36:43 65cc453e7c030d0016181969 false https://tompettyproject.com/s9e25-into-the-great-wide-open-with-john-paulsen.php 65cc453e7c030d0016181969 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9e25-into-the-great-wide-open-with-john-paulsen full 9 25 Another long one this season folks! But again there's so much to talk about with this album and we felt we needed to talk about each individual track. John and I had a good discussion about the background to the recording of this album and where this sits in the evolution of Tom's songwriting. We also didn't have a "producer for the day" discussion because we agreed that the album is sequenced pretty much flawlessly.


Do check out www.4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at @4for4_John


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Another long one this season folks! But again there's so much to talk about with this album and we felt we needed to talk about each individual track. John and I had a good discussion about the background to the recording of this album and where this sits in the evolution of Tom's songwriting. We also didn't have a "producer for the day" discussion because we agreed that the album is sequenced pretty much flawlessly.


Do check out www.4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at @4for4_John


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Built To Last Built To Last Wed, 07 Feb 2024 20:17:54 GMT 24:05 65c3e5735ec3d10016f8d77d false https://tompettyproject.com/s9e24-built-to-last.php 65c3e5735ec3d10016f8d77d 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9e24-built-to-last full 9 24 The lyrics in Built to Last are unambiguously hopeful and quietly resilience. Perhaps it’s Tom’s last attempt to build a creative buttress around his failing marriage. Perhaps its an equal attempt to put up a wall around a band that had gone through a major friction point and were probably still unsure what direction they would be taking. The lyric feels, in some ways, like a more introspective complement to I Won’t Back Down. The sentiment is the same really, but the perspective and the forcefulness of the emotion is focused inward in this song rather than outward on I Won’t Back Down. That song tells the whole world that they’ll have to fight to beat Tom Petty, this one reassures loved ones of the same. I Won’t Back Down is a warning, We Were Built to Last is a commitment.


Today’s episode covers the final song on side two of "Into The Great Wide Open", "Dark of the Sun".


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/mjJtzjVz8UE


You can watch the live version from the Take the Highway release here: https://youtu.be/GB0TjInoTfs


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography"


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> The lyrics in Built to Last are unambiguously hopeful and quietly resilience. Perhaps it’s Tom’s last attempt to build a creative buttress around his failing marriage. Perhaps its an equal attempt to put up a wall around a band that had gone through a major friction point and were probably still unsure what direction they would be taking. The lyric feels, in some ways, like a more introspective complement to I Won’t Back Down. The sentiment is the same really, but the perspective and the forcefulness of the emotion is focused inward in this song rather than outward on I Won’t Back Down. That song tells the whole world that they’ll have to fight to beat Tom Petty, this one reassures loved ones of the same. I Won’t Back Down is a warning, We Were Built to Last is a commitment.


Today’s episode covers the final song on side two of "Into The Great Wide Open", "Dark of the Sun".


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/mjJtzjVz8UE


You can watch the live version from the Take the Highway release here: https://youtu.be/GB0TjInoTfs


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography"


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> <![CDATA[Makin' Some Noise]]> Wed, 31 Jan 2024 09:00:45 GMT 23:32 65b9bf9fadf3d50016f03d51 false https://seasidepodreview.com/s9e23-makin-some-noise.php 65b9bf9fadf3d50016f03d51 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9e23-makin-some-noise full 9 23 I know that, because you’re listening to this podcast that you must love rock n roll music. And when you hear the crackle of a cable being plugged into an amp, or that low buzz from the speaker, there’s just something primal and irresistible that happens to you if you love this type of music. Your whole body responds to it in both a physical and emotional way. It’s not “just” music. It becomes like oxygen for your soul. Makin’ Some Noise just captures that rapturous feeling of delight that we all feel when a groove hits us and the amps blaze that sweet sweet rock n roll onto our synapses via our ear canals.


Today’s episode covers the penultimate song on side two of "Into The Great Wide Open", "Makin' Some Noise".


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/YsbZTStV2kQ


You can watch the live version from the Take the Highway release here: https://youtu.be/oDyDKtRl8S0


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography"


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> I know that, because you’re listening to this podcast that you must love rock n roll music. And when you hear the crackle of a cable being plugged into an amp, or that low buzz from the speaker, there’s just something primal and irresistible that happens to you if you love this type of music. Your whole body responds to it in both a physical and emotional way. It’s not “just” music. It becomes like oxygen for your soul. Makin’ Some Noise just captures that rapturous feeling of delight that we all feel when a groove hits us and the amps blaze that sweet sweet rock n roll onto our synapses via our ear canals.


Today’s episode covers the penultimate song on side two of "Into The Great Wide Open", "Makin' Some Noise".


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/YsbZTStV2kQ


You can watch the live version from the Take the Highway release here: https://youtu.be/oDyDKtRl8S0


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, "Conversations with Tom Petty", this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. And further thanks to Warren Zanes for his outstanding book "Petty, the Biography"


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> You and I Will Meet Again You and I Will Meet Again Wed, 24 Jan 2024 09:00:36 GMT 26:03 65b08b6b4adef00016c53e09 false https://tompettyproject.com/s9e20-you-and-i-will-meet-again.php 65b08b6b4adef00016c53e09 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9e22-you-and-i-will-meet-again full 9 22 Another simple song, another catchy hook, another memorable idea that Tom puts into our heads and leaves there as a treat. I’m 100% sold on Into The Great Wide Open these days, where I didn’t listen to it front to back very often before. This song is another little forgotten deep cut that does so much with so little, very economically. The core idea is a fairly profound one but it’s wrapped up in a breezy, light little piece of music. Just marvellous. There’s a ton to love about this song, both lyrically and musically. We get red-winged hawk, we have Mike and Benmont sharing a solo, we have some beautiful harmonies and all sorts of interesting jamming in the outro.


Today’s episode covers the fourth song on side two of "Into The Great Wide Open", "You and I Will Meet Again".


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/8MVZ1en8evE


You can hear a 2018 remaster, included on the American Treasure boxset here: https://youtu.be/hsisif_mBaY


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Another simple song, another catchy hook, another memorable idea that Tom puts into our heads and leaves there as a treat. I’m 100% sold on Into The Great Wide Open these days, where I didn’t listen to it front to back very often before. This song is another little forgotten deep cut that does so much with so little, very economically. The core idea is a fairly profound one but it’s wrapped up in a breezy, light little piece of music. Just marvellous. There’s a ton to love about this song, both lyrically and musically. We get red-winged hawk, we have Mike and Benmont sharing a solo, we have some beautiful harmonies and all sorts of interesting jamming in the outro.


Today’s episode covers the fourth song on side two of "Into The Great Wide Open", "You and I Will Meet Again".


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/8MVZ1en8evE


You can hear a 2018 remaster, included on the American Treasure boxset here: https://youtu.be/hsisif_mBaY


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 10 Questions with Mark Lindsey 10 Questions with Mark Lindsey Wed, 10 Jan 2024 09:00:59 GMT 23:44 659e22b28c03d10017958712 false https://tompettyproject.com/10-questions-with-mark-lindsey.php 659e22b28c03d10017958712 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9e21-10-questions-with-mark-lindsey full 9 21 Today's episode is my ten questions with the amazing Mark Lindsey. As a veteran of over 40 Heartbreakers shows and as a guy who has seen Mudcrutch, Bob Dylan, ELO, and Bob Dylan live, my questions about opening acts, shows Mark would like to see, and Mudcrutch or the Wilburys became all the more interesting. His picks for people to cover Tom Petty songs were also on the money!


Don't forget that Mark runs the Sight and Sound Care charity that provides free vision care, including examinations, contact lenses and glasses to musicians and music industry workers all across the US. So if you want to find out more about Sight and Sound Care and even make a donation, please visit: https://www.sightsoundcare.com


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise. If you want merchandise for this podcast, please check out https://www.teepublic.com/user/eight-ninety-eight/albums/245634-tom-petty-project


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Today's episode is my ten questions with the amazing Mark Lindsey. As a veteran of over 40 Heartbreakers shows and as a guy who has seen Mudcrutch, Bob Dylan, ELO, and Bob Dylan live, my questions about opening acts, shows Mark would like to see, and Mudcrutch or the Wilburys became all the more interesting. His picks for people to cover Tom Petty songs were also on the money!


Don't forget that Mark runs the Sight and Sound Care charity that provides free vision care, including examinations, contact lenses and glasses to musicians and music industry workers all across the US. So if you want to find out more about Sight and Sound Care and even make a donation, please visit: https://www.sightsoundcare.com


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise. If you want merchandise for this podcast, please check out https://www.teepublic.com/user/eight-ninety-eight/albums/245634-tom-petty-project


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Out in the Cold Out in the Cold Wed, 03 Jan 2024 16:41:26 GMT 20:30 6594fea1816e230017c90bdf false https://tompettyproject.com/s9e20-out-in-the-cold.php 6594fea1816e230017c90bdf 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9e20-out-in-the-cold full 9 20 In Conversations With Tom Petty, Tom says “I struggled with the lyrics quite a bit. It was one of those things where you struggle and you always wonder if you got everything out of it that you could.” He does go on to say that during a rehearsal for the song he found that he enjoyed the lyrics, but I think the way they’re crafted belies any notion of uncertainty on his part. I love that alternating point of view in the two halves of each verse and then the two halves of this relationship, in someone’s arms and then their hands.


Today’s episode covers the third song on side two of "Into The Great Wide Open", "Out in the Cold'".


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/19Z06genVX8


If you want to hear the live version from the Take the Highway release, you can find that one here: https://youtu.be/JwOluzWdoYQ


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> In Conversations With Tom Petty, Tom says “I struggled with the lyrics quite a bit. It was one of those things where you struggle and you always wonder if you got everything out of it that you could.” He does go on to say that during a rehearsal for the song he found that he enjoyed the lyrics, but I think the way they’re crafted belies any notion of uncertainty on his part. I love that alternating point of view in the two halves of each verse and then the two halves of this relationship, in someone’s arms and then their hands.


Today’s episode covers the third song on side two of "Into The Great Wide Open", "Out in the Cold'".


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/19Z06genVX8


If you want to hear the live version from the Take the Highway release, you can find that one here: https://youtu.be/JwOluzWdoYQ


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Mark Lindsey Mark Lindsey Fri, 29 Dec 2023 09:00:10 GMT 52:19 658e484c51488900172e3d54 false https://tompettyproject.com/s9e19-mark-lindsey.php 658e484c51488900172e3d54 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9e19-mark-lindsey full 9 19 Today's episode is my wonderful conversation with one of the finest human beings you're going to find anywhere on the planet. As well as being a lifelong superfan of Tom Petty and a veteran of over 40 of his shows, Mark also runs the Sight and Sound Care charity that provides free vision care, including examinations, contact lenses and glasses to musicians and music industry workers all across the US.


If you want to find out more about Sight and Sound Care and even make a donation, please visit: https://www.sightsoundcare.com


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Today's episode is my wonderful conversation with one of the finest human beings you're going to find anywhere on the planet. As well as being a lifelong superfan of Tom Petty and a veteran of over 40 of his shows, Mark also runs the Sight and Sound Care charity that provides free vision care, including examinations, contact lenses and glasses to musicians and music industry workers all across the US.


If you want to find out more about Sight and Sound Care and even make a donation, please visit: https://www.sightsoundcare.com


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show.


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Trapper Schoepp Trapper Schoepp Wed, 27 Dec 2023 09:00:32 GMT 50:11 658ba70ae817f300173d8ea1 true https://tompettyproject.com/s9e18-trapper-schoepp.php 658ba70ae817f300173d8ea1 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9e18-trapper-schoepp full 9 18 Today's episode is a conversation I had with Milwaukee-based musician Trapper Schoepp. We discussed his love of Tom's music, the background behind his cover of Free Fallin' which you can find on all streaming platforms, his co-write with Bob Dylan (yes, you read that right!) and he rapid-fire answered my ten questions, which is why they aren't being broked out into a separate episiode. We were also joined by his wonderful pup, Leroy, who did his best to derail Trapper's tender story!


Go find Trapper's music at his website: https://trapperschoepp.com and if you want to buy his music, you can head over to his bandcamp page and enter the promo code WILDFLOWERS, to get 40% off! https://trapperschoepp.bandcamp.com


NOTE: This episode contains some profanity.


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Today's episode is a conversation I had with Milwaukee-based musician Trapper Schoepp. We discussed his love of Tom's music, the background behind his cover of Free Fallin' which you can find on all streaming platforms, his co-write with Bob Dylan (yes, you read that right!) and he rapid-fire answered my ten questions, which is why they aren't being broked out into a separate episiode. We were also joined by his wonderful pup, Leroy, who did his best to derail Trapper's tender story!


Go find Trapper's music at his website: https://trapperschoepp.com and if you want to buy his music, you can head over to his bandcamp page and enter the promo code WILDFLOWERS, to get 40% off! https://trapperschoepp.bandcamp.com


NOTE: This episode contains some profanity.


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[10 Questions with Doc Wiley & Chris Gillette]]> Sun, 24 Dec 2023 09:00:56 GMT 36:30 6587b4fdfa5a340016cf28fe false https://tompettyproject.com/s9e17-10-questions-with-doc-wiley-and-chris-gillette.php 6587b4fdfa5a340016cf28fe 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9e17-10-questions-with-doc-wiley-chris-gillette full 9 17 Today's episode is Doc Wiley and Chris Gillette's answers to my ten questions. Doc found a good hack to my question "Which Tom Petty concert from history would you like to have seen" and Chris talked wonderfully about Walls and mentioned that The Waiting played it during their PBS special, which will be airing in January next year.


For more info, videos, and performance dates, please check out their website here: https://www.thewaitingmontana.com


NOTE: This episode contains a small amount of profanity.


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Today's episode is Doc Wiley and Chris Gillette's answers to my ten questions. Doc found a good hack to my question "Which Tom Petty concert from history would you like to have seen" and Chris talked wonderfully about Walls and mentioned that The Waiting played it during their PBS special, which will be airing in January next year.


For more info, videos, and performance dates, please check out their website here: https://www.thewaitingmontana.com


NOTE: This episode contains a small amount of profanity.


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> <![CDATA[Doc Wiley & Chris Gillette]]> Fri, 22 Dec 2023 09:00:23 GMT 1:04:58 6584d996bfb7cc00178de6b5 true https://tompettyproject.com/s9e16-doc-wily-and-chris-gillette.php 6584d996bfb7cc00178de6b5 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9e16-doc-wiley-chris-gillette full 9 16 Today's episode is the fourth installment of my #Guestember series of conversations. This one is with the wonderfully funny and insightful Doc Wiley and Chris Gillette, who are the bass player and singer/rhythm guitarist in Montana-based tribute band, The Waiting. Like my previous tribute band guests, The Waiting don't put on wigs and costumes and play the songs note for note, but instead apply their exceptional musicianship to lovingly interpret Tom's catalogue. Their debut PBS special performance has already been recorded and will be coming out early in the new year. Watch out for links to that. 


For more info, videos, and performance dates, please check out their website here: https://www.thewaitingmontana.com


NOTE: This episode contains a small amount of profanity.


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Today's episode is the fourth installment of my #Guestember series of conversations. This one is with the wonderfully funny and insightful Doc Wiley and Chris Gillette, who are the bass player and singer/rhythm guitarist in Montana-based tribute band, The Waiting. Like my previous tribute band guests, The Waiting don't put on wigs and costumes and play the songs note for note, but instead apply their exceptional musicianship to lovingly interpret Tom's catalogue. Their debut PBS special performance has already been recorded and will be coming out early in the new year. Watch out for links to that. 


For more info, videos, and performance dates, please check out their website here: https://www.thewaitingmontana.com


NOTE: This episode contains a small amount of profanity.


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Too Good To Be True Too Good To Be True Wed, 20 Dec 2023 16:44:45 GMT 22:51 658319fc99be200015939370 false https://tompettyproject.com/s9e15-too-good-to-be-true.php 658319fc99be200015939370 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9e15-too-good-to-be-true full 9 15 Maybe she’s the girl who is gonna be picked up in King’s Highway. Maybe the thing she’s finally managed to break free from is a relationship with a self-obsessed movie star who has been pulled into a world of glamour and glitz. Maybe, just maybe, I’m massively overthinking this, but it sure is fun to connect dots and build out the narrative in your own mind!


Today’s episode covers the second song on side two of "Into The Great Wide Open", "Too Good To Be True'".


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/ek2_lOix9zI


If you want to hear a live version from Take the Highway, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/h8dMrn8FW80


And if you want to check out the edit I made of the track, you can listen to that here: https://youtu.be/AHTxhEBXFZQ


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Maybe she’s the girl who is gonna be picked up in King’s Highway. Maybe the thing she’s finally managed to break free from is a relationship with a self-obsessed movie star who has been pulled into a world of glamour and glitz. Maybe, just maybe, I’m massively overthinking this, but it sure is fun to connect dots and build out the narrative in your own mind!


Today’s episode covers the second song on side two of "Into The Great Wide Open", "Too Good To Be True'".


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/ek2_lOix9zI


If you want to hear a live version from Take the Highway, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/h8dMrn8FW80


And if you want to check out the edit I made of the track, you can listen to that here: https://youtu.be/AHTxhEBXFZQ


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> 10 Questions with Will Porteous 10 Questions with Will Porteous Sat, 16 Dec 2023 09:00:26 GMT 32:30 657cdddc4f3b55001521f6d2 true https://tompettyproject.com/s9e14-10-questions-with-will-porteous.php 657cdddc4f3b55001521f6d2 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9e14-10-questions-with-will-porteous full 9 14 Today's episode covers the Ten Questions part of my conversation with Will Porteous.


It's no surprise which album Will chose as his favourite, but our conversation about which song we'd give to someone who didn't know Tom's music saw us talking about a few deep cuts that don't often get a shout out on that question.


If you want to check out Will's amazing podcast, The Limehouse Podcast, click here; https://soundcloud.com/user-434215118, If you want to check out his Tom Petty covers, you can find those here: https://soundcloud.com/even-the-losers and if you want to listen to some of Will's original music, which he describes as somewhere between The Ramones and Tom Petty, go check that out here! https://soundcloud.com/williamporteous


Please note that this episode does contain some profanity.


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Today's episode covers the Ten Questions part of my conversation with Will Porteous.


It's no surprise which album Will chose as his favourite, but our conversation about which song we'd give to someone who didn't know Tom's music saw us talking about a few deep cuts that don't often get a shout out on that question.


If you want to check out Will's amazing podcast, The Limehouse Podcast, click here; https://soundcloud.com/user-434215118, If you want to check out his Tom Petty covers, you can find those here: https://soundcloud.com/even-the-losers and if you want to listen to some of Will's original music, which he describes as somewhere between The Ramones and Tom Petty, go check that out here! https://soundcloud.com/williamporteous


Please note that this episode does contain some profanity.


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Will Porteous Will Porteous Fri, 15 Dec 2023 09:00:06 GMT 1:13:30 657c12f04f3b55001508dd53 true https://tompettyproject.com/s9e13-will-porteous.php 657c12f04f3b55001508dd53 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9e13-will-porteous full 9 13 Today's episode is a conversation I had with powerhouse multi-disciplinarian and resident of Diss, Will Porteous. As a quick warning, there's a bit of profanity in this episode, but when you get two Englishmen in a room (even virtual) the langauge will change on a dime! I've been looking forward to this chat for somewhere around two years now because Will has been a very generous supporter of the podcast and a super nice guy to chat with offline! I really hope you enjoy our conversation which took in plenty of Petty but also branched out into a whole bunch of different areas that we lots of fun to explore.


If you want to check out Will's amazing podcast, The Limehouse Podcast, click here; https://soundcloud.com/user-434215118, If you want to check out his Tom Petty covers, you can find those here: https://soundcloud.com/even-the-losers and if you want to listen to some of Will's original music, which he describes as somewhere between The Ramones and Tom Petty, go check that out here! https://soundcloud.com/williamporteous


NOTE: This episode contains some profanity.


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Today's episode is a conversation I had with powerhouse multi-disciplinarian and resident of Diss, Will Porteous. As a quick warning, there's a bit of profanity in this episode, but when you get two Englishmen in a room (even virtual) the langauge will change on a dime! I've been looking forward to this chat for somewhere around two years now because Will has been a very generous supporter of the podcast and a super nice guy to chat with offline! I really hope you enjoy our conversation which took in plenty of Petty but also branched out into a whole bunch of different areas that we lots of fun to explore.


If you want to check out Will's amazing podcast, The Limehouse Podcast, click here; https://soundcloud.com/user-434215118, If you want to check out his Tom Petty covers, you can find those here: https://soundcloud.com/even-the-losers and if you want to listen to some of Will's original music, which he describes as somewhere between The Ramones and Tom Petty, go check that out here! https://soundcloud.com/williamporteous


NOTE: This episode contains some profanity.


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> All The Wrong Reasons All The Wrong Reasons Wed, 13 Dec 2023 09:00:24 GMT 25:50 6579251b64f5a600164733cd false https://tompettyproject.com/s9e12-all-the-wrong-reasons.php 6579251b64f5a600164733cd 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9e12-all-the-wrong-reasons full 9 12 There are, again, some very big ideas packed into this very simple almost-four-minute pop song and as always, Tom isn’t preaching or judging, just observing. As my wonderful guest Matt Jaffe said during our Ten Questions episode, Tom is never didactic. He’s not saying that celebrity is bad, he’s not judging the family’s luck or the girl’s choices, and importantly he’s not prescribing an antidote, he’s just making the observation and letting it stand alone. It’s up to us to decide what we think about the ideas he’s presenting and at the end of the day, despite the downbeat nature of the lyrics, we can all enjoy singing along with that utterly glorious chorus line.


Today’s episode covers the opening song on side two of "Into The Great Wide Open", "All The Wrong Reasons'".


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/_x7osTT2b7g


Check out Honest and Unmerciful Record Review Podcast: http://tinyurl.com/jnbwxvmt


And if you want to hear Annie Lennox joining Tom and Bob Dylan on stage, you can hear that here: https://youtu.be/zatisDlB2is


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> There are, again, some very big ideas packed into this very simple almost-four-minute pop song and as always, Tom isn’t preaching or judging, just observing. As my wonderful guest Matt Jaffe said during our Ten Questions episode, Tom is never didactic. He’s not saying that celebrity is bad, he’s not judging the family’s luck or the girl’s choices, and importantly he’s not prescribing an antidote, he’s just making the observation and letting it stand alone. It’s up to us to decide what we think about the ideas he’s presenting and at the end of the day, despite the downbeat nature of the lyrics, we can all enjoy singing along with that utterly glorious chorus line.


Today’s episode covers the opening song on side two of "Into The Great Wide Open", "All The Wrong Reasons'".


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/_x7osTT2b7g


Check out Honest and Unmerciful Record Review Podcast: http://tinyurl.com/jnbwxvmt


And if you want to hear Annie Lennox joining Tom and Bob Dylan on stage, you can hear that here: https://youtu.be/zatisDlB2is


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 10 Questions with Russell Mark 10 Questions with Russell Mark Sat, 09 Dec 2023 19:34:36 GMT 33:35 6574c13f34c2dd001105cb66 false https://tompettyproject.com/s9e11-10-questions-with-russell-mark.php 6574c13f34c2dd001105cb66 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9e11-10-questions-with-russell-mark full 9 11 Today's episode covers the Ten Questions part of my conversation with Russell Mark of The Nextdoors.


Russell took a completely unique approach to the question about which artist he'd like to hear cover Tom's music and which song they'd perform. It's a really cool take on preserving Tom's musical legacy with a new audience.


Please check out The Nextdoor's website here: https://nextdoorsmusic.com. You can find out his brilliant project The Title Trackers here: https://www.thetitletrackers.com and make sure you check out the fabulous "Awaken", which we talked a fair bit about during the episode: https://youtu.be/Crq3kY8jr4s and don't forget to go check all the social media places where you can find The Nextdoors. They're lovely people making really good music!


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Today's episode covers the Ten Questions part of my conversation with Russell Mark of The Nextdoors.


Russell took a completely unique approach to the question about which artist he'd like to hear cover Tom's music and which song they'd perform. It's a really cool take on preserving Tom's musical legacy with a new audience.


Please check out The Nextdoor's website here: https://nextdoorsmusic.com. You can find out his brilliant project The Title Trackers here: https://www.thetitletrackers.com and make sure you check out the fabulous "Awaken", which we talked a fair bit about during the episode: https://youtu.be/Crq3kY8jr4s and don't forget to go check all the social media places where you can find The Nextdoors. They're lovely people making really good music!


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Russell Mark of The Nextdoors Russell Mark of The Nextdoors Fri, 08 Dec 2023 09:00:26 GMT 1:09:41 6572a0980a01ad00121895cd false https://tompettyproject.com/s9e10-russell-mark-of-the-nextdoors.php 6572a0980a01ad00121895cd 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9e10-russell-mark-of-the-nextdoors full 9 10 Today's episode is a conversation I had with the wonderful Russell Mark, of the Pasadena-based husband and wife duo, The Nextdoors. Russell is also a long time performer, composer, sound engineer, producer, music camp director and was a very easy person to sit and talk to for just over an hour and a half!


I sat down with Russell on November 13 of this year and we talked about how to craft songs around a cello instead of a bass, how inspiration can often come from unexpected places, the sights and sounds of Pasadena, and whether or not Steve Ferrone is the nicest guy on the planet (spoiler: he is!). We also, of couse, talked about Tom Petty (a lot!) and his influence on Russell's music.


Please check out The Nextdoor's website here: https://nextdoorsmusic.com. You can find out his brilliant project The Title Trackers here: https://www.thetitletrackers.com and make sure you check out the fabulous "Awaken", which we talked a fair bit about during the episode: https://youtu.be/Crq3kY8jr4s and don't forget to go check all the social media places where you can find The Nextdoors. They're lovely people making really good music!


NOTE: There is a very small amount of profanity in this episode but it is not gratuitous.


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Today's episode is a conversation I had with the wonderful Russell Mark, of the Pasadena-based husband and wife duo, The Nextdoors. Russell is also a long time performer, composer, sound engineer, producer, music camp director and was a very easy person to sit and talk to for just over an hour and a half!


I sat down with Russell on November 13 of this year and we talked about how to craft songs around a cello instead of a bass, how inspiration can often come from unexpected places, the sights and sounds of Pasadena, and whether or not Steve Ferrone is the nicest guy on the planet (spoiler: he is!). We also, of couse, talked about Tom Petty (a lot!) and his influence on Russell's music.


Please check out The Nextdoor's website here: https://nextdoorsmusic.com. You can find out his brilliant project The Title Trackers here: https://www.thetitletrackers.com and make sure you check out the fabulous "Awaken", which we talked a fair bit about during the episode: https://youtu.be/Crq3kY8jr4s and don't forget to go check all the social media places where you can find The Nextdoors. They're lovely people making really good music!


NOTE: There is a very small amount of profanity in this episode but it is not gratuitous.


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> <![CDATA[All or Nothin']]> Wed, 06 Dec 2023 09:00:28 GMT 24:26 6570188f38571800128692d1 false https://tompettyproject.com/s9e9-all-or-nothin 6570188f38571800128692d1 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9e9-all-or-nothin full 9 9 “You could almost take Mike [Campbell] for granted, because anything you asked him to do, he did it. And more. I don’t remember ever throwing anything his way that he couldn’t do. He could do it, and do it better than you thought. He will give you back your idea better than you had it in the first place. THAT’S a great musician.” - Tom Petty


The implication I’ve always taken from the abrupt ending is that in this conversation about all or nothing, this final act of musical vandalism is the protagonist choosing nothing, instead of all. It’s a perfect way to end this song and what an incredible way to end side one of the record!


Today’s episode covers the last song on side one of "Into The Great Wide Open". "All or Nothin'".


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/1-lJXljp1YM


Here is the live version from 1991: https://youtu.be/SE30UQ-YTQI


And if you want to hear Annie Lennox joining Tom and Bob Dylan on stage, you can hear that here: https://youtu.be/zatisDlB2is


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> “You could almost take Mike [Campbell] for granted, because anything you asked him to do, he did it. And more. I don’t remember ever throwing anything his way that he couldn’t do. He could do it, and do it better than you thought. He will give you back your idea better than you had it in the first place. THAT’S a great musician.” - Tom Petty


The implication I’ve always taken from the abrupt ending is that in this conversation about all or nothing, this final act of musical vandalism is the protagonist choosing nothing, instead of all. It’s a perfect way to end this song and what an incredible way to end side one of the record!


Today’s episode covers the last song on side one of "Into The Great Wide Open". "All or Nothin'".


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/1-lJXljp1YM


Here is the live version from 1991: https://youtu.be/SE30UQ-YTQI


And if you want to hear Annie Lennox joining Tom and Bob Dylan on stage, you can hear that here: https://youtu.be/zatisDlB2is


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


Producer: Kevin Brown

Executive Producer: Paul Roberts

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 10 Questions with Matt Jaffe 10 Questions with Matt Jaffe Sat, 02 Dec 2023 09:00:06 GMT 33:55 65691924480dcb001247d531 false https://tompettyproject.com/s9e8-10-questions-with-matt-jaffe.php 65691924480dcb001247d531 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 10-questions-with-matt-jaffe full 9 8 Today's episode covers the Ten Questions part of my conversation with Matt Jaffe.


We had a great conversation about Walls (Circus) vs Walls (No 3), Matt surprised me with who he would have cover a Tom Petty song, but since he's said it, it's been stuck in my brain. He also gave a superb answer to my final question and described Tom Petty in 3 words absolutely brilliantly!


Please check out Matt's website here: mattjaffemusic.com and go check out his Youtube channel here: @MattJaffeMusic


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Today's episode covers the Ten Questions part of my conversation with Matt Jaffe.


We had a great conversation about Walls (Circus) vs Walls (No 3), Matt surprised me with who he would have cover a Tom Petty song, but since he's said it, it's been stuck in my brain. He also gave a superb answer to my final question and described Tom Petty in 3 words absolutely brilliantly!


Please check out Matt's website here: mattjaffemusic.com and go check out his Youtube channel here: @MattJaffeMusic


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Matt Jaffe Matt Jaffe Fri, 01 Dec 2023 09:00:28 GMT 1:07:58 656916a8adcc61001201f0c2 false https://tompettyproject.com/s9e7-matt-jaffe.php 656916a8adcc61001201f0c2 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9e7-matt-jaffe full 9 7 Today's episode is a conversation I had with the wonderful Matt Jaffe.


After cutting his teeth on open mics around the Bay Area, San Francisco songwriter Matt Jaffe was discovered by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads. Together, they produced his first album at the age of 16, cementing Matt's dedication to music. Soon, he formed a band, dropped out of college, and has not looked back. Since then, Matt has cowritten with Chuck Prophet and Tom Higgenson of Plain White T’s, crisscrossed the country opening for Blues Traveler and Alejandro Escovedo, and recorded half a dozen albums alongside luminaries of the Bay Area music scene. Inspired by the great lineage of rock n' roll, he marries literary lyrics with the undeniable urge to dance.


I sat down with Matt on November 2 of this year to talk about his music and the influence of Tom Petty's music in his life. Yet again (man, I've been lucky!) I was so lucky to be able to talk to such a warm, articulate, and genuine artist. I know you'll enjoy Matt's perspectives on everything from the whether the voice is merely an instrument to how Mike Campbell transcends mere soloing as a guitarist and not being intimidated by having Steve Ferrone play drums on his first record!


Please check out Matt's website here: mattjaffemusic.com and go check out his Youtube channel here: @MattJaffeMusic


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Today's episode is a conversation I had with the wonderful Matt Jaffe.


After cutting his teeth on open mics around the Bay Area, San Francisco songwriter Matt Jaffe was discovered by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads. Together, they produced his first album at the age of 16, cementing Matt's dedication to music. Soon, he formed a band, dropped out of college, and has not looked back. Since then, Matt has cowritten with Chuck Prophet and Tom Higgenson of Plain White T’s, crisscrossed the country opening for Blues Traveler and Alejandro Escovedo, and recorded half a dozen albums alongside luminaries of the Bay Area music scene. Inspired by the great lineage of rock n' roll, he marries literary lyrics with the undeniable urge to dance.


I sat down with Matt on November 2 of this year to talk about his music and the influence of Tom Petty's music in his life. Yet again (man, I've been lucky!) I was so lucky to be able to talk to such a warm, articulate, and genuine artist. I know you'll enjoy Matt's perspectives on everything from the whether the voice is merely an instrument to how Mike Campbell transcends mere soloing as a guitarist and not being intimidated by having Steve Ferrone play drums on his first record!


Please check out Matt's website here: mattjaffemusic.com and go check out his Youtube channel here: @MattJaffeMusic


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> The Dark of the Sun The Dark of the Sun Wed, 29 Nov 2023 09:00:00 GMT 23:51 6566e7fa77cca9001226ed87 false https://tompettyproject.com/s9e6-the-dark-of-the-sun.php 6566e7fa77cca9001226ed87 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9e6-the-dark-of-the-sun full 9 6 In 2004/2005 when Paul Zollo is interviewing Tom for his seminal book, Conversations With Tom Petty. Tom bemoans to Paul that The Dark of the Sun was never played live. He says “It got lost in the shuffle of that album. There were so many songs on it. I thought it was a good little song.”


This is another one of those tracks that I sometimes forget about and then when I hear it think, “man, that’s a great song!” and then when I hear Mike’s solo, I think “Man, that’s a REALLY good song!” It’s slick, it’s short, and it’s an upbeat ray of sunshine.


Today’s episode covers "The Dark of the Sun", the penultimate track on side one of "Into The Great Wide Open".


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/tr_LGFe7XeU


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> In 2004/2005 when Paul Zollo is interviewing Tom for his seminal book, Conversations With Tom Petty. Tom bemoans to Paul that The Dark of the Sun was never played live. He says “It got lost in the shuffle of that album. There were so many songs on it. I thought it was a good little song.”


This is another one of those tracks that I sometimes forget about and then when I hear it think, “man, that’s a great song!” and then when I hear Mike’s solo, I think “Man, that’s a REALLY good song!” It’s slick, it’s short, and it’s an upbeat ray of sunshine.


Today’s episode covers "The Dark of the Sun", the penultimate track on side one of "Into The Great Wide Open".


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/tr_LGFe7XeU


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Two Gunslingers Two Gunslingers Wed, 22 Nov 2023 09:00:18 GMT 32:43 655d7b6ea2b45200123954dd false https://tompettyproject.com/s9e5-two-gunslingers.php 655d7b6ea2b45200123954dd 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9e5-two-gunslingers full 9 5 In Conversations With Tom Petty, when Tom tells author Paul Zollo that the band were allowed to pick some of their favourites for the Anthology, Paul asks “So Two Gunslingers is one of your favourites?” Tom Responds “Oh definitely. I love that song. I was really proud of that when it got done.” When Paul comments “It’s a funny song, but meaningful.” Tom responds, “Yeh, it’s a really good anti-war song”.


Today’s episode covers "Two Gunslingers", the fourth track on "Into The Great Wide Open".


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/_x8dIyRTKHo


To hear the 2013 live version from the American Treasure compilation, check that out here: https://youtu.be/1fKXeVZ5XXA


To listen to the latest episode of Honest and Unmerciful, which covers John Cougar Mellencamp's "Scarecrow" album, go here: https://tinyurl.com/c6st53cb


And to check out Jake Thistle's new EP/album, "The Half Left Out", you can find that here: https://tinyurl.com/26fp3skj


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> In Conversations With Tom Petty, when Tom tells author Paul Zollo that the band were allowed to pick some of their favourites for the Anthology, Paul asks “So Two Gunslingers is one of your favourites?” Tom Responds “Oh definitely. I love that song. I was really proud of that when it got done.” When Paul comments “It’s a funny song, but meaningful.” Tom responds, “Yeh, it’s a really good anti-war song”.


Today’s episode covers "Two Gunslingers", the fourth track on "Into The Great Wide Open".


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/_x8dIyRTKHo


To hear the 2013 live version from the American Treasure compilation, check that out here: https://youtu.be/1fKXeVZ5XXA


To listen to the latest episode of Honest and Unmerciful, which covers John Cougar Mellencamp's "Scarecrow" album, go here: https://tinyurl.com/c6st53cb


And to check out Jake Thistle's new EP/album, "The Half Left Out", you can find that here: https://tinyurl.com/26fp3skj


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Into The Great Wide Open Into The Great Wide Open Wed, 15 Nov 2023 09:00:52 GMT 36:08 6554076e8c73ee0013886e1a true https://tompettyproject.com/s9e4-into-the-great-wide-open.php 6554076e8c73ee0013886e1a 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9e4-into-the-great-wide-open full 9 4 Where Tom’s vocal on a song like Refugee or Rebels is like a sharpened steel, his voice here sits more in that butterscotch place that he could employ when he wanted to dial the energy back. Even in the chorus, he doesn’t lean into any vibrato, doesn’t crack or pinch his voice and just lets the melody wash over you. And it’s a song that doesn’t need vocal pyrotechnics because all the explosions in this song come from that wonderful turnaround, the tonal shift in the chorus, and one of the best narrative lyrics Tom, or anyone, ever wrote. Whereas songs like "Something Big" or "Dogs on the Run" have a loose narrative that leave plenty to the listener’s imagination, this one is a much more fully realized and theatrical lyric. It’s Tom following the flow and seeing where the story takes him.


Today’s episode covers the title track from "Into The Great Wide Open". There is one piece of profanity in the episode when Tom is telling a story.


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/tOQ-h-2pDDU   


If you want to see the official video, you can check that out here: https://youtu.be/xqmFxgEGKH0


For the brilliant live version from Take The Highway, look here: https://youtu.be/VB1IJKrhAP8?t=211


And if you've never seen Tom's acceptance speech at the 2016 Musiccares Person of the Year event, check that out here: https://youtu.be/WHw1ZxYY-oQ


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Where Tom’s vocal on a song like Refugee or Rebels is like a sharpened steel, his voice here sits more in that butterscotch place that he could employ when he wanted to dial the energy back. Even in the chorus, he doesn’t lean into any vibrato, doesn’t crack or pinch his voice and just lets the melody wash over you. And it’s a song that doesn’t need vocal pyrotechnics because all the explosions in this song come from that wonderful turnaround, the tonal shift in the chorus, and one of the best narrative lyrics Tom, or anyone, ever wrote. Whereas songs like "Something Big" or "Dogs on the Run" have a loose narrative that leave plenty to the listener’s imagination, this one is a much more fully realized and theatrical lyric. It’s Tom following the flow and seeing where the story takes him.


Today’s episode covers the title track from "Into The Great Wide Open". There is one piece of profanity in the episode when Tom is telling a story.


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/tOQ-h-2pDDU   


If you want to see the official video, you can check that out here: https://youtu.be/xqmFxgEGKH0


For the brilliant live version from Take The Highway, look here: https://youtu.be/VB1IJKrhAP8?t=211


And if you've never seen Tom's acceptance speech at the 2016 Musiccares Person of the Year event, check that out here: https://youtu.be/WHw1ZxYY-oQ


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Kings Highway Kings Highway Wed, 08 Nov 2023 09:00:51 GMT 21:22 654ad4e4ebb44000123d3acc false https://tompettyproject.com 654ad4e4ebb44000123d3acc 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 kings-highway full 9 3 Like Learning To Fly, it’s a song that the band would change the arrangement of and when Paul Zollo mentions the acoustic version on the Playback boxset, Tom responds that “It’ll work just about any way you want to play it.” He also goes on to say “It was a tricky one to record. We went through a few changes trying to get the track to sound the way we wanted.”


I think that “the Kings Highway” here isn’t at all a reference to the road that runs through Brooklyn, New York. If I had to guess, that was just one of Tom’s little flashes of genius. I’d bet that he had “and we’ll ride down the …something… highway” and toyed with different words to slot in there. A lesser writer could have gone with "wide highway", or "long highway", or "cold highway" or some type of adjective, but using “King’s highway” reinforces that idea of better, or more, or grander. It’s a great little bit of writing.


Today’s episode covers the second track from "Into The Great Wide Open", Kings Highway.


You can listen to the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h3gXKArWyw


Here's a great live, full band arrangement from the Into The Great Wide Open tour: https://youtu.be/OdqDeBzqlP0


If you want to hear the acoustic version that Tom and Paul Zollo were talking about in Conversations With Tom Petty, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/wM-sHhnvZeM


And to see a fantastic behind the scenes rehearsal from the Dogs With Wings tour, check this out (Howie's harmonies are stunning): https://youtu.be/AnMT-46q3mo


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Like Learning To Fly, it’s a song that the band would change the arrangement of and when Paul Zollo mentions the acoustic version on the Playback boxset, Tom responds that “It’ll work just about any way you want to play it.” He also goes on to say “It was a tricky one to record. We went through a few changes trying to get the track to sound the way we wanted.”


I think that “the Kings Highway” here isn’t at all a reference to the road that runs through Brooklyn, New York. If I had to guess, that was just one of Tom’s little flashes of genius. I’d bet that he had “and we’ll ride down the …something… highway” and toyed with different words to slot in there. A lesser writer could have gone with "wide highway", or "long highway", or "cold highway" or some type of adjective, but using “King’s highway” reinforces that idea of better, or more, or grander. It’s a great little bit of writing.


Today’s episode covers the second track from "Into The Great Wide Open", Kings Highway.


You can listen to the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h3gXKArWyw


Here's a great live, full band arrangement from the Into The Great Wide Open tour: https://youtu.be/OdqDeBzqlP0


If you want to hear the acoustic version that Tom and Paul Zollo were talking about in Conversations With Tom Petty, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/wM-sHhnvZeM


And to see a fantastic behind the scenes rehearsal from the Dogs With Wings tour, check this out (Howie's harmonies are stunning): https://youtu.be/AnMT-46q3mo


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Petty Live - Recap! Petty Live - Recap! Wed, 01 Nov 2023 09:00:28 GMT 27:49 654191b430d6750012887520 false https://tompettyproject.com/s9e2-petty-live-recap.php 654191b430d6750012887520 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9e2-petty-live-recap full 9 2 Another recap episode for you this week folks as I try to wrangle guest schedules! This week we're looking back at which live shows my guests wish they could have seen. Winterland? The Fillmore? The True Confessions tour with Bob? The Superbowl half time show? The Gainesville homecoming show on the 30th anniversary tour... There are so many to choose from and some of my guests picked the same shows for similar reasons!


In order, the people answering the questions are; Dallas Heliker, Gwen Jones, Nic Apostoleris, Janet Lovell, Megan Volpert, Dan Spiess, Corey Morrissette, Katie Moulton, Michael Washburn, Ivan Anderson, Tommy Edwin, Dan Durkin, Django Bayless, and.... me!


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Another recap episode for you this week folks as I try to wrangle guest schedules! This week we're looking back at which live shows my guests wish they could have seen. Winterland? The Fillmore? The True Confessions tour with Bob? The Superbowl half time show? The Gainesville homecoming show on the 30th anniversary tour... There are so many to choose from and some of my guests picked the same shows for similar reasons!


In order, the people answering the questions are; Dallas Heliker, Gwen Jones, Nic Apostoleris, Janet Lovell, Megan Volpert, Dan Spiess, Corey Morrissette, Katie Moulton, Michael Washburn, Ivan Anderson, Tommy Edwin, Dan Durkin, Django Bayless, and.... me!


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Learning To Fly Learning To Fly Wed, 25 Oct 2023 09:00:03 GMT 27:55 6538c8af9ee7430012fd53b0 false https://tompettyproject.com/s9e1-learning-to-fly.php 6538c8af9ee7430012fd53b0 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s9e1-learning-to-fly full 9 1 When Paul asks Tom to confirm that the origin of the song is him hearing a pilot say that learning to fly is easy, but coming down’s the hard part, Tom replies “True. That was the inspiration and I took it from there. Jeff and I wrote that together.” He also comments that it was written pretty quickly, saying “I think we wrote it in an evening. It came quickly because I had written most of the words and I had gotten a tune in my head. We sat down and spent a whole evening on it. But that’s fairly quick, if it comes in a day or two.”


Sometimes, the best way to write a great song is to not overthink it. I'd argue this is the greatest gift that Jeff Lynne gave to Tom Petty, because it changed everything from this point forward, directy or indirectly. Tom tells author Paul Zollo “That’s been one of our most popular songs. We still get a lot of requests for that in movies, and people always want to hear it in the show. People embrace it.”


Today’s episode covers the lead track from "Into The Great Wide Open", Learning to Fly.


You can listen to the song here:https://youtu.be/s5BJXwNeKsQ 


If you want to the live version from Gainseville in 2006, check it out here: https://youtu.be/4p_f7Df2-oM 


Here's the live version from 1994 at the Shoreline Amphitheatrein Mountainview, CA that I talked about with Benmont's amazing piano part: https://youtu.be/KxTnlCEsUWY 


And if you want to check out the final performance of Running down a dream, you can find it here:https://youtu.be/SnOOYrPkVYk


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> When Paul asks Tom to confirm that the origin of the song is him hearing a pilot say that learning to fly is easy, but coming down’s the hard part, Tom replies “True. That was the inspiration and I took it from there. Jeff and I wrote that together.” He also comments that it was written pretty quickly, saying “I think we wrote it in an evening. It came quickly because I had written most of the words and I had gotten a tune in my head. We sat down and spent a whole evening on it. But that’s fairly quick, if it comes in a day or two.”


Sometimes, the best way to write a great song is to not overthink it. I'd argue this is the greatest gift that Jeff Lynne gave to Tom Petty, because it changed everything from this point forward, directy or indirectly. Tom tells author Paul Zollo “That’s been one of our most popular songs. We still get a lot of requests for that in movies, and people always want to hear it in the show. People embrace it.”


Today’s episode covers the lead track from "Into The Great Wide Open", Learning to Fly.


You can listen to the song here:https://youtu.be/s5BJXwNeKsQ 


If you want to the live version from Gainseville in 2006, check it out here: https://youtu.be/4p_f7Df2-oM 


Here's the live version from 1994 at the Shoreline Amphitheatrein Mountainview, CA that I talked about with Benmont's amazing piano part: https://youtu.be/KxTnlCEsUWY 


And if you want to check out the final performance of Running down a dream, you can find it here:https://youtu.be/SnOOYrPkVYk


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> The Petty 8ight with Randy Woods The Petty 8ight with Randy Woods Wed, 18 Oct 2023 09:00:53 GMT 1:32:06 652f82e8124b9d0012a2a255 true https://tompettyproject.com/s8e20-the-petty-8ight-with-randy-woods.php 652f82e8124b9d0012a2a255 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s8e20-randy-woods full 8 20 This week's episode is the second installment The Petty 8ight!


I love talking to Pettyheads, musicians, and other people who have been influenced by Tom or his music in myriad ways, but I thought it would be neat to see what non-fans, or non-hardcore fans think of Tom's music if I threw deeper cuts at them.


My second #Petty8ight guest is my best friend and musical mentor, Randy Woods. Randy is the guy who does all the little musical interludes. He's also a songwriter, singer, guitarist, all round musician, sound engineer, producer,foley artist, score composer, post-production engineer and basically, if it makes a noise, Randy knows how to deal with it and make it sound great! He's also my cohost on the Seaside Pod Review and all round exemplary human being who I love and admire immensely. He's also unafraid to talk about things he doesn't love in music and, as with Scott Haskin, he surprised me with which song he took off the list and which three songs made his EP.


If you want to (and you REALLY should) check out Randy's music, you can find it here.

Apple: https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/randy-woods-band/1193736961 and https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/absofunkinlutely/275156677

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0RDFoyY7zxn0gbzmIBudV8 and https://open.spotify.com/artist/1EcCTu5SUl2r5PMgRuNp11


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> This week's episode is the second installment The Petty 8ight!


I love talking to Pettyheads, musicians, and other people who have been influenced by Tom or his music in myriad ways, but I thought it would be neat to see what non-fans, or non-hardcore fans think of Tom's music if I threw deeper cuts at them.


My second #Petty8ight guest is my best friend and musical mentor, Randy Woods. Randy is the guy who does all the little musical interludes. He's also a songwriter, singer, guitarist, all round musician, sound engineer, producer,foley artist, score composer, post-production engineer and basically, if it makes a noise, Randy knows how to deal with it and make it sound great! He's also my cohost on the Seaside Pod Review and all round exemplary human being who I love and admire immensely. He's also unafraid to talk about things he doesn't love in music and, as with Scott Haskin, he surprised me with which song he took off the list and which three songs made his EP.


If you want to (and you REALLY should) check out Randy's music, you can find it here.

Apple: https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/randy-woods-band/1193736961 and https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/absofunkinlutely/275156677

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0RDFoyY7zxn0gbzmIBudV8 and https://open.spotify.com/artist/1EcCTu5SUl2r5PMgRuNp11


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Full Moon Fever (with John Paulsen) Full Moon Fever (with John Paulsen) Wed, 11 Oct 2023 09:00:44 GMT 1:27:47 6525d4e43f8c020012692a45 true https://tompettyproject.com/s8e19-full-moon-fever-with-john-paulsen.php 6525d4e43f8c020012692a45 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 full-moon-fever-with-john-paulsen full 8 19 It's a long one this season folks! But there's so much to talk about with this album and we felt we needed to talk about each individual track. Which song does John think that Kevin rated too low? Which songs made it onto Kevin and John's resqeuenced discs and which songs do they think could have been left off, if any? Check out the playlists below to find out!


Please note, there is one small piece of profanity in this episode when Kevin quotes Ringo Starr.


Kevin's sequence: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Ce1tsqACvQgoHGCzxvpuY

John's sequence: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1wGXBLu9DnjqZo9x7gzpC9


Do check out www.4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at @4for4_John


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> It's a long one this season folks! But there's so much to talk about with this album and we felt we needed to talk about each individual track. Which song does John think that Kevin rated too low? Which songs made it onto Kevin and John's resqeuenced discs and which songs do they think could have been left off, if any? Check out the playlists below to find out!


Please note, there is one small piece of profanity in this episode when Kevin quotes Ringo Starr.


Kevin's sequence: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Ce1tsqACvQgoHGCzxvpuY

John's sequence: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1wGXBLu9DnjqZo9x7gzpC9


Do check out www.4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at @4for4_John


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Cover Versions - Recap! Cover Versions - Recap! Wed, 04 Oct 2023 09:00:41 GMT 25:45 651c78510eed1a001106018a true https://tompettyproject.com/s8e18-cover-versions-recap.php 651c78510eed1a001106018a 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s8e18-cover-versions-recap full 8 18 Another recap episode for you this week folks as I try to wrangle guest schedules! This week we're looking back at the songs of Tom's that my guests would love to hear covered by other artists. This is a question I always look forward to discussing and it's thrown up some brilliant ideas!


In order, the people answering the questions are; Dallas Heliker, Gwen Jones, Nic Apostoleris, Janet Lovell, Jeff Slate, Megan Volpert, Dan Spiess, Corey Morrissette, Katie Moulton, Ivan Anderson, Tommy Edwin, Dan Durkin, Django Bayless, and.... me!


Please note, there are a couple of curse words in this episode.


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Another recap episode for you this week folks as I try to wrangle guest schedules! This week we're looking back at the songs of Tom's that my guests would love to hear covered by other artists. This is a question I always look forward to discussing and it's thrown up some brilliant ideas!


In order, the people answering the questions are; Dallas Heliker, Gwen Jones, Nic Apostoleris, Janet Lovell, Jeff Slate, Megan Volpert, Dan Spiess, Corey Morrissette, Katie Moulton, Ivan Anderson, Tommy Edwin, Dan Durkin, Django Bayless, and.... me!


Please note, there are a couple of curse words in this episode.


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Zombie Zoo Zombie Zoo Wed, 27 Sep 2023 09:00:30 GMT 20:26 651390fcd90fb60011743b46 false https://tompettyproject.com/s8e17-zombie-zoo.php 651390fcd90fb60011743b46 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s8e17-zombie-zoo full 8 17 In Conversations With Tom Petty, when author Paul Zollo asks about the origins of the song, Tom explains “It was when Jeff and George (Jeff Lynne and George Harrison obviously), went out to Anaheim to ask Roy Orbison to be in the band (the Traveling Wilburys, again obviously). We were writing everything we saw. One line I remember that we saw on a billboard was “every day is judgment day”. That later turned up in “End of the Line”, the Wilburys song.” He goes on to explain that “We stopped at a restaurant on the way back and these punky-looking guys recognized us and came over. I said “Where have you been? Where are you playing?” and they said “The Zombie Zoo” and out came the pads…”


Today’s episode covers the last track from Full Moon Fever, Zombie zoo.


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/hZTkF2cx9z4


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> In Conversations With Tom Petty, when author Paul Zollo asks about the origins of the song, Tom explains “It was when Jeff and George (Jeff Lynne and George Harrison obviously), went out to Anaheim to ask Roy Orbison to be in the band (the Traveling Wilburys, again obviously). We were writing everything we saw. One line I remember that we saw on a billboard was “every day is judgment day”. That later turned up in “End of the Line”, the Wilburys song.” He goes on to explain that “We stopped at a restaurant on the way back and these punky-looking guys recognized us and came over. I said “Where have you been? Where are you playing?” and they said “The Zombie Zoo” and out came the pads…”


Today’s episode covers the last track from Full Moon Fever, Zombie zoo.


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/hZTkF2cx9z4


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

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]]> A Mind With a Heart of Its Own A Mind With a Heart of Its Own Tue, 19 Sep 2023 09:00:09 GMT 19:28 650a3262d26fbc00112dc554 false https://tompettyproject.com/s8e16-a-mind-with-a-heart-of-its-own.php 650a3262d26fbc00112dc554 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 a-mind-with-a-heart-of-its-own full 8 16 I do wonder whether the friend who’s treehouse he’s slept in is the same girl from the opening verse. There’s almost a Forrest and Jenny vibe to it if you link those two verses. “She never looked different but something would change” is later in the timeline, and the later treehouse reference snaps you back to a more innocent time. I know that this isn’t the case because the third verse is ad-libbed, but hey, it’s fun to paint your own pictures on the canvas that Tom provides sometimes so I’m going with it!


Today’s episode covers the penultimate track from side two of Full Moon Fever, A Mind with a Heart of Its Own.


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/QwZwJPbb__g

If you want to listen to the bootleg version, on February 1, 1990 in Providence, Rhode Island, check that out here: https://youtu.be/TBZZQZvHuFE



The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> I do wonder whether the friend who’s treehouse he’s slept in is the same girl from the opening verse. There’s almost a Forrest and Jenny vibe to it if you link those two verses. “She never looked different but something would change” is later in the timeline, and the later treehouse reference snaps you back to a more innocent time. I know that this isn’t the case because the third verse is ad-libbed, but hey, it’s fun to paint your own pictures on the canvas that Tom provides sometimes so I’m going with it!


Today’s episode covers the penultimate track from side two of Full Moon Fever, A Mind with a Heart of Its Own.


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/QwZwJPbb__g

If you want to listen to the bootleg version, on February 1, 1990 in Providence, Rhode Island, check that out here: https://youtu.be/TBZZQZvHuFE



The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Dan Spiess (Tom Petty Weekend 2023) Dan Spiess (Tom Petty Weekend 2023) Sat, 16 Sep 2023 09:00:00 GMT 1:00:40 65055c407bb4e10012e2df9f false https://tompettyproject.com/s8e15-dan-spiess-tom-petty-weekend-2023.php 65055c407bb4e10012e2df9f 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 dan-spiess-tom-petty-weekend-2023 full 8 15 This bonus episode sees Dan Spiess return to the podcast to fill us in on what we can expect at this year's Tom Petty Weekend in Gainesville. There are so many cool things to do, from the Wildflowers exhibit at the Cade Museum, to the Gainesville tour bus, to the Heartwood Soundstage Storytellers sessions! The lineup is insanely good, the beer lineup is equally impressive and I'm looking forward to hearing about all the fun that's going to be had at this year's event!


If you're attending this year's celebration and see Dan around, go shake his hand and thank him for giving so much of his time to make sure this event is the colossal success it is sure to be.


If you're still looking for tickets or information about the event, please visit the Tom Petty Weekend website here: http://www.tompettyweekend.com


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> This bonus episode sees Dan Spiess return to the podcast to fill us in on what we can expect at this year's Tom Petty Weekend in Gainesville. There are so many cool things to do, from the Wildflowers exhibit at the Cade Museum, to the Gainesville tour bus, to the Heartwood Soundstage Storytellers sessions! The lineup is insanely good, the beer lineup is equally impressive and I'm looking forward to hearing about all the fun that's going to be had at this year's event!


If you're attending this year's celebration and see Dan around, go shake his hand and thank him for giving so much of his time to make sure this event is the colossal success it is sure to be.


If you're still looking for tickets or information about the event, please visit the Tom Petty Weekend website here: http://www.tompettyweekend.com


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research. Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Alright For Now Alright For Now Wed, 13 Sep 2023 09:00:17 GMT 14:30 65014ad3f7ea8500122aa9b2 false https://tompettyproject.com/s8e14-alright-for-now.php 65014ad3f7ea8500122aa9b2 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s8e14-alright-for-now full 8 14 Everything is alright. For now at least. And that’s where I think this song becomes much more interesting. Despite the light fluffiness of the verse progression and the sincere expression of adoration in the lyrics, that caveat on the title line, we’re alright “for now” belies a slight tension in Tom’s state of mind. Now, it just could that no other words fit as well as “for now”, but given that Tom was very rarely glib about word choice, I would say that this deliberate inclusion of doubt either betrays his emotional state at the time or possibly his unwillingness to be absolute in his assertion that everything will be fine.


Today’s episode covers the fifth track from side two of Full Moon Fever, Alright For Now.


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/l4zpU9T937I

For the live version from the Fillmore '97 release, go here: https://youtu.be/s2TO2XljJCc and for the release from the Live Anthology boxet, go here: https://youtu.be/UHjTWYaQm-Y


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Everything is alright. For now at least. And that’s where I think this song becomes much more interesting. Despite the light fluffiness of the verse progression and the sincere expression of adoration in the lyrics, that caveat on the title line, we’re alright “for now” belies a slight tension in Tom’s state of mind. Now, it just could that no other words fit as well as “for now”, but given that Tom was very rarely glib about word choice, I would say that this deliberate inclusion of doubt either betrays his emotional state at the time or possibly his unwillingness to be absolute in his assertion that everything will be fine.


Today’s episode covers the fifth track from side two of Full Moon Fever, Alright For Now.


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/l4zpU9T937I

For the live version from the Fillmore '97 release, go here: https://youtu.be/s2TO2XljJCc and for the release from the Live Anthology boxet, go here: https://youtu.be/UHjTWYaQm-Y


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> The Apartment Song The Apartment Song Wed, 06 Sep 2023 09:09:15 GMT 24:46 64f841bbd8aea70011a9be53 false https://tompettyproject.com/s8e13-the-apartment-song.php 64f841bbd8aea70011a9be53 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s8e13-the-apartment-song full 8 13 The lyrics in this one are again, really direct and simple. Tom reminisces about his two room apartment and that he’s glad he doesn’t live there any more, but there’s a fondness in the tone. In the second verse, we hear that there’s a similar nostalgia for a former relationship that he sometimes remembers wistfully. The chorus underscores all this by giving his current state. “Oh yeah, I’m alright, I just feel a little lonely tonight. I’m okay most of the time, I just feel a little lonely tonight.” So, I’m OK but I could be doing better. There’s a romantic pragmatism on display here that elevates the song from being another rumination on lost love over 8 bars or a wallowing self-pity. It’s a glass that is definitely half full rather than half empty.


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/UR_t-tk1B5U

You'll find the demo version included on the Playback boxset (and the American Treasure release!) here: https://youtu.be/vkKPklG2QVE 

For the bootlef live version from January 21, 1997, click here: https://youtu.be/-U57BbIz3Ow


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> The lyrics in this one are again, really direct and simple. Tom reminisces about his two room apartment and that he’s glad he doesn’t live there any more, but there’s a fondness in the tone. In the second verse, we hear that there’s a similar nostalgia for a former relationship that he sometimes remembers wistfully. The chorus underscores all this by giving his current state. “Oh yeah, I’m alright, I just feel a little lonely tonight. I’m okay most of the time, I just feel a little lonely tonight.” So, I’m OK but I could be doing better. There’s a romantic pragmatism on display here that elevates the song from being another rumination on lost love over 8 bars or a wallowing self-pity. It’s a glass that is definitely half full rather than half empty.


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/UR_t-tk1B5U

You'll find the demo version included on the Playback boxset (and the American Treasure release!) here: https://youtu.be/vkKPklG2QVE 

For the bootlef live version from January 21, 1997, click here: https://youtu.be/-U57BbIz3Ow


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> 10 Questions with Petty Theft 10 Questions with Petty Theft Sun, 03 Sep 2023 09:00:42 GMT 23:57 64f2a77d1f928600113dc685 false https://shows.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project/episodes/10-questions-with-petty-theft 64f2a77d1f928600113dc685 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 10-questions-with-petty-theft https://tompettyproject.com/s8e12-10-questions-with=petty-theft.php full 8 12 Today we hear what Django and Dan would pick as their favourite album, who they'd love to see open for the Heartbreakers and which song they'd love to have joined the band on stage to perform.


Petty Theft is currently in the middle of their 20th Anniversary Tour (so you know they have to be good, because you simply don't last that long if you aren't!) and you can check out tour dates, find out more about the band, and even go support them by buying some merch at their fabulous website, here: https://www.pettytheftrocks.com


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Today we hear what Django and Dan would pick as their favourite album, who they'd love to see open for the Heartbreakers and which song they'd love to have joined the band on stage to perform.


Petty Theft is currently in the middle of their 20th Anniversary Tour (so you know they have to be good, because you simply don't last that long if you aren't!) and you can check out tour dates, find out more about the band, and even go support them by buying some merch at their fabulous website, here: https://www.pettytheftrocks.com


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 10 Questions with Tommy Edwin 10 Questions with Tommy Edwin Sat, 02 Sep 2023 09:00:15 GMT 34:23 64f2a5461f928600113d76bc false https://tompettyproject.com/s8e11-10-qestions-with-tommy-edwin.php 64f2a5461f928600113d76bc 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s8e11-10-questions-with-tommy-edwin full 8 11 Another half hour with Tommy today folks. Wait til you hear who he would like to see open for Tom Petty and which artist he wants to hear cover a Tom Petty song!


Please check out Tommy's (brilliant) website here: https://www.tommyedwinmusic.com. Also, check out his song Empty Chair, from the album "Fade To Memory": https://youtu.be/MGAfmr4Y54U?si=jBEiJQpB3u39412P


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Another half hour with Tommy today folks. Wait til you hear who he would like to see open for Tom Petty and which artist he wants to hear cover a Tom Petty song!


Please check out Tommy's (brilliant) website here: https://www.tommyedwinmusic.com. Also, check out his song Empty Chair, from the album "Fade To Memory": https://youtu.be/MGAfmr4Y54U?si=jBEiJQpB3u39412P


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


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Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Petty Theft Petty Theft Fri, 01 Sep 2023 09:00:40 GMT 50:46 64f16d4919942d00120380d3 false https://tompettyproject.com/s8e10-petty-theft.com 64f16d4919942d00120380d3 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s8e10-petty-theft full 8 10 Today's special bonus episode is a conversation I had with San Francisco-based tribute band Petty Theft. I chatted for just about an hour and a half with bassist Django Bayless and lead singer/rhythm guitarist Dan Durkin, the two founding members of the band about how the band came together, how they choose songs to cover, and of course, their love of Tom's music. As I said to the boys during the call, their sense of fun and their love of playing Tom's music shines through both in conversation and when they're on stage laying it down.


They've played with Steve Ferrone and opened for Lynyryd Skynyrd and Tesla and they're one of the best bands and they were an absolute blast to talk to: the time flew by. I'm really looking forward to seeing them in the flesh some day and will be on the lookout for geographically opportune moments to connect with a band that embodies the spirit of the music; love playing, love the crowd.


Petty Theft is currently in the middle of their 20th Anniversary Tour (so you know they have to be good, because you simply don't last that long if you aren't!) and you can check out tour dates, find out more about the band, and even go support them by buying some merch at their fabulous website, here: https://www.pettytheftrocks.com


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Today's special bonus episode is a conversation I had with San Francisco-based tribute band Petty Theft. I chatted for just about an hour and a half with bassist Django Bayless and lead singer/rhythm guitarist Dan Durkin, the two founding members of the band about how the band came together, how they choose songs to cover, and of course, their love of Tom's music. As I said to the boys during the call, their sense of fun and their love of playing Tom's music shines through both in conversation and when they're on stage laying it down.


They've played with Steve Ferrone and opened for Lynyryd Skynyrd and Tesla and they're one of the best bands and they were an absolute blast to talk to: the time flew by. I'm really looking forward to seeing them in the flesh some day and will be on the lookout for geographically opportune moments to connect with a band that embodies the spirit of the music; love playing, love the crowd.


Petty Theft is currently in the middle of their 20th Anniversary Tour (so you know they have to be good, because you simply don't last that long if you aren't!) and you can check out tour dates, find out more about the band, and even go support them by buying some merch at their fabulous website, here: https://www.pettytheftrocks.com


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Tommy Edwin Tommy Edwin Wed, 30 Aug 2023 09:00:12 GMT 51:38 64eefcb23ff4ce001095499d false https://tompettyproject.com/s8e9-tommy-edwin.php 64eefcb23ff4ce001095499d 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s8e9-tommy-edwin full 8 9 Today's episode is a conversation I had with the wonderful Tommy Edwin. Tommy and I connect over on Twitter months ago and I've been a fan of his music (and his personality) ever since. I love having conversations about Tom Petty's music with other musicians because, even when we're not talking directly about Tom. the ways in which he influenced people always shines through. Tommy Edwin is not exception. His feel for song structure and clarity always ring true for me. This was a fantastic hour and a half of my life that I was able to spend in the company of a truly lovely human being and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. As always, Tommy's answers to my ten questions will be available for you to listen to later this week! (Saturday to be precise!)


Please check out Tommy's (brilliant) website here: https://www.tommyedwinmusic.com and in particular, please give his latest single a listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi0jhpe-K4c and if you're anywhere close to where he's playing, go out and support a guy who is making and playing music for all the right reasons!


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Today's episode is a conversation I had with the wonderful Tommy Edwin. Tommy and I connect over on Twitter months ago and I've been a fan of his music (and his personality) ever since. I love having conversations about Tom Petty's music with other musicians because, even when we're not talking directly about Tom. the ways in which he influenced people always shines through. Tommy Edwin is not exception. His feel for song structure and clarity always ring true for me. This was a fantastic hour and a half of my life that I was able to spend in the company of a truly lovely human being and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. As always, Tommy's answers to my ten questions will be available for you to listen to later this week! (Saturday to be precise!)


Please check out Tommy's (brilliant) website here: https://www.tommyedwinmusic.com and in particular, please give his latest single a listen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wi0jhpe-K4c and if you're anywhere close to where he's playing, go out and support a guy who is making and playing music for all the right reasons!


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Depending On You Depending On You Wed, 23 Aug 2023 09:00:48 GMT 21:33 64e5a0d486247700101325d0 false https://tompettyproject.com/s8e8-depending-on-you.php 64e5a0d486247700101325d0 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s8e8-depending-on-you full 8 8 Something that my season seven guest Ivan Anderson said that stuck with me, was that “Listen to Her Heart” is a 'little' song. And by that, he wasn’t being dismissive. He was saying that it wasn’t covering a weighty topic and it was compact and accessible. I’d say exactly the same thing about this one. It’s neat and compact. It has a superb hook in the pre-chorus and the whole thing is imminently hummable. It’s a pretty perfect little pop song.


Today’s episode covers the third track from side two of Full Moon Fever, Depending On You.


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/IjVGlKa2rL0

Check out the Skynyrd Reconsyrdyrd podcast here: https://twitter.com/skynyrdpodcast and the And Volume 4 All... podcast here: https://twitter.com/AV4APod


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Something that my season seven guest Ivan Anderson said that stuck with me, was that “Listen to Her Heart” is a 'little' song. And by that, he wasn’t being dismissive. He was saying that it wasn’t covering a weighty topic and it was compact and accessible. I’d say exactly the same thing about this one. It’s neat and compact. It has a superb hook in the pre-chorus and the whole thing is imminently hummable. It’s a pretty perfect little pop song.


Today’s episode covers the third track from side two of Full Moon Fever, Depending On You.


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/IjVGlKa2rL0

Check out the Skynyrd Reconsyrdyrd podcast here: https://twitter.com/skynyrdpodcast and the And Volume 4 All... podcast here: https://twitter.com/AV4APod


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Yer So Bad Yer So Bad Wed, 16 Aug 2023 09:00:46 GMT 19:27 64dc673b9940180011964e6c false https://tompettyproject.com/s8e7-yer-so-bad.php 64dc673b9940180011964e6c 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s8e7-yer-so-bad full 8 7 Yer So Bad could almost be the most important song in the entire Tom Petty canon. Almost. Probably not the most important, but it was the first song that Tom showed to Jeff Lynne and from there, the rest of Full Moon Fever and then The Traveling Wilburys dropped effortlessly into place. You have to think there was a little magic in the air that night. Tom tells Paul Zollo, “It was around this time that I showed Jeff one night that I had written the song ‘Yer So Bad’. But there was one little bit in the B section where I didn’t know where to go. He showed me this e minor chord and that kinda opened it all up to me.” The story concludes with Tom asking Jeff “Will you produce this?” and Jeff responding, “Sure, let’s do it. Where should we record it?” The rest, of course, is rock n roll history made via Mike Campbell’s spare bedroom.


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/WdRViFCvvUo

And if you want to check out The Byrds' original, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/SgMCvfI5-l0


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Yer So Bad could almost be the most important song in the entire Tom Petty canon. Almost. Probably not the most important, but it was the first song that Tom showed to Jeff Lynne and from there, the rest of Full Moon Fever and then The Traveling Wilburys dropped effortlessly into place. You have to think there was a little magic in the air that night. Tom tells Paul Zollo, “It was around this time that I showed Jeff one night that I had written the song ‘Yer So Bad’. But there was one little bit in the B section where I didn’t know where to go. He showed me this e minor chord and that kinda opened it all up to me.” The story concludes with Tom asking Jeff “Will you produce this?” and Jeff responding, “Sure, let’s do it. Where should we record it?” The rest, of course, is rock n roll history made via Mike Campbell’s spare bedroom.


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/WdRViFCvvUo

And if you want to check out The Byrds' original, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/SgMCvfI5-l0


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Feel a Whole Lot Better Feel a Whole Lot Better Wed, 09 Aug 2023 09:00:13 GMT 18:15 64d2d7a1af9a6f001127c904 false https://tompettyproject.com/s8e6-feel-a-whole-lot-better.php 64d2d7a1af9a6f001127c904 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s8e6-feel-a-whole-lot-better full 8 6 Every hardcore Tom Petty fan knows that when Tom took the record to the execs at MCA, they didn’t like it at all. When Paul Zollo asks Tom why in Conversations with Tom Petty, Tom replies “They didn’t hear a single!” One of the other issues with the record that it was only nine tracks long. So while Jeff Lynne, who coproduced the record, was out of town, Tom and Mike recorded the lullaby, Alright For Now, but they still needed more tracks, as the late 80s was the era of the CD and you could make much longer albums for the new format, which was appealing to the suits who have no idea about creativity. Tom tells Paul, “They wanted it to be a little longer. Then I cut the Byrds song ‘Feel a Whole Lot Better’ just to make the record a little longer.”


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/tZxHLkA5EcU

And if you want to check out The Byrds' original, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/to-RVV_3anw


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Every hardcore Tom Petty fan knows that when Tom took the record to the execs at MCA, they didn’t like it at all. When Paul Zollo asks Tom why in Conversations with Tom Petty, Tom replies “They didn’t hear a single!” One of the other issues with the record that it was only nine tracks long. So while Jeff Lynne, who coproduced the record, was out of town, Tom and Mike recorded the lullaby, Alright For Now, but they still needed more tracks, as the late 80s was the era of the CD and you could make much longer albums for the new format, which was appealing to the suits who have no idea about creativity. Tom tells Paul, “They wanted it to be a little longer. Then I cut the Byrds song ‘Feel a Whole Lot Better’ just to make the record a little longer.”


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/tZxHLkA5EcU

And if you want to check out The Byrds' original, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/to-RVV_3anw


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[Runnin' Down a Dream]]> Wed, 02 Aug 2023 09:00:09 GMT 20:47 64c9c3b3d9a4210011ca30f0 false https://tompettyproject.com/s8e5-runnin-down-a-dream.php 64c9c3b3d9a4210011ca30f0 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s8e5-runnin-down-a-dream full 8 5 In his fantastic memoir, Tom Petty and Me, Jon Scott calls Runnin Down a Dream “One of the greatest driving songs I’ve ever heard” and you get his point completely. It’s a juggernaut of a rock n roll song but isn’t overpowering sonically. Again Jeff Lynne leaves enough space for the song to breath but adds in enough flare to keep you interested all the way through. It’s an urgent and riveting song; almost as if it’s an hour and a half action movie packed into for glorious minutes of pop rock perfection.


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/Y1D3a5eDJIs 

And if you want to check out a version from the fantastic Live at the Fillmore album, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/oafLV5GU7tY


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> In his fantastic memoir, Tom Petty and Me, Jon Scott calls Runnin Down a Dream “One of the greatest driving songs I’ve ever heard” and you get his point completely. It’s a juggernaut of a rock n roll song but isn’t overpowering sonically. Again Jeff Lynne leaves enough space for the song to breath but adds in enough flare to keep you interested all the way through. It’s an urgent and riveting song; almost as if it’s an hour and a half action movie packed into for glorious minutes of pop rock perfection.


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/Y1D3a5eDJIs 

And if you want to check out a version from the fantastic Live at the Fillmore album, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/oafLV5GU7tY


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> A Face in the Crowd A Face in the Crowd Wed, 26 Jul 2023 09:00:00 GMT 22:30 64c094a88ab13d00127399ed false https://tompettyproject.com/s8e4-a-face-in-the-crowd.php 64c094a88ab13d00127399ed 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s8e4-a-face-in-the-crowd full 8 4 “I do like that song. I think it’s a really sweet song. A nice sentiment. Very simple. Extremely simple. It’s not complex in any way”


One thing I always find interesting in reading Paul Zollo's book is the way that Tom often seems to be looking at his own songs from the outside. The book came out in 2005 and in preceding decade, Tom had only played the song six times, so you can see why some of these songs he would have to go back to to think about. But I also get the sense sometimes that like a lot of artists, Tom doesn’t know where the inspiration or the words or the melodies come from, so he can look back at a piece that he wrote that he hasn’t heard for a while and grow a new appreciation for it almost as a third party.


Listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/ZuzinBBrkiE

Check out this great live version on Letterman here: https://youtu.be/4O7amyo0ABU

And check out this really tight cover by the band Spoon! https://youtu.be/yT1zPfh984k


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> “I do like that song. I think it’s a really sweet song. A nice sentiment. Very simple. Extremely simple. It’s not complex in any way”


One thing I always find interesting in reading Paul Zollo's book is the way that Tom often seems to be looking at his own songs from the outside. The book came out in 2005 and in preceding decade, Tom had only played the song six times, so you can see why some of these songs he would have to go back to to think about. But I also get the sense sometimes that like a lot of artists, Tom doesn’t know where the inspiration or the words or the melodies come from, so he can look back at a piece that he wrote that he hasn’t heard for a while and grow a new appreciation for it almost as a third party.


Listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/ZuzinBBrkiE

Check out this great live version on Letterman here: https://youtu.be/4O7amyo0ABU

And check out this really tight cover by the band Spoon! https://youtu.be/yT1zPfh984k


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Love Is a Long Road Love Is a Long Road Wed, 19 Jul 2023 09:00:50 GMT 23:10 64b71d33a2c607001178c91f false https://tompettyproject.com/s8e3-love-is-a-long-road.php 64b71d33a2c607001178c91f 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s8e3-love-is-a-long-road full 8 3 Love is a Long Road is a really durable song and though I pointed out that it has a few rock tropes in it, they’re not overdone and not dated and I think this song really holds up well in its original recorded form. It’s another song with a very simple structure but with a couple of nice twists and turns in it.


Listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/2AilA-M6N5U

Check out this great live Sounstage version here: https://youtu.be/IZKXHkx_kec

If you want to listen to the very first live performance of the song, on January 29, 1990 in Charlotte, you can find it here: https://tinyurl.com/4feb2fj3


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Love is a Long Road is a really durable song and though I pointed out that it has a few rock tropes in it, they’re not overdone and not dated and I think this song really holds up well in its original recorded form. It’s another song with a very simple structure but with a couple of nice twists and turns in it.


Listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/2AilA-M6N5U

Check out this great live Sounstage version here: https://youtu.be/IZKXHkx_kec

If you want to listen to the very first live performance of the song, on January 29, 1990 in Charlotte, you can find it here: https://tinyurl.com/4feb2fj3


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[I Won't Back Down]]> Wed, 12 Jul 2023 09:00:00 GMT 21:50 64ae4d63ed05da0011279751 false https://tompettyproject.com/s8e2-i-wont-back-down.php 64ae4d63ed05da0011279751 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s8e2-i-wont-back-down full 8 2 As it does with so many people, this song resonates with me in many different ways and has become part of my general outlook on life. For me, it’s less a combative thing and more about holding firm to certain principles. Loyalty. Decency. Humility. All big words and and big ideas generally, but they are important and they’re important to me. Maybe this is not a unique association that I’m making, but it’s one I feel keenly and one that I think is expressed more concisely than in any other song I’ve ever heard.


Listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/nvlTJrNJ5lA

Check out Lucinda Williams' version here: https://youtu.be/S6ezmBtmvUs

Go watch Barnyard! But also, listen to Sam Elliott's version here: https://youtu.be/pdyRPjv-G14


If you wanna check out any of the podcasts I mentioned in the intro, you can find them here:

And The Podcast Will Rock: https://podcastwillrock.com/

Back Tracks: Aerosmith: https://twitter.com/BTAerosmith

Back Tracks: Theme Music: https://twitter.com/BTThemeMusic

Honest and Unmerciful: https://twitter.com/HonestUnmercifl

SeanGeek and FastFret: https://twitter.com/SeanGeekPodcast

The Misty Music Podcast: https://twitter.com/mistymusicpod

Weirdies: https://twitter.com/weirdiespod

Booked on Rock: https://twitter.com/bookedonrock


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> As it does with so many people, this song resonates with me in many different ways and has become part of my general outlook on life. For me, it’s less a combative thing and more about holding firm to certain principles. Loyalty. Decency. Humility. All big words and and big ideas generally, but they are important and they’re important to me. Maybe this is not a unique association that I’m making, but it’s one I feel keenly and one that I think is expressed more concisely than in any other song I’ve ever heard.


Listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/nvlTJrNJ5lA

Check out Lucinda Williams' version here: https://youtu.be/S6ezmBtmvUs

Go watch Barnyard! But also, listen to Sam Elliott's version here: https://youtu.be/pdyRPjv-G14


If you wanna check out any of the podcasts I mentioned in the intro, you can find them here:

And The Podcast Will Rock: https://podcastwillrock.com/

Back Tracks: Aerosmith: https://twitter.com/BTAerosmith

Back Tracks: Theme Music: https://twitter.com/BTThemeMusic

Honest and Unmerciful: https://twitter.com/HonestUnmercifl

SeanGeek and FastFret: https://twitter.com/SeanGeekPodcast

The Misty Music Podcast: https://twitter.com/mistymusicpod

Weirdies: https://twitter.com/weirdiespod

Booked on Rock: https://twitter.com/bookedonrock


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[Free Fallin']]> Wed, 05 Jul 2023 09:00:42 GMT 22:27 64a4bdf4518b6e00119f2ea7 false https://tompettyproject.com/s8e1-free-fallin.php 64a4bdf4518b6e00119f2ea7 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s8e1-free-fallin full 8 1  “I'm gonna free fall out into nothin'. Gonna leave this world for awhile.” This is exactly what great music does to me. It takes me out of my body and out into the creative ether. It helps me let go of anxiety or sadness or anger or grief and just soar on the music. I know that not everyone has that experience with music but it’s like a drug in a lot of ways. It alters your mood, changes your perception and allows you to truly escape to a place that no-one and nothing else matters.


Today's episode covers the first track from the iconic Full Moon Fever; Free Fallin'


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/1lWJXDG2i0A

The live version is here: https://youtu.be/VSKiosRdJ2k

John Mayer's excellent cover is here: https://youtu.be/20Ov0cDPZy8

The isolated bass is here: https://youtu.be/SnRpwbKvJkE


If you want to hear me chat about Van Halen, find that here: https://podcastwillrock.com/2023/06/29/episode-86-blood-and-fire/


And you can hear me on the SeanGeek and FastFret podcast here:https://tinyurl.com/4fb68dfu and here: https://tinyurl.com/2kcnez64


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]>  “I'm gonna free fall out into nothin'. Gonna leave this world for awhile.” This is exactly what great music does to me. It takes me out of my body and out into the creative ether. It helps me let go of anxiety or sadness or anger or grief and just soar on the music. I know that not everyone has that experience with music but it’s like a drug in a lot of ways. It alters your mood, changes your perception and allows you to truly escape to a place that no-one and nothing else matters.


Today's episode covers the first track from the iconic Full Moon Fever; Free Fallin'


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/1lWJXDG2i0A

The live version is here: https://youtu.be/VSKiosRdJ2k

John Mayer's excellent cover is here: https://youtu.be/20Ov0cDPZy8

The isolated bass is here: https://youtu.be/SnRpwbKvJkE


If you want to hear me chat about Van Halen, find that here: https://podcastwillrock.com/2023/06/29/episode-86-blood-and-fire/


And you can hear me on the SeanGeek and FastFret podcast here:https://tinyurl.com/4fb68dfu and here: https://tinyurl.com/2kcnez64


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Favourite Albums - Recap! Favourite Albums - Recap! Wed, 28 Jun 2023 18:16:13 GMT 19:51 649c78e6bd828b00113f6623 false https://tompettyproject.com/s7e17-favourite-albums-recap.php 649c78e6bd828b00113f6623 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s7e17-favourite-albums-recap full 7 17 Hi folks. Technical difficulties and scheduling have prevented me from recording episode one for season eight, so I have compiled the first Twelve answers to my first quick fire question. It's interesting that there were so many different answers to what I imagined would be a pretty straight arm wrestle between Damn The Torpedoes, Wallflowers, and Full Moon Fever! But that's the beauty of Tom's cataloguel; there's something for everyone!


In order, the people answering the questions are; Dallas Heliker, Gwen Jones, Nic Apostoleris, Janet Lovell, Jeff Slate, Megan Volpert, Dan Spiess, Corey Morrissette, Katie Moulton, Michael Washburn, Ivan Anderson, and.... me!


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Hi folks. Technical difficulties and scheduling have prevented me from recording episode one for season eight, so I have compiled the first Twelve answers to my first quick fire question. It's interesting that there were so many different answers to what I imagined would be a pretty straight arm wrestle between Damn The Torpedoes, Wallflowers, and Full Moon Fever! But that's the beauty of Tom's cataloguel; there's something for everyone!


In order, the people answering the questions are; Dallas Heliker, Gwen Jones, Nic Apostoleris, Janet Lovell, Jeff Slate, Megan Volpert, Dan Spiess, Corey Morrissette, Katie Moulton, Michael Washburn, Ivan Anderson, and.... me!


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[Let Me Up (I've Had Enough) (with John Paulsen)]]> Wed, 21 Jun 2023 06:00:59 GMT 57:34 649110565c21a90012554226 false https://tompettyproject.com/s7e16-let-me-up-ive-had-enough-with-john-paulsen.php 649110565c21a90012554226 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s7e16-let-me-up-ive-had-enough-with-john-paulsen full 7 16 In this special episode Kevin is joined, once again, by co-host John Paulsen to wrap up Let Me Up (I've Had Enough). Lots to talk about on this album and the "Producer for a Day" segment throws up a plethora of additional tracks to consider for inclusion! If you want to check out Kevin's alternate track listing for the album you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eZDzlGl84o&list=PL9JRklgBG7Nyp1g8JwDiFJDHnBkZ96JlD and if you want to listen to John's take on it, you can check that one out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xMGi1CLaYM&list=PL9JRklgBG7NzPCEifqe3D3-p9ZUPariIu


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Do check out www.4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at @4for4_John


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> In this special episode Kevin is joined, once again, by co-host John Paulsen to wrap up Let Me Up (I've Had Enough). Lots to talk about on this album and the "Producer for a Day" segment throws up a plethora of additional tracks to consider for inclusion! If you want to check out Kevin's alternate track listing for the album you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eZDzlGl84o&list=PL9JRklgBG7Nyp1g8JwDiFJDHnBkZ96JlD and if you want to listen to John's take on it, you can check that one out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xMGi1CLaYM&list=PL9JRklgBG7NzPCEifqe3D3-p9ZUPariIu


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Do check out www.4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at @4for4_John


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> The Petty 8ight with Scott Haskin The Petty 8ight with Scott Haskin Wed, 14 Jun 2023 09:00:52 GMT 1:22:44 648973b7c67c650011a636fc false https://shows.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project/episodes/s7e15-the-petty-8ight-with-scott-haskin 648973b7c67c650011a636fc 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s7e15-the-petty-8ight-with-scott-haskin full 7 15 This episode is the first installment in a new feature for the podcast; The Petty 8ight!


I love talking to Pettyheads, musicians, and other people who have been influenced by Tom or his music in myriad ways, but I thought it would be neat to see what non-fans thought of Tom's music if I threw some songs at them.


My first guest is the creative hurricane, Scott Haskin, who aside from podcasting himself, is also a novelist, a humourist, a musician, a producer, a film composer, and an all round gem of a human being! We sat down for just about three hours and talked about music and art, and of course, the eight songs that I had given him to listen to and critique.

This episode will be a greatly condensed version of our chat, focusing on Scott's thoughts about the songs I threw at him. Check out a future episode where I'll be releasing the full-length director's cut!


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> This episode is the first installment in a new feature for the podcast; The Petty 8ight!


I love talking to Pettyheads, musicians, and other people who have been influenced by Tom or his music in myriad ways, but I thought it would be neat to see what non-fans thought of Tom's music if I threw some songs at them.


My first guest is the creative hurricane, Scott Haskin, who aside from podcasting himself, is also a novelist, a humourist, a musician, a producer, a film composer, and an all round gem of a human being! We sat down for just about three hours and talked about music and art, and of course, the eight songs that I had given him to listen to and critique.

This episode will be a greatly condensed version of our chat, focusing on Scott's thoughts about the songs I threw at him. Check out a future episode where I'll be releasing the full-length director's cut!


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)]]> Wed, 07 Jun 2023 09:00:51 GMT 17:18 6480038db3fd8b0011b7453f false https://tompettyproject.com/s7e14-let-me-up-ive-had-enough.php 6480038db3fd8b0011b7453f 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s7e14-let-me-up-ive-had-enough full 7 14 The song was never played live and really, you have two Stones-y blues rock tracks on this album. The track we’re talking about today and Think About Me. The latter is superior in every way. It’s mixed better, it is way catchier, it moves more, it definitely swings more and basically, it renders Let Me Up I’ve Had Enough a little redundant. Another rare example of a genuine filler track on a Heartbreakers record and one where the title is most definitely the best thing about it


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/TeZICly3Qdw


If you want to check out Gary Moore's sublime Parisienne Walkways, here ya go! https://youtu.be/59xYyYyPeXc


And if you want to check out the marvellous "...And Volume For All", you can find it on all your regular streaming platforms like Apple; https://apple.co/3oUdJ0P and Spotify; https://open.spotify.com/show/5XsWPZwMcCLP5xHicFNYQK


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


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The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

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]]> The song was never played live and really, you have two Stones-y blues rock tracks on this album. The track we’re talking about today and Think About Me. The latter is superior in every way. It’s mixed better, it is way catchier, it moves more, it definitely swings more and basically, it renders Let Me Up I’ve Had Enough a little redundant. Another rare example of a genuine filler track on a Heartbreakers record and one where the title is most definitely the best thing about it


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/TeZICly3Qdw


If you want to check out Gary Moore's sublime Parisienne Walkways, here ya go! https://youtu.be/59xYyYyPeXc


And if you want to check out the marvellous "...And Volume For All", you can find it on all your regular streaming platforms like Apple; https://apple.co/3oUdJ0P and Spotify; https://open.spotify.com/show/5XsWPZwMcCLP5xHicFNYQK


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> 10 Questions with Ivan Anderson 10 Questions with Ivan Anderson Wed, 31 May 2023 09:00:55 GMT 20:14 6476fec06afe24001135a35d true https://tompettyproject.com/10-questions-with-ivan-anderson.php 6476fec06afe24001135a35d 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 10-questions-with-ivan-anderson bonus 7 13 Ivan gives me his answers to my formulaic 10 questions. This is almost always a highlight of every conversation as it reveals so much about the person I'm talking to and where their brain takes them. Ivan's answer to "If you could pick any artist to cover any Tom Petty song, who would it be and what song would they cover?" is brilliantly aligned with his own off-kilter way of creating music. He also eschews the easy response to question 5!


Quick note - there is some profanity in this episode, but it's not aggressive or gratuitous!


Listen to Her Heart: https://youtu.be/EINdLqmcYH0


Cyberattack website: https://cyberattack.world/


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Ivan gives me his answers to my formulaic 10 questions. This is almost always a highlight of every conversation as it reveals so much about the person I'm talking to and where their brain takes them. Ivan's answer to "If you could pick any artist to cover any Tom Petty song, who would it be and what song would they cover?" is brilliantly aligned with his own off-kilter way of creating music. He also eschews the easy response to question 5!


Quick note - there is some profanity in this episode, but it's not aggressive or gratuitous!


Listen to Her Heart: https://youtu.be/EINdLqmcYH0


Cyberattack website: https://cyberattack.world/


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> How Many More Days How Many More Days Wed, 24 May 2023 09:00:00 GMT 15:35 646dad1c72513c001187f621 false https://tompettyproject.com/s7e12-how-many-more-days.php 646dad1c72513c001187f621 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s7e12-how-many-more-days full 7 12 In Conversations with Tom Petty, Tom tells Paul Zollo that this is another song that was another one that was completely ad-libbed in the studio. He then relays a wonderful little anecdote about the Heartbreakers wardrobe lady, Queenie. Tom says “she’s been with us, God knows, since the early eighties. She always requests that one. We’ll always be back there in the hall, waiting for the encore and Queenie will run up and go, “How many more days! How many more day!” But we never do it. We don’t know it. Just that she thinks we would know it is hysterical.”


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/ZKp_obriYDQ


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> In Conversations with Tom Petty, Tom tells Paul Zollo that this is another song that was another one that was completely ad-libbed in the studio. He then relays a wonderful little anecdote about the Heartbreakers wardrobe lady, Queenie. Tom says “she’s been with us, God knows, since the early eighties. She always requests that one. We’ll always be back there in the hall, waiting for the encore and Queenie will run up and go, “How many more days! How many more day!” But we never do it. We don’t know it. Just that she thinks we would know it is hysterical.”


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/ZKp_obriYDQ


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Ivan Anderson Ivan Anderson Wed, 17 May 2023 16:06:53 GMT 43:45 6464fb9b710eae0011fe065c true https://tompettyproject.com/s7e11-ivan-anderson.php 6464fb9b710eae0011fe065c 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 ivan-anderson full 7 11 Today's episode features a wide ranging chat with the uniquely brilliant Ivan Anderson, the genius behind the Glitch Rock band Cyberattack and an all round wonderful fella. On his debut album under the Cyberattack monicker, Ivan covered Listen to Her Heart, which is how his work circled into my orbit. Not only does he find an incredibly angle on the song, but he also created a beautifully chaotic and inventive music video to go along with it, which I've linked in the episode notes. My main hope from this episode is that you all start listening to Ivan's work and get to know what Glitch Rock is in the same way I did!


Quick note - there is some profanity in this episode, but it's not aggressive or gratuitous!


Listen to Her Heart: https://youtu.be/EINdLqmcYH0


Cyberattack website: https://cyberattack.world/


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Today's episode features a wide ranging chat with the uniquely brilliant Ivan Anderson, the genius behind the Glitch Rock band Cyberattack and an all round wonderful fella. On his debut album under the Cyberattack monicker, Ivan covered Listen to Her Heart, which is how his work circled into my orbit. Not only does he find an incredibly angle on the song, but he also created a beautifully chaotic and inventive music video to go along with it, which I've linked in the episode notes. My main hope from this episode is that you all start listening to Ivan's work and get to know what Glitch Rock is in the same way I did!


Quick note - there is some profanity in this episode, but it's not aggressive or gratuitous!


Listen to Her Heart: https://youtu.be/EINdLqmcYH0


Cyberattack website: https://cyberattack.world/


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Episode 100 (with John Paulsen) Episode 100 (with John Paulsen) Wed, 10 May 2023 09:00:57 GMT 43:58 645addcabeaab40011a54dc2 false https://tompettyproject.com/s7e10-episode-100.php 645addcabeaab40011a54dc2 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 episode-100-with-john-paulsen full 7 10 John Paulsen takes the reigns on this week's very special 100th episode as Kevin becomes a guest on his own podcast! The boys talk about Kevin's background with Tom Petty, how the format of the show, and John makes Kevin play his own game and answer some Petty Trivia questions. Kevin then reveals his answers to the Ten Quickfire Questions that he throws at his guests and gets a little carried away with one particular question!


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Do check out www.4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at @4for4_John


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> John Paulsen takes the reigns on this week's very special 100th episode as Kevin becomes a guest on his own podcast! The boys talk about Kevin's background with Tom Petty, how the format of the show, and John makes Kevin play his own game and answer some Petty Trivia questions. Kevin then reveals his answers to the Ten Quickfire Questions that he throws at his guests and gets a little carried away with one particular question!


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Do check out www.4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at @4for4_John


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> <![CDATA[Ain't Love Strange]]> Wed, 03 May 2023 22:11:49 GMT 14:05 6452dc259dcdc100117c0498 false https://tompettyproject.com/s7e9-aint-love-strange.php 6452dc259dcdc100117c0498 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s7e9-aint-love-strange full 7 9 Ain’t Love Strange is short, punchy, and has a really catchy, hummable chorus. I adore Benmont’s piano tone in this one and I think it’s one of those really lean, enjoyable pop songs that doesn’t ask a lot of you in the way of listening and doesn’t overstay its welcome.


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/NXysGNwC0w4


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Ain’t Love Strange is short, punchy, and has a really catchy, hummable chorus. I adore Benmont’s piano tone in this one and I think it’s one of those really lean, enjoyable pop songs that doesn’t ask a lot of you in the way of listening and doesn’t overstay its welcome.


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/NXysGNwC0w4


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> A Self-Made Man A Self-Made Man Wed, 26 Apr 2023 09:00:21 GMT 15:45 6448d43a8af114001124f8ee false https://tompettyproject.com/s7e8-a-self-made-man.php 6448d43a8af114001124f8ee 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 a-self-made-man full 7 8 There’s an awful lot going on in this simple, short little song. So much so that I’ll be honest, I missed almost all of it before I sat down to really analyze it. I don’t know if I’d ever caught that odd, missing-a-bar timing between the verse sections, or the switch back to more conventional counting in the chorus.


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/E8kNnb08l7Q


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> There’s an awful lot going on in this simple, short little song. So much so that I’ll be honest, I missed almost all of it before I sat down to really analyze it. I don’t know if I’d ever caught that odd, missing-a-bar timing between the verse sections, or the switch back to more conventional counting in the chorus.


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/E8kNnb08l7Q


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> All Mixed Up All Mixed Up Wed, 19 Apr 2023 09:00:36 GMT 12:46 643f7b54510ea80011487874 false https://tompettyproject.com/s7e7-all-mixed-up.php 643f7b54510ea80011487874 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s7e7-all-mixed-up full 7 7 This is essentially an R&B song that would have benefited so much from a full, real horn section. While I’ve said previously that I don’t love horns and Tom Petty, for some reason, I think the synth in this track really pulls it down and makes it sound terribly dated. I also think this could really have worked as a song given to another artist and I could absolutely hear someone like Cyndi Lauper doing this one.


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/4m7-pt7bcDY


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> This is essentially an R&B song that would have benefited so much from a full, real horn section. While I’ve said previously that I don’t love horns and Tom Petty, for some reason, I think the synth in this track really pulls it down and makes it sound terribly dated. I also think this could really have worked as a song given to another artist and I could absolutely hear someone like Cyndi Lauper doing this one.


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/4m7-pt7bcDY


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Think About Me Think About Me Wed, 12 Apr 2023 09:00:51 GMT 14:25 6435f3c6960db800114c6c24 false https://tompettyproject.com/s7e6-think-about-me.php 6435f3c6960db800114c6c24 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s7e6-think-about-me full 7 6 This is a very simple, very straight ahead rock n roll song. It’s not meant to do anything other than get your feet moving and your face smiling and it knocks that out of the park. It’s almost like the older, cooler cousin, of Anything That’s Rock n Roll. The cousin with the leather jacket and the hotrod car. It has bags of swagger and personality and some excellent off the cuff work from the entire band, but in particular Mike and Benmont.


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/5eZDzlGl84o


You can find the live version from July '87 here: https://youtu.be/FjoUy9GqC34


To check out the Honest and Unmerciful Record Review Podcast, reviewing Wildflowers, check out this link: https://spoti.fi/3Urm9rZ


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> This is a very simple, very straight ahead rock n roll song. It’s not meant to do anything other than get your feet moving and your face smiling and it knocks that out of the park. It’s almost like the older, cooler cousin, of Anything That’s Rock n Roll. The cousin with the leather jacket and the hotrod car. It has bags of swagger and personality and some excellent off the cuff work from the entire band, but in particular Mike and Benmont.


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/5eZDzlGl84o


You can find the live version from July '87 here: https://youtu.be/FjoUy9GqC34


To check out the Honest and Unmerciful Record Review Podcast, reviewing Wildflowers, check out this link: https://spoti.fi/3Urm9rZ


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> My Life/Your World My Life/Your World Wed, 05 Apr 2023 09:00:57 GMT 16:43 642d1b46ac6baa0011607707 false https://tompettyproject.com/my-life-your-world.php 642d1b46ac6baa0011607707 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s7e5-my-lifeyour-world full 7 5 The song for this week's episide, My Life/Your World, has always reminded me a lot of Stop Draggin My Heart Around. It’s got the same tempo, same basic groove and the instrumentation sounds similar in a lot of places. The lyrics are a little disjointed but have good moments. Mike’s guitar work is pretty great and he chooses some good tones. The little segue into the song with that short instrumental pre-track is very cool but overall, there’s something missing in this song.


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/mVEXkLht6hQ 


You can find the live version from June '87 here: https://youtu.be/qtPYqslObDo 


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> The song for this week's episide, My Life/Your World, has always reminded me a lot of Stop Draggin My Heart Around. It’s got the same tempo, same basic groove and the instrumentation sounds similar in a lot of places. The lyrics are a little disjointed but have good moments. Mike’s guitar work is pretty great and he chooses some good tones. The little segue into the song with that short instrumental pre-track is very cool but overall, there’s something missing in this song.


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/mVEXkLht6hQ 


You can find the live version from June '87 here: https://youtu.be/qtPYqslObDo 


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> <![CDATA[It'll All Work Out]]> Wed, 29 Mar 2023 09:00:25 GMT 13:42 6423db0ac4def900117c1110 false https://tompettyproject.com/s7e4-itll-all-work-out.php 6423db0ac4def900117c1110 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s4e7-itll-all-work-out full 7 4 In Conversations With Tom Petty, Paul Zollo quotes Tom saying that this is one of his favourites and that it’s a “durable” song. He tells Paul, ‘I was going through a crisis at the time with my marriage. My first marriage was on the rocks. I was separated, though it was later reconciled. So I had more on my plate than I could handle. I had written ‘It’ll All Work Out” and sang it into a cassette. And I brought it to Mike’s house, giving him the cassette. He had a studio at his house and I said “Could you just make this a record?” because I don’t have time, I can’t deal with it mentally, but I think it’s a really good song. That’s never happened before or since”.


Today's episode covers the track four from Let Me Up (I've Had Enough), It'll All Work Out.


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/mVEXkLht6hQ 


You can find the live version from '87 that I was talking about here: https://youtu.be/RTDKo8n65NI 


And if you want to listen to Phoebe Bridgers' excellent cover, check that out here: https://youtu.be/CDOaIcgUVEc


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> In Conversations With Tom Petty, Paul Zollo quotes Tom saying that this is one of his favourites and that it’s a “durable” song. He tells Paul, ‘I was going through a crisis at the time with my marriage. My first marriage was on the rocks. I was separated, though it was later reconciled. So I had more on my plate than I could handle. I had written ‘It’ll All Work Out” and sang it into a cassette. And I brought it to Mike’s house, giving him the cassette. He had a studio at his house and I said “Could you just make this a record?” because I don’t have time, I can’t deal with it mentally, but I think it’s a really good song. That’s never happened before or since”.


Today's episode covers the track four from Let Me Up (I've Had Enough), It'll All Work Out.


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/mVEXkLht6hQ 


You can find the live version from '87 that I was talking about here: https://youtu.be/RTDKo8n65NI 


And if you want to listen to Phoebe Bridgers' excellent cover, check that out here: https://youtu.be/CDOaIcgUVEc


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[The Damage You've Done]]> Wed, 22 Mar 2023 07:00:21 GMT 18:26 641a88d8743dcb001195973f false https://tompettyproject.com/the-damage-youve-done.php 641a88d8743dcb001195973f 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s7e3-the-damage-youve-done full 7 3 "There’s nothing wrong with a solid album track. It’s like the gravy at Christmas dinner. You wouldn’t want it as the main course, but the meat would probably be a little dry without it. The Damage You’ve Done is a fairly unremarkable track in the Heartbreakers catalogue and it doesn’t stand out much on this album, but it’s a fun little number and again, is one of the best-sounding songs on the record sonically, at least for me.”


Today's episode covers the third track from Let Me Up (I've Had Enough), The Damage You've Done


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/9wc4m0W7Xk4


You can find the alternate version from The American Treasure release here: https://youtu.be/ytiLxKo4RjU


If you want to hear the link between this song and Bryan Adams' release, check out the video here; https://youtu.be/onn8x-qDrtg


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> "There’s nothing wrong with a solid album track. It’s like the gravy at Christmas dinner. You wouldn’t want it as the main course, but the meat would probably be a little dry without it. The Damage You’ve Done is a fairly unremarkable track in the Heartbreakers catalogue and it doesn’t stand out much on this album, but it’s a fun little number and again, is one of the best-sounding songs on the record sonically, at least for me.”


Today's episode covers the third track from Let Me Up (I've Had Enough), The Damage You've Done


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/9wc4m0W7Xk4


You can find the alternate version from The American Treasure release here: https://youtu.be/ytiLxKo4RjU


If you want to hear the link between this song and Bryan Adams' release, check out the video here; https://youtu.be/onn8x-qDrtg


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Runaway Trains Runaway Trains Wed, 15 Mar 2023 09:00:14 GMT 16:06 640ac92009d94b0011eb35eb false https://tompettyproject.com/s7e2-runaway-trains.php 640ac92009d94b0011eb35eb 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s7e2-runaway-trains full 7 2 "After passing on what would become Boys of Summer during the Southern Accents sessions, Tom was clearly ready to try to use a less typical Heartbreakers groove brought to him by Mike Campbell. One of five co-writes on the album, this song shares a definite mood with Boys of Summer, with it’s minor key verse and major key chorus and the healthy dose of 80s synth. As with Boys of Summer, we can probably safely assume that Mike had the whole song demo-d and brought it to Tom almost fully formed, just missing lyrics. I’d also make an assumption that it was written mainly on keyboards as F# isn’t a natural key for any guitarist to write in.”


Today's episode covers track two from Let Me Up (I've Had Enough!), Runaway Trains.


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/9bW9FSMJ0JI


You can find the live version from Jacksonville, FL in 1987 here: https://youtu.be/Yphc7QjJE_Y


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> "After passing on what would become Boys of Summer during the Southern Accents sessions, Tom was clearly ready to try to use a less typical Heartbreakers groove brought to him by Mike Campbell. One of five co-writes on the album, this song shares a definite mood with Boys of Summer, with it’s minor key verse and major key chorus and the healthy dose of 80s synth. As with Boys of Summer, we can probably safely assume that Mike had the whole song demo-d and brought it to Tom almost fully formed, just missing lyrics. I’d also make an assumption that it was written mainly on keyboards as F# isn’t a natural key for any guitarist to write in.”


Today's episode covers track two from Let Me Up (I've Had Enough!), Runaway Trains.


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/9bW9FSMJ0JI


You can find the live version from Jacksonville, FL in 1987 here: https://youtu.be/Yphc7QjJE_Y


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[Jammin' Me]]> Wed, 08 Mar 2023 09:00:00 GMT 16:55 640838192353640011477a09 false https://tompettyproject.com/s7e1-jammin-me.php 640838192353640011477a09 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s7e1-jammin-me full 7 1 Season seven is here and season six is but a faded memory! Today's episode covers the lead track from Let me Up (I've Had Enough!), Jammin' Me.


When Paul asks Tom, “When you write with Bob, is that something where you’re exchanging lines?”, his response is “Yeah, just like you’d think. I remember we would write a lot more verses than we needed. We did that in the Wilburys too. It’s a great honour to work with someone so great. And more than an honour; it was fun, because he’s really good at it.”


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/TCFAzPl1QmE


You can find the live version from the '97 Fillmore show here: https://youtu.be/ZARUZRe0spk


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Season seven is here and season six is but a faded memory! Today's episode covers the lead track from Let me Up (I've Had Enough!), Jammin' Me.


When Paul asks Tom, “When you write with Bob, is that something where you’re exchanging lines?”, his response is “Yeah, just like you’d think. I remember we would write a lot more verses than we needed. We did that in the Wilburys too. It’s a great honour to work with someone so great. And more than an honour; it was fun, because he’s really good at it.”


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/TCFAzPl1QmE


You can find the live version from the '97 Fillmore show here: https://youtu.be/ZARUZRe0spk


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Pack Up the Plantation: Live! (with John Paulsen) Pack Up the Plantation: Live! (with John Paulsen) Wed, 01 Mar 2023 09:00:50 GMT 1:05:38 63fe35f4a619900011edc7df false https://tompettyproject.com/s6e18-pack-up-the-plantation-live-with-john-paulsen.php 63fe35f4a619900011edc7df 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s6e18-pack-up-the-plantation-live-with-john-paulsen full 6 18 Another surprise bonus episode for you today. John and Kevin take a look at 1985's Pack Up the Plantation: Live! which was recorded mostly at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on August 7, 1985 as a part of the Southern Accents tour. The usual "Producer for a Day" segment is geared more toward the boys compiling their favourite live songs up to 1985 that were included on official releases.


You can find Kevin's playlist here: https://spoti.fi/3mcz04e and John's here: https://spoti.fi/3ELfJgG


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Do check out www.4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at @4for4_John


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Another surprise bonus episode for you today. John and Kevin take a look at 1985's Pack Up the Plantation: Live! which was recorded mostly at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles on August 7, 1985 as a part of the Southern Accents tour. The usual "Producer for a Day" segment is geared more toward the boys compiling their favourite live songs up to 1985 that were included on official releases.


You can find Kevin's playlist here: https://spoti.fi/3mcz04e and John's here: https://spoti.fi/3ELfJgG


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Do check out www.4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at @4for4_John


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Southern Accents (with John Paulsen) Southern Accents (with John Paulsen) Wed, 22 Feb 2023 09:00:50 GMT 1:05:56 63f46386d9d274001248264b false https://tompettyproject.com/s6e17-southern-accents-with-john-paulsen.php 63f46386d9d274001248264b 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 southern-accents-with-john-paulsen full 6 17 In this special episode Kevin is joined, once again, by co-host John Paulsen to wrap up the Heartbreakers' sixth studio album, Southern Accents. Lots to talk about on this album and the "Producer for a Day" segment throws up very different approaches to the remix by both chaps! If you want to check out Kevin's alternate track listing for the album you can find it here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9JRklgBG7Nxb5VzMN_ZMM1p7WkIdHKm7 and if you want to listen to John's take on it, you can check that one out here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9JRklgBG7NzA1OFkqihffGuzYe8aON2g


You can also find the live version of Don't Come Around Here No More that we were talking about here: https://youtu.be/a9jDoXitEO0 and here's the live version of Southern Accents that Kev was talking about can be found here: https://youtu.be/ehPUJKk2_dg


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Do check out www.4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at @4for4_John


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> In this special episode Kevin is joined, once again, by co-host John Paulsen to wrap up the Heartbreakers' sixth studio album, Southern Accents. Lots to talk about on this album and the "Producer for a Day" segment throws up very different approaches to the remix by both chaps! If you want to check out Kevin's alternate track listing for the album you can find it here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9JRklgBG7Nxb5VzMN_ZMM1p7WkIdHKm7 and if you want to listen to John's take on it, you can check that one out here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9JRklgBG7NzA1OFkqihffGuzYe8aON2g


You can also find the live version of Don't Come Around Here No More that we were talking about here: https://youtu.be/a9jDoXitEO0 and here's the live version of Southern Accents that Kev was talking about can be found here: https://youtu.be/ehPUJKk2_dg


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Do check out www.4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at @4for4_John


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> 10 Questions with Michael Washburn 10 Questions with Michael Washburn Fri, 17 Feb 2023 09:00:09 GMT 20:51 63ef09e3f49c950012046c4e false https://tompettyproject.com/s6e16-10-questions-with-michael-washburn.php 63ef09e3f49c950012046c4e 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 10-questions-with-michael-washburn bonus 5 16 Hey folks! Another bonus episode for ya today. It's the latest in the "10 questions with..." series and this week it's not just another author, but another musician! What song is Michael gonna play with the Heartbreakers? Well, he threw me a little curveball! Don't worry though, I threw one right back when I asked him which song he'd pick to give to a casual or non-Petty fan! Hope you enjoy!


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Hey folks! Another bonus episode for ya today. It's the latest in the "10 questions with..." series and this week it's not just another author, but another musician! What song is Michael gonna play with the Heartbreakers? Well, he threw me a little curveball! Don't worry though, I threw one right back when I asked him which song he'd pick to give to a casual or non-Petty fan! Hope you enjoy!


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Michael Washburn Michael Washburn Wed, 15 Feb 2023 09:00:22 GMT 1:03:10 63ec6f79d524830011f08c2b false https://tompettyproject.com/s6e15-michael-washburn.php 63ec6f79d524830011f08c2b 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s6e15-michael-washburn full 6 15 Today's episode is another guest interview and another author and fan. This time I'm chatting with the fiercely brilliant Michael Washburn, who tackled this season's album, Southern Accents, in his 2019 book in the 33 1/3rd series. The book talks about the songs on the album and the story behind how it came together, it talks about Tom's transition from Southern gentleman to Southern Californian, and critically, it also talks about the failure of the album both in artistic and social contexts. This latter subject of the book was the one I was most interested in talking to Michael about, as it most certainly made me reconsider how I'd been thinking about the messages, both conscious and subconscious, that Tom delivered through this album and the subsequent tour, particularly the use of the confederate flag and iconography. But don't worry folks, Michael is a passionate fan of Tom Petty's and his book handles this complicated subject matter honestly but with respect and a perspective. This is not a hatchet job, no matter what certain book review titles may have had you believe!


You can find the book, on Amazon, here: https://amzn.to/3YuoweE but as Michael says in the episode, please consider ordering the book through your local independent bookseller.


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Today's episode is another guest interview and another author and fan. This time I'm chatting with the fiercely brilliant Michael Washburn, who tackled this season's album, Southern Accents, in his 2019 book in the 33 1/3rd series. The book talks about the songs on the album and the story behind how it came together, it talks about Tom's transition from Southern gentleman to Southern Californian, and critically, it also talks about the failure of the album both in artistic and social contexts. This latter subject of the book was the one I was most interested in talking to Michael about, as it most certainly made me reconsider how I'd been thinking about the messages, both conscious and subconscious, that Tom delivered through this album and the subsequent tour, particularly the use of the confederate flag and iconography. But don't worry folks, Michael is a passionate fan of Tom Petty's and his book handles this complicated subject matter honestly but with respect and a perspective. This is not a hatchet job, no matter what certain book review titles may have had you believe!


You can find the book, on Amazon, here: https://amzn.to/3YuoweE but as Michael says in the episode, please consider ordering the book through your local independent bookseller.


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> The Best of Everything The Best of Everything Wed, 08 Feb 2023 09:00:25 GMT 18:59 63e33e014e897a00111f6a61 false https://tompettyproject.com/s6e14-the-best-of-everything.php 63e33e014e897a00111f6a61 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s6e14-the-best-of-everything full 6 14 "Lyrically this one is basically a story song. Another brilliant Tom Petty opener; “She probably works in a restaurant. That's what her momma did.” So it’s that faraway dreamy recollection that we’re dropped into where the picture is just very slightly out of focus and we can’t quite make out what’s happening. No matter, whatever the deal is for this girl, the chorus shows that the narrator really hopes that it all works out. “Wherever you are tonight. I wish you the best of everything in the world. And I hope you found whatever you were looking for.” Such a beautiful, generous sentiment and not one that’s undercut with any darkness or conditions, just a very real sense of wishing someone well. "


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/hySGRNEKYN0


Here's the alternate version with the extra verse: https://youtu.be/YTDVV9_QQTo and for the live version from 1980, check this link out! https://youtu.be/m8WnAwSqy5k


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> "Lyrically this one is basically a story song. Another brilliant Tom Petty opener; “She probably works in a restaurant. That's what her momma did.” So it’s that faraway dreamy recollection that we’re dropped into where the picture is just very slightly out of focus and we can’t quite make out what’s happening. No matter, whatever the deal is for this girl, the chorus shows that the narrator really hopes that it all works out. “Wherever you are tonight. I wish you the best of everything in the world. And I hope you found whatever you were looking for.” Such a beautiful, generous sentiment and not one that’s undercut with any darkness or conditions, just a very real sense of wishing someone well. "


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/hySGRNEKYN0


Here's the alternate version with the extra verse: https://youtu.be/YTDVV9_QQTo and for the live version from 1980, check this link out! https://youtu.be/m8WnAwSqy5k


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[Mary's New Car]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2023 09:00:04 GMT 13:54 63d995fa6c9cde0011c9b95b false https://tompettyproject.com/s6e13-marys-new-car.php 63d995fa6c9cde0011c9b95b 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s6e13-marys-new-car full 6 13 "A pretty short episode this week, but really, there’s not a ton of meat to scrape off the bones of this song. For me, Mary may have a new car, but it simply never gets out of second gear. In fact, it barely makes it off the driveway. I think it’s one of the only times that Tom got anywhere near an act of hubris in including this song on the album at the expense of some of the songs that were left off. I love the sentiment of writing a song for a deservedly-beloved member of the Heartbreakers family, I just don’t think it’s any more than a B-side at best."


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/-6_ZJbK4Qi4


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> "A pretty short episode this week, but really, there’s not a ton of meat to scrape off the bones of this song. For me, Mary may have a new car, but it simply never gets out of second gear. In fact, it barely makes it off the driveway. I think it’s one of the only times that Tom got anywhere near an act of hubris in including this song on the album at the expense of some of the songs that were left off. I love the sentiment of writing a song for a deservedly-beloved member of the Heartbreakers family, I just don’t think it’s any more than a B-side at best."


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/-6_ZJbK4Qi4


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> 10 Questions with Dan Spiess 10 Questions with Dan Spiess Wed, 25 Jan 2023 16:58:05 GMT 28:31 63d15f9d438a290011d2556b false https://tompettyproject.com/10-questions-with-dan-spiess.php 63d15f9d438a290011d2556b 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s6e12-10-questions-with-dan-spiess bonus 6 12 Due to not be able ro record because of covid brainfog, I'm putting out this "10 Questions with" bonus episode pulled from my talk last fall with the wonderful Dan Spiess, the producer of the 2022 Tom Petty Weekend in Gainesville. Hope you enjoy it!


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Due to not be able ro record because of covid brainfog, I'm putting out this "10 Questions with" bonus episode pulled from my talk last fall with the wonderful Dan Spiess, the producer of the 2022 Tom Petty Weekend in Gainesville. Hope you enjoy it!


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Dogs on the Run Dogs on the Run Wed, 18 Jan 2023 09:00:30 GMT 20:03 63c7ab5febbb670011b59dd3 false https://tompettyproject.com/s6e11-dogs-on-the-run.php 63c7ab5febbb670011b59dd3 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s6e11-dogs-on-the-run full 6 11 "Rebels, Southern Accents, Spike, and Dogs on the Run all feel connected by a sonic thread that sits slightly outside the dynamics of each of those four tracks. In its nostalgic wistfulness, it shares part of its soul with Southern Accents. In terms of tempo and feel, it shares its it’s skin and bones with Rebels, and in terms of its narrative form, it dovetails with the preceding Spike nicely and yet it rings with a sort of Kerouac-infused wanderlust that never lets you settle into one snapshot of one place, or one time."


Check out the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV5F1C2NLdI


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> "Rebels, Southern Accents, Spike, and Dogs on the Run all feel connected by a sonic thread that sits slightly outside the dynamics of each of those four tracks. In its nostalgic wistfulness, it shares part of its soul with Southern Accents. In terms of tempo and feel, it shares its it’s skin and bones with Rebels, and in terms of its narrative form, it dovetails with the preceding Spike nicely and yet it rings with a sort of Kerouac-infused wanderlust that never lets you settle into one snapshot of one place, or one time."


Check out the song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV5F1C2NLdI


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Spike Spike Wed, 11 Jan 2023 09:00:22 GMT 16:11 63be0cbc9fe97a001172da50 false https://tompettyproject.com/s6e10-spike.php 63be0cbc9fe97a001172da50 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s6e10-spike full 6 10 "It’s brilliant in that it’s a character song, but the character isn’t Spike. We never learn whether Spike is a good guy or a bad guy. We don’t know his age, any of his characteristics, where he’s from, or what he’s doing there. He just doesn’t belong he’s just there for caricature of unwelcoming yokels to contrast with. It’s a very clever way to write a lyric."


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/t7ALjBfVn9I


Here's the live version from Farm Aid in '86: https://youtu.be/a4HVtB7CIBo


Here's the 2012 version from Estero Florida: https://youtu.be/1u2fgGEgaPo


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> "It’s brilliant in that it’s a character song, but the character isn’t Spike. We never learn whether Spike is a good guy or a bad guy. We don’t know his age, any of his characteristics, where he’s from, or what he’s doing there. He just doesn’t belong he’s just there for caricature of unwelcoming yokels to contrast with. It’s a very clever way to write a lyric."


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/t7ALjBfVn9I


Here's the live version from Farm Aid in '86: https://youtu.be/a4HVtB7CIBo


Here's the 2012 version from Estero Florida: https://youtu.be/1u2fgGEgaPo


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 10 Questions with Katie Moulton 10 Questions with Katie Moulton Fri, 06 Jan 2023 09:00:28 GMT 32:04 63b7a5cb0d27950011cd556a false https://tompettyproject.com/s6e9-10-questions-with-katie-moulton.php 63b7a5cb0d27950011cd556a 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s6e9-10-questions-with-katie-moulton bonus 6 9 "What song would you perform on stage with the Heartbreakers"? Katie told me she's sing The Waiting and went on to deliver this incredible, succinct reason why. "It's so good. It's got this aphoristic chorus that is towing that wonderful Petty line; not joyful, not sorrowful, but that sort of tense, bright line that is the rest and most of our human experience."


This is the second in my "10 Questions with" series as I've started breaking those out from the main episode (mainly to keep the episode lengths down!). I hope you enjoy it!


You can find Katie's book, "Dead Dad Club : On grief and Tom Petty" ,on Audible, here: https://www.audible.ca/pd/Dead-Dad-Club-Audiobook/B0B2FDD67B


You can (and should) also check out Katie's website here: https://www.katiemoulton.com/


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> "What song would you perform on stage with the Heartbreakers"? Katie told me she's sing The Waiting and went on to deliver this incredible, succinct reason why. "It's so good. It's got this aphoristic chorus that is towing that wonderful Petty line; not joyful, not sorrowful, but that sort of tense, bright line that is the rest and most of our human experience."


This is the second in my "10 Questions with" series as I've started breaking those out from the main episode (mainly to keep the episode lengths down!). I hope you enjoy it!


You can find Katie's book, "Dead Dad Club : On grief and Tom Petty" ,on Audible, here: https://www.audible.ca/pd/Dead-Dad-Club-Audiobook/B0B2FDD67B


You can (and should) also check out Katie's website here: https://www.katiemoulton.com/


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Katie Moulton Katie Moulton Wed, 04 Jan 2023 09:00:57 GMT 58:39 63b521df132af500115e6bb5 false https://tompettyproject.com/s6e8-katie-moulton.php 63b521df132af500115e6bb5 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s6e8-katie-moulton full 6 8 In this episode, I share the fantastic conversation that I had with writer, editor, music critic, and Tom Petty fan, Katie Moulton.


In June of 2022, Katie released her memoir "Dead Dad Club: On Grief and Tom Petty" on Audible and forever changed the way most of us (or me at the very least) are going to want to listen to this type of story. Katie was incredibly easy to talk to and we quickly dropped into a very natural conversation about her book, how she came to write and how it came to take on a new form in the audio format. We also talked about her love of Tom Petty and how his work acts as anchor points throughout her story. I've listened to this book three times now and know it will be one I revisit on an annual basis; it's that good. We chatted for just over an hour and a half and I'll be adding her Ten Questions episode on Friday for ya.


You can find the book, on Audible, here: https://www.audible.ca/pd/Dead-Dad-Club-Audiobook/B0B2FDD67B


You can (and should) also check out Katie's website here: https://www.katiemoulton.com/


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> In this episode, I share the fantastic conversation that I had with writer, editor, music critic, and Tom Petty fan, Katie Moulton.


In June of 2022, Katie released her memoir "Dead Dad Club: On Grief and Tom Petty" on Audible and forever changed the way most of us (or me at the very least) are going to want to listen to this type of story. Katie was incredibly easy to talk to and we quickly dropped into a very natural conversation about her book, how she came to write and how it came to take on a new form in the audio format. We also talked about her love of Tom Petty and how his work acts as anchor points throughout her story. I've listened to this book three times now and know it will be one I revisit on an annual basis; it's that good. We chatted for just over an hour and a half and I'll be adding her Ten Questions episode on Friday for ya.


You can find the book, on Audible, here: https://www.audible.ca/pd/Dead-Dad-Club-Audiobook/B0B2FDD67B


You can (and should) also check out Katie's website here: https://www.katiemoulton.com/


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Ghosted Road (Jake Thistle) Ghosted Road (Jake Thistle) Sun, 01 Jan 2023 09:00:59 GMT 18:18 63af4876f429a50011d9b2a1 false https://tompettyproject.com/s6e7-jake-thistle.php 63af4876f429a50011d9b2a1 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s6e7-ghosted-road-jake-thistle bonus 6 7 Welcome to the first "Non Petty" bonus episode folks. I think these episodes might focus on slightly-less or smaller artists who either I listen to and other people may not or are close to me in one way or another. The timing of Jake's first full studio-released single was perfect as I was thinking about doing this for the past few weeks. With Tom’s music, I have an invaluable resource in Paul Zollo’s superb book Conversations With Tom Petty, in which we hear Tom discuss his songs in his own words. So, to complement this episode, I figured I’d go straight to the source and ask him a bunch of questions about the song so that I could share his thoughts directly with you in the episode. As always, Jake was just incredibly helpful and happy to go into detail about the things I was interested in, so a massive thanks as always to him for a) adding to my library of excellent music and b) for being generous enough to share his thoughts.


Here's the link to the song (and music video): https://youtu.be/Al0K3BZJR9U


Here's Jake's first Youtube post (how cute is this!): https://youtu.be/urd0IJwKG2U


Here's links to our live stream: https://youtu.be/txdfp2gTCUw and Jake's Interpretations: https://youtu.be/pTIWCDHC1BY


And if you want to see Jake at the 2019 All Star weekend: https://youtu.be/Uoz45JP1TFs


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Welcome to the first "Non Petty" bonus episode folks. I think these episodes might focus on slightly-less or smaller artists who either I listen to and other people may not or are close to me in one way or another. The timing of Jake's first full studio-released single was perfect as I was thinking about doing this for the past few weeks. With Tom’s music, I have an invaluable resource in Paul Zollo’s superb book Conversations With Tom Petty, in which we hear Tom discuss his songs in his own words. So, to complement this episode, I figured I’d go straight to the source and ask him a bunch of questions about the song so that I could share his thoughts directly with you in the episode. As always, Jake was just incredibly helpful and happy to go into detail about the things I was interested in, so a massive thanks as always to him for a) adding to my library of excellent music and b) for being generous enough to share his thoughts.


Here's the link to the song (and music video): https://youtu.be/Al0K3BZJR9U


Here's Jake's first Youtube post (how cute is this!): https://youtu.be/urd0IJwKG2U


Here's links to our live stream: https://youtu.be/txdfp2gTCUw and Jake's Interpretations: https://youtu.be/pTIWCDHC1BY


And if you want to see Jake at the 2019 All Star weekend: https://youtu.be/Uoz45JP1TFs


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Make It Better (Forget About Me) Make It Better (Forget About Me) Wed, 28 Dec 2022 09:00:07 GMT 18:28 63abf312f236130011afb880 false https://tompettyproject.com/s6e6-make-it-better-forget-about-me.php 63abf312f236130011afb880 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s6e6-make-it-better-forget-about-me full 6 6 "It has lots of elements that I like but it definitely does feel a little cobbled together at times. The minor key changes and the sometimes awkward chord progression just feels very slightly off. And where Don’t Come Around Here No More and You’re Gonna Get It took the Heartbreakers into new territory in which they planted their flagged and owned the space, I just never feel like their living in the bones of this song, more wearing it like a light fall coat."


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/JnH_3R8G8jU


Here's the live version from the '85 Wiltern Theatre gig that I referenced: https://youtu.be/jY38gv8_1t8


And here's the music video, which I didn't talk about at all. Because, basically, I forgot to! https://youtu.be/dnztiaAilWo


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

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]]> "It has lots of elements that I like but it definitely does feel a little cobbled together at times. The minor key changes and the sometimes awkward chord progression just feels very slightly off. And where Don’t Come Around Here No More and You’re Gonna Get It took the Heartbreakers into new territory in which they planted their flagged and owned the space, I just never feel like their living in the bones of this song, more wearing it like a light fall coat."


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/JnH_3R8G8jU


Here's the live version from the '85 Wiltern Theatre gig that I referenced: https://youtu.be/jY38gv8_1t8


And here's the music video, which I didn't talk about at all. Because, basically, I forgot to! https://youtu.be/dnztiaAilWo


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> A Tribute to Gwen Jones A Tribute to Gwen Jones Sun, 25 Dec 2022 09:00:29 GMT 25:09 63a68e0220b22f0011f126f6 false https://tompettyproject.com/s6e5-a-tribute-to-gwen-jones.php 63a68e0220b22f0011f126f6 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s6e5-a-tribute-to-gwen-jones bonus 6 5 This episode is dedicated to Gwen and to her family, especially her daughter Patricia and her Granddaughter Leila, who she spoke of so fondly and with so much love and pride. It’s also dedicated to the community of decency and love that she built and that will go on in her memory as long as we stand by Gwen’s principles.


My favourite author, Sir Terry Pratchett once wrote the following lines: “No one is dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away, until the clock wound up winds down, until the crop they planted is harvested. The span of someone’s life is only the core of their actual existence.”


It’s now up to us to keep the water rippling, to make sure the clock is always wound, and that we continue to seed the fields with decency, as Gwen taught us, so that the harvest may be reaped  by future generations. In that way, like her beloved Tom Petty, her life will continue to have meaning. And though her light is now dimmed, her legacy will continue to shine brightly in the years to come, because love is always reflected back from the people you send it to. And Gwen radiated enough love to fuel the birth of a new star.


Thanks for your friendship Gwen. I’ll remember you always.


---


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> This episode is dedicated to Gwen and to her family, especially her daughter Patricia and her Granddaughter Leila, who she spoke of so fondly and with so much love and pride. It’s also dedicated to the community of decency and love that she built and that will go on in her memory as long as we stand by Gwen’s principles.


My favourite author, Sir Terry Pratchett once wrote the following lines: “No one is dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away, until the clock wound up winds down, until the crop they planted is harvested. The span of someone’s life is only the core of their actual existence.”


It’s now up to us to keep the water rippling, to make sure the clock is always wound, and that we continue to seed the fields with decency, as Gwen taught us, so that the harvest may be reaped  by future generations. In that way, like her beloved Tom Petty, her life will continue to have meaning. And though her light is now dimmed, her legacy will continue to shine brightly in the years to come, because love is always reflected back from the people you send it to. And Gwen radiated enough love to fuel the birth of a new star.


Thanks for your friendship Gwen. I’ll remember you always.


---


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Southern Accents Southern Accents Wed, 21 Dec 2022 23:39:05 GMT 18:33 63a39914778aae0011d55a41 false https://tompettyproject.com/s6e4-southern-accents.php 63a39914778aae0011d55a41 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s6e4-southern-accents full 6 4 "There’s so little instrumentation to dig into that I was initially thinking that it would be a fairly short episode. But I’ve ended up realizing that the power of this song is in how you connect with it. Yes it’s brilliant in its arrangement and beautifully played, but the emotion of the song is what carries it, along with one of the most perfect vocal performances Tom ever put onto vinyl."


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/po8RCVlQZGc


Here's the live version from the Gainesville concert I mentioned: https://youtu.be/ehPUJKk2_dg


And if you want to check out the crazy long Van Halen podcast Livestream I guested on, you can find that here! https://youtu.be/IqnpNBL_dKs?t=3450


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> "There’s so little instrumentation to dig into that I was initially thinking that it would be a fairly short episode. But I’ve ended up realizing that the power of this song is in how you connect with it. Yes it’s brilliant in its arrangement and beautifully played, but the emotion of the song is what carries it, along with one of the most perfect vocal performances Tom ever put onto vinyl."


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/po8RCVlQZGc


Here's the live version from the Gainesville concert I mentioned: https://youtu.be/ehPUJKk2_dg


And if you want to check out the crazy long Van Halen podcast Livestream I guested on, you can find that here! https://youtu.be/IqnpNBL_dKs?t=3450


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> <![CDATA[Don't Come Around Here No More]]> Wed, 14 Dec 2022 09:00:20 GMT 29:17 639982d4734ea900114aa714 false https://tompettyproject.com/s6e3-dont-come-around-here-no-more.php 639982d4734ea900114aa714 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s6e3-dont-come-around-here-no-more full 6 3 "Who would ever have thought that Dave Stewart’s underwear would be responsible for one of the highlights of one of the most iconic songs of the 80s? ... Yes it doesn’t really “fit” Southern Accents in the original concept that Tom had, but it soars as a piece of music, is elevated in video form, and perfected in one of the most brilliant live arrangements of all time."


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/WldDwR1UTYM


Here's the music video, just in case you've been living under a rock for the last couple of decades or so... https://youtu.be/h0JvF9vpqx8


And here's the incredible live version I talked about at more length in the episode: https://youtu.be/a9jDoXitEO0


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> "Who would ever have thought that Dave Stewart’s underwear would be responsible for one of the highlights of one of the most iconic songs of the 80s? ... Yes it doesn’t really “fit” Southern Accents in the original concept that Tom had, but it soars as a piece of music, is elevated in video form, and perfected in one of the most brilliant live arrangements of all time."


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/WldDwR1UTYM


Here's the music video, just in case you've been living under a rock for the last couple of decades or so... https://youtu.be/h0JvF9vpqx8


And here's the incredible live version I talked about at more length in the episode: https://youtu.be/a9jDoXitEO0


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[It Ain't Nothin' To Me]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2022 09:00:00 GMT 18:25 639034d61a7709001189f75e false https://tompettyproject.com/s6e2-it-aint-nothin-to-me.php 639034d61a7709001189f75e 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s6e2-it-aint-nothin-to-me full 6 2 "It’s another radical left turn for the band sonically and obviously is the first Heartbreakers song to be co-written with someone other than Mike Campbell. The introduction of Dave Stewart into the Heartbreakers tight little circle definitely rocked the boat and was a precursor to the restlessness that culminated in Tom working with Jeff Lynne, thereby capping the first phase of the Tom’s career"


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/MKiaaPd5RLY


And if you want to listen to the live version from Pack up the Plantation, check that out here: https://youtu.be/TS79C1Lw86I


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> "It’s another radical left turn for the band sonically and obviously is the first Heartbreakers song to be co-written with someone other than Mike Campbell. The introduction of Dave Stewart into the Heartbreakers tight little circle definitely rocked the boat and was a precursor to the restlessness that culminated in Tom working with Jeff Lynne, thereby capping the first phase of the Tom’s career"


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/MKiaaPd5RLY


And if you want to listen to the live version from Pack up the Plantation, check that out here: https://youtu.be/TS79C1Lw86I


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Rebels Rebels Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:00:49 GMT 25:05 63870d40e731d100102313e2 false https://tompettyproject.com/s6e1-rebels.php 63870d40e731d100102313e2 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s6e1-rebels full 6 1 "I suspect that it’s the last verse that is appropriated by Confederate sympathizers and used out of context of the rest of the song. The last three lines of this verse though are sheer poetry of the very highest calibre. “I can still feel the eyes of those blue-bellied devil. Yeah when I’m walking ‘round at night through the concrete and metal” And all over the world, there are parochial attitudes like this that like to churn up simmering resentment and use it justify all manner of behaviours."


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/3jBi8XfKzk0


Here's the alternate version, from the "An American Treasure" compilation; https://youtu.be/uh8xy58dOV4


I talked about a live version fro 2014 and you can find that here; https://youtu.be/AmmZ0MQ5I78


And lastly, if you want to hear Tom and Mike Campbell play with JJ Cale, you really should check this out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xp5cqDRDM8


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> "I suspect that it’s the last verse that is appropriated by Confederate sympathizers and used out of context of the rest of the song. The last three lines of this verse though are sheer poetry of the very highest calibre. “I can still feel the eyes of those blue-bellied devil. Yeah when I’m walking ‘round at night through the concrete and metal” And all over the world, there are parochial attitudes like this that like to churn up simmering resentment and use it justify all manner of behaviours."


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/3jBi8XfKzk0


Here's the alternate version, from the "An American Treasure" compilation; https://youtu.be/uh8xy58dOV4


I talked about a live version fro 2014 and you can find that here; https://youtu.be/AmmZ0MQ5I78


And lastly, if you want to hear Tom and Mike Campbell play with JJ Cale, you really should check this out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xp5cqDRDM8


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Long After Dark (with John Paulsen) Long After Dark (with John Paulsen) Wed, 23 Nov 2022 09:00:15 GMT 59:50 637dc1131f9804001186ed32 false https://tompettyproject.com/s5e15-long-after-dark-with-john-paulsen.php 637dc1131f9804001186ed32 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s5e14-long-after-dark-with-john-paulsen full 5 15 In this special episode, Kevin is joined, once again, by co-host John Paulsen. Today's album wrap up episode covers the fifth studio album, Long After Dark. Lots to talk about on this album and a song that both guys picked out as a favourite, with some interesting differences in their alternate track listings. The EPs will be posted this week (Kev is sick and hasn't had a chance to finish all the admin for this ep!) but you can check out John's alternate take here: https://spoti.fi/3XrZIUI Kev's going to put together YouTube playlists also, so that you can listen to the track listings exactly as the two fellas had them!


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Do check out www.4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at https://twitter.com/4for4_John


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> In this special episode, Kevin is joined, once again, by co-host John Paulsen. Today's album wrap up episode covers the fifth studio album, Long After Dark. Lots to talk about on this album and a song that both guys picked out as a favourite, with some interesting differences in their alternate track listings. The EPs will be posted this week (Kev is sick and hasn't had a chance to finish all the admin for this ep!) but you can check out John's alternate take here: https://spoti.fi/3XrZIUI Kev's going to put together YouTube playlists also, so that you can listen to the track listings exactly as the two fellas had them!


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Do check out www.4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at https://twitter.com/4for4_John


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> 10 Questions with Corey Morrissette 10 Questions with Corey Morrissette Sat, 19 Nov 2022 04:00:02 GMT 22:55 63784834a9c70c0011d5d99f true https://tompettyproject.com/s5e14-10-questions-with-corey-morrissette.php 63784834a9c70c0011d5d99f 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s5e14-10-questions-with-corey-morrissette bonus 5 14 This bonus episode is my first "Ten Questions With" feature. I ask my guests ten questions ranging from who their favourite Heartbreaker is other than Tom, to which song would they love to perform onstage with the band. It's always surprising and Corey was fantastic with his answers! Look out for more bonus episodes featuring past guests trickling out over the next few weeks.


Go find Corey on Twitter at @cdmorrissette and check out his shows here:

And The Podcast Will Rock: https://podcastwillrock.com/

Back Tracks: Aerosmith Revisited: @BTAerosmith

Back Tracks: Theme Music: @BTThemeMusic


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> This bonus episode is my first "Ten Questions With" feature. I ask my guests ten questions ranging from who their favourite Heartbreaker is other than Tom, to which song would they love to perform onstage with the band. It's always surprising and Corey was fantastic with his answers! Look out for more bonus episodes featuring past guests trickling out over the next few weeks.


Go find Corey on Twitter at @cdmorrissette and check out his shows here:

And The Podcast Will Rock: https://podcastwillrock.com/

Back Tracks: Aerosmith Revisited: @BTAerosmith

Back Tracks: Theme Music: @BTThemeMusic


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Corey Morrissette Corey Morrissette Wed, 16 Nov 2022 14:15:36 GMT 53:22 6374f0990b405d0011355b17 true https://tompettyproject.com/s5e13-corey-morrissette.php 6374f0990b405d0011355b17 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s5e13-corey-morrissette full 5 13 Today's episode is a fan chat I had with one of the best indie podcasters, and all round genuinely nice fella, Corey Morrissette. Yes, that's spelled correctly, Alanis doesn't spell her name properly! Corey is the host of the superb podcasts And The Podcast Will Rock (dedicated to breaking down the catalogue of Van Halen with his brilliant co-host Mark Camire), Back Tracks: Aerosmith Revisited (with the ever-sardonic John Mariano) and Back Tracks: Theme Music (again with JM). I'm a huge fan (and have listened to every episode of) the first two shows and have begun catching up on the latter and I can tell you, hand on heart, that Corey is a superb host, producer, and creative brain. He also happens to be a big Tom Petty fan, which of course is why I wanted him on the show. As a warning, there is some profanity in this episode, but it's not vulgar or gratuitous.


Go find Corey on Twitter at @cdmorrissette and check out his shows here:

And The Podcast Will Rock: https://podcastwillrock.com/

Back Tracks: Aerosmith Revisited: @BTAerosmith

Back Tracks: Theme Music: @BTThemeMusic


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Today's episode is a fan chat I had with one of the best indie podcasters, and all round genuinely nice fella, Corey Morrissette. Yes, that's spelled correctly, Alanis doesn't spell her name properly! Corey is the host of the superb podcasts And The Podcast Will Rock (dedicated to breaking down the catalogue of Van Halen with his brilliant co-host Mark Camire), Back Tracks: Aerosmith Revisited (with the ever-sardonic John Mariano) and Back Tracks: Theme Music (again with JM). I'm a huge fan (and have listened to every episode of) the first two shows and have begun catching up on the latter and I can tell you, hand on heart, that Corey is a superb host, producer, and creative brain. He also happens to be a big Tom Petty fan, which of course is why I wanted him on the show. As a warning, there is some profanity in this episode, but it's not vulgar or gratuitous.


Go find Corey on Twitter at @cdmorrissette and check out his shows here:

And The Podcast Will Rock: https://podcastwillrock.com/

Back Tracks: Aerosmith Revisited: @BTAerosmith

Back Tracks: Theme Music: @BTThemeMusic


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> A Wasted Life A Wasted Life Wed, 09 Nov 2022 09:00:58 GMT 15:22 636b45b8c5bfa90012cf67da false https://tompettyproject.com/s5e12-a-wasted-life.php 636b45b8c5bfa90012cf67da 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s5e12-a-wasted-life full 5 12 "Completing the -Iovine Trilogy-, Long After Dark closes in a similar way to Hard Promises before it and Damn The Torpedoes before that. All three songs drop the tempo on each successive album but all three are more “mood”-oriented rather than really hanging on any of the band member’s virtuosity. I actually think this one might be the pick of the three closers. I would say that Louisiana Rain is probably a quote unquote better song, but this one feels just absolutely right closing out this at times dark, at times confessional album. It leads you gently off side two with a clear heart and a clear mind."


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/ZxLBUJHVdWk


If you want to hear the live (bootleg) version I referenced, check that out here: https://youtu.be/A0vfH_x-KJ8


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> "Completing the -Iovine Trilogy-, Long After Dark closes in a similar way to Hard Promises before it and Damn The Torpedoes before that. All three songs drop the tempo on each successive album but all three are more “mood”-oriented rather than really hanging on any of the band member’s virtuosity. I actually think this one might be the pick of the three closers. I would say that Louisiana Rain is probably a quote unquote better song, but this one feels just absolutely right closing out this at times dark, at times confessional album. It leads you gently off side two with a clear heart and a clear mind."


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/ZxLBUJHVdWk


If you want to hear the live (bootleg) version I referenced, check that out here: https://youtu.be/A0vfH_x-KJ8


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Between Two Worlds Between Two Worlds Wed, 02 Nov 2022 09:00:30 GMT 16:39 636200ee544aa30011225660 false https://tompettyproject.com/s5e11-between-two-worlds.php 636200ee544aa30011225660 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s5e11-between-two-worlds full 5 11 "I’ve made no bones about the fact that I think Long After Dark is a better album than it often gets credit for and I think this is a deep cut that can have a tendency to be overlooked. Just a good groove, a great riff and given it was basically recorded live, a shining example of why this group of musicians formed such a brilliant band that was so much more than the sum of its already impressive parts."


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/4y3YGUy_KFQ


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> "I’ve made no bones about the fact that I think Long After Dark is a better album than it often gets credit for and I think this is a deep cut that can have a tendency to be overlooked. Just a good groove, a great riff and given it was basically recorded live, a shining example of why this group of musicians formed such a brilliant band that was so much more than the sum of its already impressive parts."


Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/4y3YGUy_KFQ


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> The Same Old You The Same Old You Wed, 26 Oct 2022 09:00:55 GMT 16:07 6358d6801151b80011455520 false https://tompettyproject.com/s5e10-the-same-old-you.php 6358d6801151b80011455520 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s5e10-the-same-old-you full 5 10 "The song opens with Mike’s crunchy blues riff and some percussion in the background, most likely a woodblock. One thing that’s slightly surprising is that it’s in C. Most blues riffs are in G or E as they’re way easier to play on guitar, but hey, this is Mike Campbell!"


Today's episode is dedicated to the greasy, the sleazy, the Stonesy track from side two of Long After Dark; The Same Old You.


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/lGPxPxO111c


Check out the live bootleg version here: https://youtu.be/zJIAgVVV0q0


You can also check out Robert Deyber's exceptional artistry here: https://www.robertdeyber.com/


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> "The song opens with Mike’s crunchy blues riff and some percussion in the background, most likely a woodblock. One thing that’s slightly surprising is that it’s in C. Most blues riffs are in G or E as they’re way easier to play on guitar, but hey, this is Mike Campbell!"


Today's episode is dedicated to the greasy, the sleazy, the Stonesy track from side two of Long After Dark; The Same Old You.


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/lGPxPxO111c


Check out the live bootleg version here: https://youtu.be/zJIAgVVV0q0


You can also check out Robert Deyber's exceptional artistry here: https://www.robertdeyber.com/


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Straight Into Darkness Straight Into Darkness Wed, 19 Oct 2022 09:00:07 GMT 19:23 634f9fc874e37b0012852df9 false https://tompettyproject.com/s5e9-straight-into-darkness.php 634f9fc874e37b0012852df9 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s5e9-straight-into-darkness full 5 9 "Tom tells Paul Zollo that “Sometimes it takes a lot of work. Sometimes the songs won’t reveal themselves to you until you find the right sound and the right recording of it. And this one was like that. You couldn’t really get everybody grooving the same way until we went over to the piano, and then everybody instinctually found what to play. But that’s part of working with a group.”


Today's episode is dedicated to the sublimely brilliant Straight Into Darkness; track two from side two of Long After Dark.


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/RyPeUV9-po8


Check out the Live Anthology version here: https://youtu.be/GDzgR8q7yoc


I mentioned a distinct similarity to King of Pain by The Police, which you can listen to here: https://youtu.be/tFN5DveQH0o


Do follow Megan on social media and go check out her website: http://www.meganvolpert.com and you can find her book for sale here: https://bit.ly/3BgUUav (OFFER CODE 08STRAIGHT) or here: https://amzn.to/3L227Q8


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> "Tom tells Paul Zollo that “Sometimes it takes a lot of work. Sometimes the songs won’t reveal themselves to you until you find the right sound and the right recording of it. And this one was like that. You couldn’t really get everybody grooving the same way until we went over to the piano, and then everybody instinctually found what to play. But that’s part of working with a group.”


Today's episode is dedicated to the sublimely brilliant Straight Into Darkness; track two from side two of Long After Dark.


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/RyPeUV9-po8


Check out the Live Anthology version here: https://youtu.be/GDzgR8q7yoc


I mentioned a distinct similarity to King of Pain by The Police, which you can listen to here: https://youtu.be/tFN5DveQH0o


Do follow Megan on social media and go check out her website: http://www.meganvolpert.com and you can find her book for sale here: https://bit.ly/3BgUUav (OFFER CODE 08STRAIGHT) or here: https://amzn.to/3L227Q8


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> We Stand a Chance We Stand a Chance Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:00:57 GMT 16:29 6345f2e6d950350012ca1910 false http://tompettyproject.com/s5e8-we-stand-a-chance.php 6345f2e6d950350012ca1910 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s5e8-we-stand-a-chance full 5 8 "We Stand a Chance is a fantastic way to open the second side of an album. Tom and the boys had a knack for starting side two strong. I Need to Know, Don’t Do Me Like That were side two openers and hey, those are pretty great songs! There’s more than enough going on here to make me really curious why this was never dusted off for a few outings on tour".


Today, we’re talking about the first track on side two of the Heartbreakers fifth studio release; We Stand a Chance


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/6sMoU5esYcc


And here's the cover version by Darlene Love: https://youtu.be/EL-up2wPnjk


If you want to listen to the songs John played on his Last DJ spot, but don't have SiriusXM, I've created a playlist for you. You can find that here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9JRklgBG7NwUJ4wM5_Zbv3cZYSUqDW07


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> "We Stand a Chance is a fantastic way to open the second side of an album. Tom and the boys had a knack for starting side two strong. I Need to Know, Don’t Do Me Like That were side two openers and hey, those are pretty great songs! There’s more than enough going on here to make me really curious why this was never dusted off for a few outings on tour".


Today, we’re talking about the first track on side two of the Heartbreakers fifth studio release; We Stand a Chance


You can listen to the song here: https://youtu.be/6sMoU5esYcc


And here's the cover version by Darlene Love: https://youtu.be/EL-up2wPnjk


If you want to listen to the songs John played on his Last DJ spot, but don't have SiriusXM, I've created a playlist for you. You can find that here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9JRklgBG7NwUJ4wM5_Zbv3cZYSUqDW07


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Dan Spiess Dan Spiess Wed, 05 Oct 2022 09:00:04 GMT 1:04:03 633d15ecabca4d0011b67207 false http://tompettyproject.com/s5e7-dan-spiess.php 633d15ecabca4d0011b67207 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s5e7-dan-spiess full 5 7 This week's episode is my wonderful conversation with Dan Spiess. Dan is the Producer the Tom Petty Weekend, which has run in 2018, 2019, and again this year (and has its origins in an impromptue tribute show in 2017). Dan was very kind to spend a couple of hours online with me and share his experience of Gainesville and most importantly, the details of how this year's festival came together and what Tom Petty fans can expect.


Dan also gave me an overview of his long term goal of creating a truly authentic Tom Petty experience in Gainesville in the same way that the city of Liverpool have honoured their favourite sons by building tourism around the landmarks and events that defined the Fab Four's career. It's an ambitious plan, but it will be fantastic if he pulls it off. With Dan's dedication and energy, I wouldn't rule that out!!!!!


If you're attending this year's event and see Dan around, go shake his hand and thank him for giving so much of his time to make sure this event is the colossal success it is sure to be.


If you're still looking for tickets or information about the event, please visit the Tom Petty Weekend website here: http://www.tompettyweekend.com


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> This week's episode is my wonderful conversation with Dan Spiess. Dan is the Producer the Tom Petty Weekend, which has run in 2018, 2019, and again this year (and has its origins in an impromptue tribute show in 2017). Dan was very kind to spend a couple of hours online with me and share his experience of Gainesville and most importantly, the details of how this year's festival came together and what Tom Petty fans can expect.


Dan also gave me an overview of his long term goal of creating a truly authentic Tom Petty experience in Gainesville in the same way that the city of Liverpool have honoured their favourite sons by building tourism around the landmarks and events that defined the Fab Four's career. It's an ambitious plan, but it will be fantastic if he pulls it off. With Dan's dedication and energy, I wouldn't rule that out!!!!!


If you're attending this year's event and see Dan around, go shake his hand and thank him for giving so much of his time to make sure this event is the colossal success it is sure to be.


If you're still looking for tickets or information about the event, please visit the Tom Petty Weekend website here: http://www.tompettyweekend.com


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Finding Out Finding Out Wed, 28 Sep 2022 09:00:00 GMT 13:41 6333cd0ecce1250013c64d63 false http://tompettyproject.com/s5e6-finding-out.php 6333cd0ecce1250013c64d63 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s5e6-finding-out full 5 6 There’s also another one of Tom’s clever lyrical twists in this one, in that first verse, when he sings “I must be looking over something” rather than “overlooking something”. A simple little bit of wordplay that subtly changes the impact of the line and changes the cadence of how it bounces along. Overall though, it’s definitely a hopeful, positive song and resolves in the bridge with the line “You have pulled me from this river of loneliness”


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/IljIy5lP0R4


You can check out the live performance on the French show Houba Houba here: https://youtu.be/_cwgzXXwTyo


And finally, I found an immaculate lockdown cover by The Refugees, a Tom Petty tribute from the Bay Area. Give it a listen: https://youtu.be/lqGH6oOLLfg


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> There’s also another one of Tom’s clever lyrical twists in this one, in that first verse, when he sings “I must be looking over something” rather than “overlooking something”. A simple little bit of wordplay that subtly changes the impact of the line and changes the cadence of how it bounces along. Overall though, it’s definitely a hopeful, positive song and resolves in the bridge with the line “You have pulled me from this river of loneliness”


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/IljIy5lP0R4


You can check out the live performance on the French show Houba Houba here: https://youtu.be/_cwgzXXwTyo


And finally, I found an immaculate lockdown cover by The Refugees, a Tom Petty tribute from the Bay Area. Give it a listen: https://youtu.be/lqGH6oOLLfg


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Change Of Heart Change Of Heart Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:00:37 GMT 17:22 632ab40ed7927f00139df7aa false http://tompettyproject.com/s5e5-change-of-heart.php 632ab40ed7927f00139df7aa 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s5e5-change-of-heart full 5 5 Tom tells Paul Zollo that it’s “Not one of my great songs. But it’s a good rock song.” I think that simple doesn’t necessarily mean "not great". The beauty of this song is at least partially down to the economy of it: Let the riff drive the melody. Let the rhythm section keep the tempo high and danceable, and let the lyrics tell a story of disenfranchisement and loneliness. Today’s episode looks at Change of Heart, which is the fourth track from the album we’re currently listening to; Long After Dark.


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/d6tOlI2hqMM


If you want to hear the ELO track, Do Ya, that Tom talked about as being the inspiration for this song, you can check that out here: https://youtu.be/piBQ0aRDarM


I also found a video of a fourteen year old Jake Thistle singing this song and really enjoyed his youthful exuberance. Even at 14 you can see the massive talent and love of the music that he has. https://youtu.be/RqhQXTAcf_A


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Tom tells Paul Zollo that it’s “Not one of my great songs. But it’s a good rock song.” I think that simple doesn’t necessarily mean "not great". The beauty of this song is at least partially down to the economy of it: Let the riff drive the melody. Let the rhythm section keep the tempo high and danceable, and let the lyrics tell a story of disenfranchisement and loneliness. Today’s episode looks at Change of Heart, which is the fourth track from the album we’re currently listening to; Long After Dark.


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/d6tOlI2hqMM


If you want to hear the ELO track, Do Ya, that Tom talked about as being the inspiration for this song, you can check that out here: https://youtu.be/piBQ0aRDarM


I also found a video of a fourteen year old Jake Thistle singing this song and really enjoyed his youthful exuberance. Even at 14 you can see the massive talent and love of the music that he has. https://youtu.be/RqhQXTAcf_A


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Deliver me Deliver me Wed, 14 Sep 2022 09:00:32 GMT 17:48 63217e9a35ce9e001224c371 false http://tompettyproject.com 63217e9a35ce9e001224c371 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s5e4-deliver-me full 5 4 "It’s one of those sneaky Tom Petty tracks that really burrows its way into your brain and sits there playing itself in the back of your mind. It definitely follows a trusted template and because of that I think it might be slightly overlooked in the catalog." Today’s episode looks at the third track from Long After Dark; Deliver Me.


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/4sXP17MbvBQ


If you want to hear Tom singing on the Joni Mitchell song from last week's Petty Trivia, check that out here: https://youtu.be/_RMOct08pGY


And if you wanna watch Billy Idol rock out to "To Be a Lover", check this one out! https://youtu.be/q9g6U7iV_is


Oh and go check out the new merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-tom-petty-project


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> "It’s one of those sneaky Tom Petty tracks that really burrows its way into your brain and sits there playing itself in the back of your mind. It definitely follows a trusted template and because of that I think it might be slightly overlooked in the catalog." Today’s episode looks at the third track from Long After Dark; Deliver Me.


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/4sXP17MbvBQ


If you want to hear Tom singing on the Joni Mitchell song from last week's Petty Trivia, check that out here: https://youtu.be/_RMOct08pGY


And if you wanna watch Billy Idol rock out to "To Be a Lover", check this one out! https://youtu.be/q9g6U7iV_is


Oh and go check out the new merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-tom-petty-project


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Megan Volpert Megan Volpert Wed, 07 Sep 2022 22:00:16 GMT 1:27:18 6319146f6bf4ff00147aae8d true http://tompettyproject.com/s5e3-megan-volpert.php 6319146f6bf4ff00147aae8d 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s5e3-megan-volpert full 5 3 Hello you lot! I mentioned on social media that this episode would be slightly delayed and that turns out to be correct, but thankfully I’m still getting it posted up on a Wednesday for you!

I switched gears a little and decided to publish a conversation I had last week with Megan Volpert, whose new book, Straight Into Darkness, Tom Petty as Rock Mystic is available right now at fine retailers everywhere as well as online.


You can find her book here (use 08STRAIGHT to receive a 30% discount!): https://ugapress.org/book/9780820362465/straight-into-darkness/

and here

https://www.amazon.ca/Straight-Into-Darkness-Petty-Mystic/dp/0820362468/


Follow Megan on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @MeganVolpert and do check out her extensive body of work on her website at www.meganvolpert.com


Also, check out the excellent arricle, which we talked a little about, that she wrote shortly after Tom's death in 2017: https://www.popmatters.com/tom-petty-life-lessons-from-hardcore-pettyhead-2495376449.html


WARNING: There are one or two instances of profanity in this episode.


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Hello you lot! I mentioned on social media that this episode would be slightly delayed and that turns out to be correct, but thankfully I’m still getting it posted up on a Wednesday for you!

I switched gears a little and decided to publish a conversation I had last week with Megan Volpert, whose new book, Straight Into Darkness, Tom Petty as Rock Mystic is available right now at fine retailers everywhere as well as online.


You can find her book here (use 08STRAIGHT to receive a 30% discount!): https://ugapress.org/book/9780820362465/straight-into-darkness/

and here

https://www.amazon.ca/Straight-Into-Darkness-Petty-Mystic/dp/0820362468/


Follow Megan on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook @MeganVolpert and do check out her extensive body of work on her website at www.meganvolpert.com


Also, check out the excellent arricle, which we talked a little about, that she wrote shortly after Tom's death in 2017: https://www.popmatters.com/tom-petty-life-lessons-from-hardcore-pettyhead-2495376449.html


WARNING: There are one or two instances of profanity in this episode.


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> You Got Lucky You Got Lucky Wed, 31 Aug 2022 09:00:52 GMT 18:36 630effa0773caa00145fba6f false http://tompettyproject.com 630effa0773caa00145fba6f 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s5e2-you-got-lucky full 5 2 When I think about the arrangement of this song, with the synths leading, Mike filling in those gaps with artfully placed licks, and Tom soulfully ripping his heart out for the audience, I think he’s dead on with that assessment. Today’s episode looks at the second track from Long After Dark, You Got Lucky.


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/_QZixvUjNH4


If you haven't seen the fantastic video for this track (living under a rock???) check it out here: https://youtu.be/mtLpZWNyM0I


If you want to hear live cut that I talked about in the episode, you can check that out here: https://youtu.be/sg7IuLjdO0Q


I also found a couple of really cool live versions by other people. One you might expect and one you probanly wouldn't. This one is by Blackberry Smoke, who have covered a few Tom Petty tracks on their YouTube channel. This version features Amanda Shires on violin and harmony vocals: https://youtu.be/td8To6gb3qA. This version is by Slipknot screamer and Stone Sour vocalist Corey Taylor and is refreshingly brilliant: https://youtu.be/EgGkgyeZF-4


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> When I think about the arrangement of this song, with the synths leading, Mike filling in those gaps with artfully placed licks, and Tom soulfully ripping his heart out for the audience, I think he’s dead on with that assessment. Today’s episode looks at the second track from Long After Dark, You Got Lucky.


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/_QZixvUjNH4


If you haven't seen the fantastic video for this track (living under a rock???) check it out here: https://youtu.be/mtLpZWNyM0I


If you want to hear live cut that I talked about in the episode, you can check that out here: https://youtu.be/sg7IuLjdO0Q


I also found a couple of really cool live versions by other people. One you might expect and one you probanly wouldn't. This one is by Blackberry Smoke, who have covered a few Tom Petty tracks on their YouTube channel. This version features Amanda Shires on violin and harmony vocals: https://youtu.be/td8To6gb3qA. This version is by Slipknot screamer and Stone Sour vocalist Corey Taylor and is refreshingly brilliant: https://youtu.be/EgGkgyeZF-4


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> A One Story Town A One Story Town Wed, 24 Aug 2022 09:00:42 GMT 15:45 6305c11b6a134d0014e59352 false http://www.tompettyproject.com 6305c11b6a134d0014e59352 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s5e1-a-one-story-town full 5 1 Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, my fine friends. Welcome to the first episode of the fifth season of the Tom Petty Project Podcast! I am your host, Kevin Brown. This is the podcast that digs into the entire Tom Petty catalog song by song, album by album and includes conversations with musicians, fans, and people connected with Tom along the way. The first song we’re digging into is the lead track from the album, A One Story Town. If you’re new to the podcast, first of all I’m glad you found it and really hope you enjoy it.


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/7s1lx39sTxA


If you want to hear liive cut that I talked about in the episode, you can check that out here: https://youtu.be/97mYaU4akVE


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, my fine friends. Welcome to the first episode of the fifth season of the Tom Petty Project Podcast! I am your host, Kevin Brown. This is the podcast that digs into the entire Tom Petty catalog song by song, album by album and includes conversations with musicians, fans, and people connected with Tom along the way. The first song we’re digging into is the lead track from the album, A One Story Town. If you’re new to the podcast, first of all I’m glad you found it and really hope you enjoy it.


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/7s1lx39sTxA


If you want to hear liive cut that I talked about in the episode, you can check that out here: https://youtu.be/97mYaU4akVE


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Jeff Slate Jeff Slate Wed, 17 Aug 2022 09:00:00 GMT 1:17:05 62fc973cbca23500123b59b2 true https://www.tompettyproject.com 62fc973cbca23500123b59b2 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s4e13-jeff-slate full 4 13 Today’s episode is the incredibly fun and wide-ranging conversation I had with Jeff Slate. Jeff is an ASCAP-award-winning singer songwriter from New York City who has fronted several bands including the 80’s mod punk band the Mindless Thinkers, has worked with musicians such as Earl Slick and Carlos Alomar, has opened for Sheryl Crow, toured Europe and has released numerous albums and singles both as part of different bands and as a solo artist. He’s also a prolific journalist, writing for publications such as Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, and Esquire and has interviewed or written about artists as varied as Bob Dylan, Bob Geldof, David Bowie, Willie Nelson, and of course Tom Petty.


You can find Jeff's tour dates, his music, and tons more information about the incredible body of work he's put together over the last few decades here! https://jeffslatehq.com/


Check out Jeff sitting down with his frequent collaborator, Earl Slick, and Heartbreaker Ron Blair to promote the 2019 Tom Petty All Star Weekend too: https://youtu.be/gyOxdQ0ATRc


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Today’s episode is the incredibly fun and wide-ranging conversation I had with Jeff Slate. Jeff is an ASCAP-award-winning singer songwriter from New York City who has fronted several bands including the 80’s mod punk band the Mindless Thinkers, has worked with musicians such as Earl Slick and Carlos Alomar, has opened for Sheryl Crow, toured Europe and has released numerous albums and singles both as part of different bands and as a solo artist. He’s also a prolific journalist, writing for publications such as Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, and Esquire and has interviewed or written about artists as varied as Bob Dylan, Bob Geldof, David Bowie, Willie Nelson, and of course Tom Petty.


You can find Jeff's tour dates, his music, and tons more information about the incredible body of work he's put together over the last few decades here! https://jeffslatehq.com/


Check out Jeff sitting down with his frequent collaborator, Earl Slick, and Heartbreaker Ron Blair to promote the 2019 Tom Petty All Star Weekend too: https://youtu.be/gyOxdQ0ATRc


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Hard Promises Hard Promises Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:00:07 GMT 45:31 62f298b5ea02f300127151d6 false http://www.tompettyproject.com 62f298b5ea02f300127151d6 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s4e12-hard-promises full 4 12 In this special episode, Kevin is joined, once again, by co-host John Paulsen. Today's album wrap up episode covers the Heartbreakers' fourth album, Hard Promises.


In the episode, the guys both picked their top three songs from the album and both (once again) picked the two heavyweight tracks from the album, but different third tracks. You can find a combined "EP" on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/3QOgSI3. As with the other album wrap episodes, the boys chatted about the track listing and agreed it was pretty damned tight. Based on that conversation though, here is an alternate track listing which brings in Stop Draggin My Heart Around and adds it to the mix: https://spoti.fi/3dbIbND


If you want to check out Gator on the Lawn (the B-side to the single release of A Woman In Love) you can find that here: https://youtu.be/ZABzLa2WRf4


If you want to listen to the "demo" version of Stop Draggin My Heart Around, without Stevie's vocal, you can find that one here: https://youtu.be/64W5IYuL1Is


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Do check out www.4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at https://twitter.com/4for4_John


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> In this special episode, Kevin is joined, once again, by co-host John Paulsen. Today's album wrap up episode covers the Heartbreakers' fourth album, Hard Promises.


In the episode, the guys both picked their top three songs from the album and both (once again) picked the two heavyweight tracks from the album, but different third tracks. You can find a combined "EP" on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/3QOgSI3. As with the other album wrap episodes, the boys chatted about the track listing and agreed it was pretty damned tight. Based on that conversation though, here is an alternate track listing which brings in Stop Draggin My Heart Around and adds it to the mix: https://spoti.fi/3dbIbND


If you want to check out Gator on the Lawn (the B-side to the single release of A Woman In Love) you can find that here: https://youtu.be/ZABzLa2WRf4


If you want to listen to the "demo" version of Stop Draggin My Heart Around, without Stevie's vocal, you can find that one here: https://youtu.be/64W5IYuL1Is


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Do check out www.4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at https://twitter.com/4for4_John


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Janet Lovell Janet Lovell Wed, 03 Aug 2022 09:00:00 GMT 59:54 62ea22f16718f000126b4885 false http://www.tompettyproject.com 62ea22f16718f000126b4885 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s4e11-janet-lovell full 4 11 Today’s episode is a fantastic conversation I had with Janet Lovell back in early July. Janet will be well known to members of the Tom Petty Nation and it was great to spend a couple of hours in her (virtual) company and geek out over Tom and his music.


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Today’s episode is a fantastic conversation I had with Janet Lovell back in early July. Janet will be well known to members of the Tom Petty Nation and it was great to spend a couple of hours in her (virtual) company and geek out over Tom and his music.


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> You Can Still Change Your Mind You Can Still Change Your Mind Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:00:31 GMT 14:32 62e081180da7df0012783a58 false http://www.tompettyproject.com 62e081180da7df0012783a58 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s4e10-you-can-still-change-your-mind full 4 10 Hello my fine friends! Today we're taking about the final track from 1981's Hard Promises, the beautiful You Can Still Change Your Mind.


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/k5XHrJ1A0WI


If you want to hear the 2018 remastered version that was included on the An American Treasure compilation, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/HNY2W54_QG8


And if you want to hear Benmont's wonderful stripped back piano version, go check it out here: https://youtu.be/gXEq9TDuS_Y


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Hello my fine friends! Today we're taking about the final track from 1981's Hard Promises, the beautiful You Can Still Change Your Mind.


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/k5XHrJ1A0WI


If you want to hear the 2018 remastered version that was included on the An American Treasure compilation, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/HNY2W54_QG8


And if you want to hear Benmont's wonderful stripped back piano version, go check it out here: https://youtu.be/gXEq9TDuS_Y


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> The Criminal Kind The Criminal Kind Wed, 20 Jul 2022 09:00:33 GMT 12:50 62d7ab9d9be36c0013b0a23a false http://www.tompettyproject.com 62d7ab9d9be36c0013b0a23a 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s4e9-the-criminal-kind full 4 9 Hello my fine friends! Today we're taking about the penultimate track from Hard Promises, The Criminal Kind.


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/qWjN4VVVxx4


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Hello my fine friends! Today we're taking about the penultimate track from Hard Promises, The Criminal Kind.


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/qWjN4VVVxx4


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


The Tom Petty Project is a proud member of The Deep Dive Podcast Network, which you can find on Twitter: https://twitter.com/deepdivepodnet


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Insider Insider Wed, 13 Jul 2022 09:00:19 GMT 18:37 62ce6dc8fd7f160013fae16a false http://www.tompettyproject.com 62ce6dc8fd7f160013fae16a 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s4e8-insider full 4 8 Hello my fine friends! Today we're taking about the best song any band never released as a single; Insider.


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/x7bjXWzms5I


If you want to watch Tom play Insider on acoustic for the Heartbreakers, check out this great clip: https://youtu.be/JXaKYn8qHEQ?t=96


If you want to watch Tom and Stevie perform the song live at the 30th anniversary show that was included as part of the Runnin Down a Dream documentary, go check it out here: https://youtu.be/FvV5C24PC9M


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Hello my fine friends! Today we're taking about the best song any band never released as a single; Insider.


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/x7bjXWzms5I


If you want to watch Tom play Insider on acoustic for the Heartbreakers, check out this great clip: https://youtu.be/JXaKYn8qHEQ?t=96


If you want to watch Tom and Stevie perform the song live at the 30th anniversary show that was included as part of the Runnin Down a Dream documentary, go check it out here: https://youtu.be/FvV5C24PC9M


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> A Thing About You A Thing About You Wed, 06 Jul 2022 08:30:40 GMT 16:18 62c54830c9aab80014fdc169 false https://shows.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project/episodes/s4e7-a-thing-about-you 62c54830c9aab80014fdc169 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s4e7-a-thing-about-you full 4 7 Hello my fine friends! Today we're continuing with side two of Hard Promises by talking about the second track from this side of the album, A Thing About You.


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/_ZquPbwmDa4


I mentioned a great live version of this track where you can see the on-stage interaction between Mike and Tom. You can watch that here: https://youtu.be/I9ldwvMqHHg


And if you want to watch a fresh-faced Jake Thistle perform this song as part of Tom's 70th Birthday virtual bash, check this out! https://youtu.be/35oJFE4KoQc


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Hello my fine friends! Today we're continuing with side two of Hard Promises by talking about the second track from this side of the album, A Thing About You.


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/_ZquPbwmDa4


I mentioned a great live version of this track where you can see the on-stage interaction between Mike and Tom. You can watch that here: https://youtu.be/I9ldwvMqHHg


And if you want to watch a fresh-faced Jake Thistle perform this song as part of Tom's 70th Birthday virtual bash, check this out! https://youtu.be/35oJFE4KoQc


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Letting You Go Letting You Go Wed, 29 Jun 2022 09:00:40 GMT 14:24 62bb629dc291b50013b30a5c false http://www.tompettyproject.com 62bb629dc291b50013b30a5c 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s4e6-letting-you-go full 4 6 Hello my fine friends! Today we're getting back into Hard Promises by talking about the wonderful second track from side two of the album, Letting You Go.


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/UzIG1KYBTDs


If you want to see Tom laying down his actual vocals, check out this clip from the 1993 "Back Home" documentary: https://youtu.be/JXaKYn8qHEQ


If you're also a Bowie fan, please go check out the episode I guested on from the Honest and Unmerciful podcast: https://spoti.fi/3Ou8tsm


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Hello my fine friends! Today we're getting back into Hard Promises by talking about the wonderful second track from side two of the album, Letting You Go.


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/UzIG1KYBTDs


If you want to see Tom laying down his actual vocals, check out this clip from the 1993 "Back Home" documentary: https://youtu.be/JXaKYn8qHEQ


If you're also a Bowie fan, please go check out the episode I guested on from the Honest and Unmerciful podcast: https://spoti.fi/3Ou8tsm


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[You're Gonna Get It! (with John Paulsen)]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2022 09:00:07 GMT 35:49 62b29bc89f35d0001490ac0a false http://www.tompettyproject.com 62b29bc89f35d0001490ac0a 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 youre-gonna-get-it-with-john-paulsen full 2 15 In this special episode, Kevin is joined, once again, by co-host John Paulsen. Today's album wrap up episode covers Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' second album, You're Gonna Get It!.


In the episode, the guys both picked their top three songs from the album and both (once again) picked the two heavyweight tracks from the album, but different third tracks. You can find combined "EP" on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/3HGMUCa. As with the other album wrap episodes, both Kevin and John also suggested an alternate track listing to the album. You can find John's playlist here; https://spoti.fi/3ufL9qn, and Kevin's here; https://spoti.fi/3HPwCHq


(Apologies for the quality of my sound again in this one, my recording went through my webcam mic rather than my studio mic unfortunately!)


If you want to check out the live version of No Second Thoughts that the guys talked about, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/T483OoprENY. To listen to Kevin's fan-edit version of Dog on the Run, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/VM1gcZOx6Zw and you can find the original here: https://youtu.be/3KaZBwsSLqE


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Do check out www.4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at https://twitter.com/4for4_John


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> In this special episode, Kevin is joined, once again, by co-host John Paulsen. Today's album wrap up episode covers Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' second album, You're Gonna Get It!.


In the episode, the guys both picked their top three songs from the album and both (once again) picked the two heavyweight tracks from the album, but different third tracks. You can find combined "EP" on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/3HGMUCa. As with the other album wrap episodes, both Kevin and John also suggested an alternate track listing to the album. You can find John's playlist here; https://spoti.fi/3ufL9qn, and Kevin's here; https://spoti.fi/3HPwCHq


(Apologies for the quality of my sound again in this one, my recording went through my webcam mic rather than my studio mic unfortunately!)


If you want to check out the live version of No Second Thoughts that the guys talked about, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/T483OoprENY. To listen to Kevin's fan-edit version of Dog on the Run, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/VM1gcZOx6Zw and you can find the original here: https://youtu.be/3KaZBwsSLqE


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Do check out www.4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at https://twitter.com/4for4_John


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (with John Paulsen) Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (with John Paulsen) Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:00:45 GMT 33:05 62a9716943505000133a71e5 false http://www.tompettyproject.com 62a9716943505000133a71e5 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers-with-john-paulsen full 1 15 In this special episode, Kevin is joined, once again, by co-host John Paulsen. Today's album wrap up episode covers 1976's debut album, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.


In the episode, the guys both picked their top three songs from the album and both picked the two heavyweight tracks from the album, but different third tracks. You can find combined "EP" on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/3xRybkx. As with the Damn The Torpedoes episode, both Kevin and John also suggested an alternate track listing to the album. You can find John's playlist here; https://spoti.fi/3xS19Rq, and Kevin's here; https://spoti.fi/3xQ6gBt


(Apologies for the quality of my sound in this one, my recording went through my webcam mic rather than my studio mic unfortunately!)


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Do check out www.4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at https://twitter.com/4for4_John


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> In this special episode, Kevin is joined, once again, by co-host John Paulsen. Today's album wrap up episode covers 1976's debut album, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.


In the episode, the guys both picked their top three songs from the album and both picked the two heavyweight tracks from the album, but different third tracks. You can find combined "EP" on Spotify here: https://spoti.fi/3xRybkx. As with the Damn The Torpedoes episode, both Kevin and John also suggested an alternate track listing to the album. You can find John's playlist here; https://spoti.fi/3xS19Rq, and Kevin's here; https://spoti.fi/3xQ6gBt


(Apologies for the quality of my sound in this one, my recording went through my webcam mic rather than my studio mic unfortunately!)


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Do check out www.4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at https://twitter.com/4for4_John


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:


Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/


Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Kings Road Kings Road Wed, 08 Jun 2022 09:00:00 GMT 20:16 62a05502dc82410012db2eec false http://www.tompettyproject.com 62a05502dc82410012db2eec 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s4e5-kings-road full 4 5 Hello my fine friends! I spent a lot of time in my formative early 20s on the Kings Road in Chelsea/Fulham so this was a fun episode to record. I hope you'll forgive a little overindulgance on my part in giving you some personal background. Don't worry, there's still plenty of deep diving into the song!


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/f8nAdQQTJkM


I talked about the live version from 1982 US Festival and you can find that version here: https://youtu.be/hBrA4b-MXtY


For the live version that was included on the "An American Treasure" compilation, go here! https://youtu.be/QwFS_KJKuG8


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Hello my fine friends! I spent a lot of time in my formative early 20s on the Kings Road in Chelsea/Fulham so this was a fun episode to record. I hope you'll forgive a little overindulgance on my part in giving you some personal background. Don't worry, there's still plenty of deep diving into the song!


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/f8nAdQQTJkM


I talked about the live version from 1982 US Festival and you can find that version here: https://youtu.be/hBrA4b-MXtY


For the live version that was included on the "An American Treasure" compilation, go here! https://youtu.be/QwFS_KJKuG8


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Something Big Something Big Wed, 01 Jun 2022 09:00:00 GMT 15:47 629707d1d26c8a001361115d false http://www.tompettyproject.com 629707d1d26c8a001361115d 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s4e4-something-big full 4 4 Hello my fine friends! I hope you're ready for Something Big. I love this song and it's one I've really been looking forward to digging into. I wanted again to wish a very happy birthday to the founder and guiding hand of the Tom Petty Nation, which basically replaced the Tom Petty fanclub. Keith does a superb job steering the group and sharing his love of Tom and Tom's music.


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/iUZDwWOExcs


I was talking about the run of dates in 2012 in which Something Big was an ever-present. You can check out the band's bluesy performance of the song at the New Orleans Jazz and Herritage Festival here: https://youtu.be/2k7v80QaGMU?t=499


I referenced an interview with Melody Maker in the episode and thought I'd drop a link to that piece if you'd like to read it. https://www.thepettyarchives.com/archives/magazines/1980s/1981-06-13-melodymaker


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Hello my fine friends! I hope you're ready for Something Big. I love this song and it's one I've really been looking forward to digging into. I wanted again to wish a very happy birthday to the founder and guiding hand of the Tom Petty Nation, which basically replaced the Tom Petty fanclub. Keith does a superb job steering the group and sharing his love of Tom and Tom's music.


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/iUZDwWOExcs


I was talking about the run of dates in 2012 in which Something Big was an ever-present. You can check out the band's bluesy performance of the song at the New Orleans Jazz and Herritage Festival here: https://youtu.be/2k7v80QaGMU?t=499


I referenced an interview with Melody Maker in the episode and thought I'd drop a link to that piece if you'd like to read it. https://www.thepettyarchives.com/archives/magazines/1980s/1981-06-13-melodymaker


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by my very best friend Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Nightwatchman Nightwatchman Wed, 25 May 2022 09:00:48 GMT 15:57 628dd0a3afcae40015d10e71 false http://www.tompettyproject.com 628dd0a3afcae40015d10e71 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s4e3-nightwatchman full 4 3 Hey folks, thanks for downloading this podcast. It means the world to me that people actually sit and listen to me ramble on about my favourite artist. Actually, it's a bit weird now that I come to think about it! What are you doing with your lives!!! Go outside! Smell a flower! High Five an Anglican minister (they could use cheering up)!!! But once you've done those things, come back and listen to me talk about Nightwatchman, which is one of my very favourite Tom Petty songs.


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/AIp74acO1lM


Check out this fantastic live version that was included on The Live Anthology too: https://youtu.be/PhtHLXrtW7w


I dedicated this episide to the wonderful Marv Quibell, host of PodsLikeUs, which I appeared on last month. You can check that episode, and Marv's podcast generally, right here: https://marvsmooth.podbean.com/e/pods-like-us-meets-the-tom-petty-project/


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Hey folks, thanks for downloading this podcast. It means the world to me that people actually sit and listen to me ramble on about my favourite artist. Actually, it's a bit weird now that I come to think about it! What are you doing with your lives!!! Go outside! Smell a flower! High Five an Anglican minister (they could use cheering up)!!! But once you've done those things, come back and listen to me talk about Nightwatchman, which is one of my very favourite Tom Petty songs.


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/AIp74acO1lM


Check out this fantastic live version that was included on The Live Anthology too: https://youtu.be/PhtHLXrtW7w


I dedicated this episide to the wonderful Marv Quibell, host of PodsLikeUs, which I appeared on last month. You can check that episode, and Marv's podcast generally, right here: https://marvsmooth.podbean.com/e/pods-like-us-meets-the-tom-petty-project/


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[A Woman In Love (It's Not Me)]]> Wed, 18 May 2022 09:00:00 GMT 17:06 6284a1643ad3490012e7ab6a false http://www.tompettyproject.com 6284a1643ad3490012e7ab6a 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s4e2-a-woman-in-love-its-not-me full 4 2 Welcome back to Season Four of The Tom Petty Project podcast. Thanks so much for staying with my on this journey, or, if you're just finding this ridiculous vanity project, I welcome you with open arms! Today's episode covers the second track from Hard Promises; A Woman In Love (It's Not Me).


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/fKDYErlu5Kc


If you want to watch Stan break the fourth wall, as I talked about in the episode, check it out from this point! https://youtu.be/fKDYErlu5Kc?t=167


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Welcome back to Season Four of The Tom Petty Project podcast. Thanks so much for staying with my on this journey, or, if you're just finding this ridiculous vanity project, I welcome you with open arms! Today's episode covers the second track from Hard Promises; A Woman In Love (It's Not Me).


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/fKDYErlu5Kc


If you want to watch Stan break the fourth wall, as I talked about in the episode, check it out from this point! https://youtu.be/fKDYErlu5Kc?t=167


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> The Waiting The Waiting Wed, 11 May 2022 09:00:34 GMT 16:27 627b5df2722fb8001204844f false http://www.tompettyproject.com 627b5df2722fb8001204844f 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s4e1the-waiting full 4 1 Welcome back to Season Four of The Tom Petty Project podcast. Thanks so much for staying with my on this journey, or, if you're just finding this ridiculous vanity project, I welcome you with open arms! Today's episode covers the sensational lead track from Hard Promises; The Waiting.


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/uMyCa35_mOg


I talked about Linda Ronstadt's version in the episode and you can check that out here (it's pretty damned good!): https://youtu.be/GI6mCtHcIvw


And if you're feeling particularly frisky, check out the Live Aid version (in front of 100,000 people!) here: https://youtu.be/Txnv9muzZgk


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Welcome back to Season Four of The Tom Petty Project podcast. Thanks so much for staying with my on this journey, or, if you're just finding this ridiculous vanity project, I welcome you with open arms! Today's episode covers the sensational lead track from Hard Promises; The Waiting.


If you want to listen to the track before we dig in, check out the official video: https://youtu.be/uMyCa35_mOg


I talked about Linda Ronstadt's version in the episode and you can check that out here (it's pretty damned good!): https://youtu.be/GI6mCtHcIvw


And if you're feeling particularly frisky, check out the Live Aid version (in front of 100,000 people!) here: https://youtu.be/Txnv9muzZgk


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Damn the Torpedoes (with John Paulsen) Damn the Torpedoes (with John Paulsen) Wed, 04 May 2022 09:00:07 GMT 1:03:08 62721c27979ede001286c12c false http://www.tompettyproject.com 62721c27979ede001286c12c 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s3e13-damn-the-torpedoes-with-john-paulsen full 3 13 In this special episode, Kevin chats to Tom Petty superfan, John Paulsen. The plan is to do a similar album wrap episode with John as often as his schedule allows and I hope you enjoy the chat as much as we did. There was lots of general Petty chat too as Kevin dug into John's background with Tom's music and there's a great story about the time John touched Tom Petty's actual cowboy boot.


In the episode, the guys both picked their top three songs from the album and without knowing it ahead of time, picked the exactly the same tracks. You can find "The EP" on Spotify here. Both Kevin and John also picked one change they would potentially make to the track listing and in this case, their omissions were different but the inclusion was the same. You can find John's new playlist here and Kevin's here.


You can also check out the exceptional "Wildflowers II" playlist that John put together, featuring 15 superbly sequenced songs from the Wildflowers sessions not on the final album. Listen to it here.


Don't forget to check out 4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at @4for4_John


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> In this special episode, Kevin chats to Tom Petty superfan, John Paulsen. The plan is to do a similar album wrap episode with John as often as his schedule allows and I hope you enjoy the chat as much as we did. There was lots of general Petty chat too as Kevin dug into John's background with Tom's music and there's a great story about the time John touched Tom Petty's actual cowboy boot.


In the episode, the guys both picked their top three songs from the album and without knowing it ahead of time, picked the exactly the same tracks. You can find "The EP" on Spotify here. Both Kevin and John also picked one change they would potentially make to the track listing and in this case, their omissions were different but the inclusion was the same. You can find John's new playlist here and Kevin's here.


You can also check out the exceptional "Wildflowers II" playlist that John put together, featuring 15 superbly sequenced songs from the Wildflowers sessions not on the final album. Listen to it here.


Don't forget to check out 4for4.com if you're into fantasy football and follow John on Twitter at @4for4_John


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Nic Apostoleris Nic Apostoleris Wed, 27 Apr 2022 09:00:00 GMT 1:26:46 6268ee76d50e9200136e6827 false http://www.tompettyproject.com 6268ee76d50e9200136e6827 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s3e12-nic-apostolerise full 3 12 Today’s episode is another interview slash conversation episode and I’m joined today by a rhythm guitarist, songwriter, a clinical psychologist, and a huge Tom Petty fan, Nic Apostoleris. I didn’t edit this one down too much as I think you’ll enjoy our rambling extended discussion.


You can check out Nic's music here and I'd recommend picking up the coloured vinyl, if you're into actual records as it's a nicely packaged disc packed with energy and some good old fashioned rock n roll! https://nicapostoleris.bandcamp.com/


Don't forget, If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Today’s episode is another interview slash conversation episode and I’m joined today by a rhythm guitarist, songwriter, a clinical psychologist, and a huge Tom Petty fan, Nic Apostoleris. I didn’t edit this one down too much as I think you’ll enjoy our rambling extended discussion.


You can check out Nic's music here and I'd recommend picking up the coloured vinyl, if you're into actual records as it's a nicely packaged disc packed with energy and some good old fashioned rock n roll! https://nicapostoleris.bandcamp.com/


Don't forget, If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Louisiana Rain Louisiana Rain Wed, 20 Apr 2022 09:00:00 GMT 15:33 625faae61c1e2400114d45e5 false http://www.tompettyproject.com 625faae61c1e2400114d45e5 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s3e11-louisiana-rain full 3 11 Hey folks! Today's episode covers the gloriously mellow and slick Louisiana Rain.


If you want to listen to the song before you crack open the episode, you can do that here: https://youtu.be/F6y4-Rtf0W0


If you want to check out the alternate version from the An American Treasure compilation, you can find that one here: https://youtu.be/irElozIQEQ0


And if you wanna listen to the live version from the Live Anthology box set, which was recorded on December 7th, 1982 at Wembley Arena in London, England, you'll find that one here: https://youtu.be/KzSrnQpDxcY


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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All music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

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]]> Hey folks! Today's episode covers the gloriously mellow and slick Louisiana Rain.


If you want to listen to the song before you crack open the episode, you can do that here: https://youtu.be/F6y4-Rtf0W0


If you want to check out the alternate version from the An American Treasure compilation, you can find that one here: https://youtu.be/irElozIQEQ0


And if you wanna listen to the live version from the Live Anthology box set, which was recorded on December 7th, 1982 at Wembley Arena in London, England, you'll find that one here: https://youtu.be/KzSrnQpDxcY


If you are able to donate financially to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukraine, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.


A last very special thanks to Paul Zollo. Without his book, Conversations with Tom Petty, this podcast wouldn't be nearly as much fun to research.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> <![CDATA[What Are You Doin' in My Life]]> Wed, 13 Apr 2022 09:00:59 GMT 13:36 6256700a41eb8300141b4412 false http://www.tompettyproject.com 6256700a41eb8300141b4412 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s3e10-what-are-you-doin-in-my-life full 3 10 Hey folks! Today's episode covers the searingly upbeat What Are You Doin' In My Life.


You can check out the song here before we get started: https://youtu.be/M24Lfii8O6k


In the episode I talk about an alternate version, from 2018's An American Treasure, which has a slightly different ending and mix. If you want to listen to that, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/gnPH766ZP00


I also mentioned a couple of times similarities that I hear between Mike's guitar tone and playing and that of Ronnie Wood, the guitarist from the legendary Small Faces and the even more legendary Rolling Stones. You can listen to the track that really brought this to mind here. It's called "Stay With Me" and you may know it! https://youtu.be/JtqF0qBqzZo


If you are able to donate to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukiraine, financially, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.

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]]> Hey folks! Today's episode covers the searingly upbeat What Are You Doin' In My Life.


You can check out the song here before we get started: https://youtu.be/M24Lfii8O6k


In the episode I talk about an alternate version, from 2018's An American Treasure, which has a slightly different ending and mix. If you want to listen to that, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/gnPH766ZP00


I also mentioned a couple of times similarities that I hear between Mike's guitar tone and playing and that of Ronnie Wood, the guitarist from the legendary Small Faces and the even more legendary Rolling Stones. You can listen to the track that really brought this to mind here. It's called "Stay With Me" and you may know it! https://youtu.be/JtqF0qBqzZo


If you are able to donate to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukiraine, financially, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> You Tell Me You Tell Me Wed, 06 Apr 2022 09:00:32 GMT 13:48 624d2aaaec2e0300126da26e false http://www.tompettyproject.com 624d2aaaec2e0300126da26e 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s3e9-you-tell-me full 3 9 Hey folks! Today's episode covers the the super bluesy/funky YouTell Me, which is the second track from side two of the immensely third Heartbreakers album, Damn The Torpedoes.


You can check out the song here before we get started: https://youtu.be/lQ9n1NU_fwY


If you are able to donate to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukiraine, financially, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Hey folks! Today's episode covers the the super bluesy/funky YouTell Me, which is the second track from side two of the immensely third Heartbreakers album, Damn The Torpedoes.


You can check out the song here before we get started: https://youtu.be/lQ9n1NU_fwY


If you are able to donate to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukiraine, financially, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


The Tom Petty Project is not affiliated with the Tom Petty estate in any way and when you’re looking for Tom’s music, please visit the official YouTube channel first and go to tompetty.com for official merchandise.

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> <![CDATA[Don't Do Me Like That]]> Wed, 30 Mar 2022 09:00:00 GMT 16:38 6243f315d9dd990012e20cc2 false http://www.tompettyproject.com 6243f315d9dd990012e20cc2 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s3e8-dont-do-me-like-that full 3 8 Hey folks! Today's episode covers the superb, Don't Do Me Like That, which is the first track from side two of Damn the Torpedoes. If you want to check out the song before we dig into it, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/EFkJ_BOz88E


I start the episode by paying tribute to Taylor hawkins, one of the most brilliant and charismatic rock drummers of the past two decades, who we sadly lost this past week. Check out this fantastic video of him talking drums and music here: https://youtu.be/PwjEc8S0PRo


You can find the 1974 Mudcrutch version of the song here: https://youtu.be/vuEdZVX4B-8


If you want to hear what a leslie sounds like and see how it works, check out this really short video here: https://youtu.be/F4XSZ1haPk4


And if you want to go deep on the recording process, including what types of mics were used for different instruments etc. check out the superb "Produce Like a Pro" episode featuring Damn the Torpedoes engineer Shelley Yakus here: https://youtu.be/5zoCsq-oBjA


If you are able to donate to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukiraine, financially, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Hey folks! Today's episode covers the superb, Don't Do Me Like That, which is the first track from side two of Damn the Torpedoes. If you want to check out the song before we dig into it, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/EFkJ_BOz88E


I start the episode by paying tribute to Taylor hawkins, one of the most brilliant and charismatic rock drummers of the past two decades, who we sadly lost this past week. Check out this fantastic video of him talking drums and music here: https://youtu.be/PwjEc8S0PRo


You can find the 1974 Mudcrutch version of the song here: https://youtu.be/vuEdZVX4B-8


If you want to hear what a leslie sounds like and see how it works, check out this really short video here: https://youtu.be/F4XSZ1haPk4


And if you want to go deep on the recording process, including what types of mics were used for different instruments etc. check out the superb "Produce Like a Pro" episode featuring Damn the Torpedoes engineer Shelley Yakus here: https://youtu.be/5zoCsq-oBjA


If you are able to donate to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukiraine, financially, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Conversation with Paul Zollo Conversation with Paul Zollo Wed, 23 Mar 2022 09:41:04 GMT 1:29:10 623aeb3029503c0013d4b8ce false http://www.tompettyproject.com 623aeb3029503c0013d4b8ce 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s3econversation-with-paul-zollo full 3 7 I'm so happy to share my conversation with Paul Zollo with you. I could talk with this guy for days. If you haven't read his book yet, go do that as a matter of some urgency!


Chcek out his debut album, Orange Avenue here: https://open.spotify.com/album/1qi8r3T8bzkKUJrwy2kMXG ... and his 2014 effort, Universal Cure (which has a completely different vibe) here: https://open.spotify.com/album/7vWhldLifnPjRRJwVFXp9a?si=vothPgmZT8ODpJbBGPNpUA


Also, check out his writing here: https://bluerailroad.wordpress.com/


If you are able to donate to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukiraine, financially, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including theme song provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/

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]]> I'm so happy to share my conversation with Paul Zollo with you. I could talk with this guy for days. If you haven't read his book yet, go do that as a matter of some urgency!


Chcek out his debut album, Orange Avenue here: https://open.spotify.com/album/1qi8r3T8bzkKUJrwy2kMXG ... and his 2014 effort, Universal Cure (which has a completely different vibe) here: https://open.spotify.com/album/7vWhldLifnPjRRJwVFXp9a?si=vothPgmZT8ODpJbBGPNpUA


Also, check out his writing here: https://bluerailroad.wordpress.com/


If you are able to donate to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukiraine, financially, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including theme song provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Jake Thistle - Interpretations Jake Thistle - Interpretations Sat, 19 Mar 2022 09:00:04 GMT 32:57 622b681714ade500147ec238 false http://www.tompettyproject.com 622b681714ade500147ec238 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s3e6-jake-thistle-interpretations full 3 6 Hey all. Today is Jake Thistle's 18th birthday and I wanted to put out this edit which showcases the songs he played during the live stream that we did on February 2nd. There are six Tom Petty (and the Heartbreakers) songs, 1 Mudcrutch song and one of Jake's originals in this episode and hope you enjoy them all as much as I did.


Don't forget to check out Jake's Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/jakethistle


You should also support him by going to his website to pick up music and merchandise: https://jakethistle.com/


If you are able to donate to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukiraine, financially, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including theme song provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/

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]]> Hey all. Today is Jake Thistle's 18th birthday and I wanted to put out this edit which showcases the songs he played during the live stream that we did on February 2nd. There are six Tom Petty (and the Heartbreakers) songs, 1 Mudcrutch song and one of Jake's originals in this episode and hope you enjoy them all as much as I did.


Don't forget to check out Jake's Youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/jakethistle


You should also support him by going to his website to pick up music and merchandise: https://jakethistle.com/


If you are able to donate to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukiraine, financially, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including theme song provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Century City Century City Wed, 16 Mar 2022 09:00:00 GMT 13:27 6231857f4c2a9000136b1a56 false http://www.tompettyproject.com 6231857f4c2a9000136b1a56 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s3e5-century-city full 3 5 Hey folks! Today's episode covers the all out rocker, Century City, which is the last track on side one of Damn the Torpedoes.


I tell you in the episode to go and watch the Rock Band video game note chart for this song as it really gives you a sense of how much Ron is playing! You can find that here (Ron's bass is on the left): https://youtu.be/yhwP4V4OCh4


I also talked about a similarity with David Bowie's Sufragette City, which you can listen to here (I skipped forward to the part that you'll recognize): https://youtu.be/zLnPd7lzT4g?t=159 


Also worth checking out is the brilliant live version included on the Live Anthology boxset, which you can listen to here: https://youtu.be/Dzu69dBROE0


If you are able to donate to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukiraine, financially, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Hey folks! Today's episode covers the all out rocker, Century City, which is the last track on side one of Damn the Torpedoes.


I tell you in the episode to go and watch the Rock Band video game note chart for this song as it really gives you a sense of how much Ron is playing! You can find that here (Ron's bass is on the left): https://youtu.be/yhwP4V4OCh4


I also talked about a similarity with David Bowie's Sufragette City, which you can listen to here (I skipped forward to the part that you'll recognize): https://youtu.be/zLnPd7lzT4g?t=159 


Also worth checking out is the brilliant live version included on the Live Anthology boxset, which you can listen to here: https://youtu.be/Dzu69dBROE0


If you are able to donate to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukiraine, financially, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow me on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including the theme song, provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid) Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid) Wed, 09 Mar 2022 09:00:00 GMT 13:24 62284721cc33bf00121174b7 false http://www.tompettyproject.com 62284721cc33bf00121174b7 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s3e4-shadow-of-a-doubt-a-complex-kid full 3 4 Hey folks. Today's episode covers track four from Damn The Torpedoes, Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid).


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/xPwHYkVnLCI


Check out this fantastic live version, recorded on March 6th, 1980 at the legendary Hammersmith Odeon in London: https://youtu.be/_WW-1Fn7NZQ


In the episode, I reminded you that you can donate to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukiraine. If you are able help, financially, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow us on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including theme song provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project.

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]]> Hey folks. Today's episode covers track four from Damn The Torpedoes, Shadow of a Doubt (A Complex Kid).


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/xPwHYkVnLCI


Check out this fantastic live version, recorded on March 6th, 1980 at the legendary Hammersmith Odeon in London: https://youtu.be/_WW-1Fn7NZQ


In the episode, I reminded you that you can donate to humanitarian aid relief efforts in Ukiraine. If you are able help, financially, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


Don't forget to follow us on social media, like, subscribe, and please, leave a rating if you like the show:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetompettyproject

Twitter: https://twitter.com/TomPettyProject

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetompettyproject/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCt6BLRWuuAR43zHpNKIirOw


All music, including theme song provided by Randy Woods. Check him out at https://www.randywoodsband.com/

Logo provided Ed Booth, who you can find here: https://edboothart.com/


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]]> Even The Losers Even The Losers Wed, 02 Mar 2022 09:00:00 GMT 12:58 621f105b2e4c0c00125dabad false http://www.tompettyproject.com 621f105b2e4c0c00125dabad 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s3e3-even-the-losers full 3 3 Hey folks. Today's episode covers the fantastic third track from Damn The Torpedoes, Even The Losers.


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/5Ue4_MWwKY8


Check out this fantastic live version, recorded on March 6th, 1980 at the legendary Hammersmith Odeon in London: https://youtu.be/_WW-1Fn7NZQ


In the episode, I briefly talked about the current crisis in Ukraine. If you are able, financially, to help at all, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale aid effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


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]]> Hey folks. Today's episode covers the fantastic third track from Damn The Torpedoes, Even The Losers.


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/5Ue4_MWwKY8


Check out this fantastic live version, recorded on March 6th, 1980 at the legendary Hammersmith Odeon in London: https://youtu.be/_WW-1Fn7NZQ


In the episode, I briefly talked about the current crisis in Ukraine. If you are able, financially, to help at all, the Red Cross is coordinating a large-scale aid effort which you can contribute to by visiting their website here: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1


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]]> Here Comes My Girl Here Comes My Girl Wed, 23 Feb 2022 09:00:53 GMT 13:55 6215d0715f2b3000127afa41 false http://www.tompettyproject.com 6215d0715f2b3000127afa41 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s3e2-here-comes-my-girl full 3 2 Heya peeps! Hope you're all well wherever in the world you are. Episode 2 of Season 3 is here for you and today we're talking about the marvellous Here Comes My Girl.


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/n4nPa35CZPI


If you're on Facebook, check out this fantastic video of Mike talking about how he put together the guitar parts for the song: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=202390328719537


And it you want to hear Stan talking about the drums on the track, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/loWGL-jvhlU?t=471


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]]> Heya peeps! Hope you're all well wherever in the world you are. Episode 2 of Season 3 is here for you and today we're talking about the marvellous Here Comes My Girl.


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/n4nPa35CZPI


If you're on Facebook, check out this fantastic video of Mike talking about how he put together the guitar parts for the song: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=202390328719537


And it you want to hear Stan talking about the drums on the track, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/loWGL-jvhlU?t=471


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]]> Refugee Refugee Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:00:00 GMT 15:39 620ca98a6c8059001595ceda false http://www.tompettyproject.com 620ca98a6c8059001595ceda 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s3e1-refugee full 3 1 Season Three already? Seriously? I just started this thing as something to do! Why are you all still here??? Oh... you love Tom like I love Tom. K. All good. Let's keep going and sharing our appreciation!


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/YbWDV72oQlo


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]]> Season Three already? Seriously? I just started this thing as something to do! Why are you all still here??? Oh... you love Tom like I love Tom. K. All good. Let's keep going and sharing our appreciation!


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/YbWDV72oQlo


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]]> Gwen Jones Gwen Jones Wed, 09 Feb 2022 09:00:08 GMT 1:05:32 620359a21074520012274aa3 false http://www.tompettyproject.com 620359a21074520012274aa3 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s2e14-gwen-jones full 2 14 Welcome to the fourteenth and final episode of Season Two of the Tom Petty Project Podcast. Today’s episode is another interview slash conversation episode and I’m joined today by the extremely lovely and entertaining Gwen Jones. I managed to convince Gwen to jump on a Zoom call with me to discuss her love of Tom’s music and it wasn’t long before we were chatting like old friends. This episode will also be available on YouTube if you'd like to check that out. There's a special giveaway announcement too, so watch out for that around mid way through the episode and again at the end.


If you're on Facebook, please join the excelllent TOM PETTY FANS FOREVER group that Gwen started. I'll be announcing the details of the giveaway on that page at 7EST on the day this is released.


If you want to hear the live version of Route 66 that Gwen talks about, check that out here: https://youtu.be/rADlTpYjG8c. If you want to listen to Rod Stewart's version of Leave Virginia Alone, you can find that one here: https://youtu.be/pY_WBZ5unC8


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]]> Welcome to the fourteenth and final episode of Season Two of the Tom Petty Project Podcast. Today’s episode is another interview slash conversation episode and I’m joined today by the extremely lovely and entertaining Gwen Jones. I managed to convince Gwen to jump on a Zoom call with me to discuss her love of Tom’s music and it wasn’t long before we were chatting like old friends. This episode will also be available on YouTube if you'd like to check that out. There's a special giveaway announcement too, so watch out for that around mid way through the episode and again at the end.


If you're on Facebook, please join the excelllent TOM PETTY FANS FOREVER group that Gwen started. I'll be announcing the details of the giveaway on that page at 7EST on the day this is released.


If you want to hear the live version of Route 66 that Gwen talks about, check that out here: https://youtu.be/rADlTpYjG8c. If you want to listen to Rod Stewart's version of Leave Virginia Alone, you can find that one here: https://youtu.be/pY_WBZ5unC8


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]]> Jake Thistle (Part Two) Jake Thistle (Part Two) Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:16:59 GMT 1:12:23 61fa3dfabee0e3001291d6d7 false http://www.tompettyproject.com 61fa3dfabee0e3001291d6d7 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s2e13-jake-thistle-part-two full 2 13 Part two of my conversation with Jake Thistle! Check him out on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnNAkiDIEBKnLWe1hc7GV3A


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]]> Part two of my conversation with Jake Thistle! Check him out on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnNAkiDIEBKnLWe1hc7GV3A


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]]> Jake Thistle (Part One) Jake Thistle (Part One) Wed, 02 Feb 2022 08:14:25 GMT 1:00:03 61fa3d5fab3a56001382c7f1 false http://www.tompettyproject.com 61fa3d5fab3a56001382c7f1 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s2e12-jake-thistle-part-one full 2 12 Part one of my conversation with Jake Thistle! Check him out on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnNAkiDIEBKnLWe1hc7GV3A


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]]> Part one of my conversation with Jake Thistle! Check him out on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnNAkiDIEBKnLWe1hc7GV3A


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]]> <![CDATA[Baby's a Rock 'n' Roller]]> Wed, 26 Jan 2022 09:00:50 GMT 13:29 61f0ea00dc4aa80013748e4c false http://www.tompettyproject.com 61f0ea00dc4aa80013748e4c 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s2e11-babys-a-rock-n-roller full 2 11 Hello friends! Today's episode covers the final track from You're Gonna Get It!; Baby's a Rock 'n' Roller. This means we're done another album! 2 down, 16 to go!!!


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/G9s5eAG5ks0


I didn't include any other videos today so I'm going to share a song I recorded during lockdown in May of 2020 with my wife's cousin, the fabulously talented Cory Teale. We thought we'd take a crack a Foo Fighters song. We're also thinking of doing a Tom Petty cover fairly soon, so watch out for that! Anyway, here's Long Road to Ruin, if you fancy it! https://youtu.be/_2kdfB-CMZA


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]]> Hello friends! Today's episode covers the final track from You're Gonna Get It!; Baby's a Rock 'n' Roller. This means we're done another album! 2 down, 16 to go!!!


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/G9s5eAG5ks0


I didn't include any other videos today so I'm going to share a song I recorded during lockdown in May of 2020 with my wife's cousin, the fabulously talented Cory Teale. We thought we'd take a crack a Foo Fighters song. We're also thinking of doing a Tom Petty cover fairly soon, so watch out for that! Anyway, here's Long Road to Ruin, if you fancy it! https://youtu.be/_2kdfB-CMZA


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]]> Restless Restless Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:00:00 GMT 13:33 61e65e288ed56f001218906a false http://www.tompettyproject.com 61e65e288ed56f001218906a 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s2e10-restless full 2 10 Hello friends! Today's episode covers the second-last track from You're Gonna Get It!; Restless.


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/e5QKYC7yp3o


Don't forget that I will be chatting to Jake Thistle, live, on Facebook today (Jan 19, 2022) at 7PM EST (5PM if your on the US West Coast, or midnight in UK). We're going to talk about all things Tom Petty including the opportunity Jake had to play with a couple of the Heartbreakers, plus his connection to Tom's music and how it's influenced his own songwriting, which you also have to check out. Head over to this link to set yourself a reminder right now! https://www.facebook.com/JakeThistleMusic/posts/3067745243513078


I also gave a shout out to my very good friend Mr. Randy Woods, who kindly plays all the interstitial music for the podcast and wrote and recorded the outro tune for me too! Check out the track "Grow Your Love" from his latest album here https://youtu.be/fmyzddSY4Qc and if you like it, go subscribe to his YouTube channel and start following him on social media. You can find his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/RandyWoodsBand


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]]> Hello friends! Today's episode covers the second-last track from You're Gonna Get It!; Restless.


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/e5QKYC7yp3o


Don't forget that I will be chatting to Jake Thistle, live, on Facebook today (Jan 19, 2022) at 7PM EST (5PM if your on the US West Coast, or midnight in UK). We're going to talk about all things Tom Petty including the opportunity Jake had to play with a couple of the Heartbreakers, plus his connection to Tom's music and how it's influenced his own songwriting, which you also have to check out. Head over to this link to set yourself a reminder right now! https://www.facebook.com/JakeThistleMusic/posts/3067745243513078


I also gave a shout out to my very good friend Mr. Randy Woods, who kindly plays all the interstitial music for the podcast and wrote and recorded the outro tune for me too! Check out the track "Grow Your Love" from his latest album here https://youtu.be/fmyzddSY4Qc and if you like it, go subscribe to his YouTube channel and start following him on social media. You can find his channel here: https://www.youtube.com/c/RandyWoodsBand


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]]> No Second Thoughts No Second Thoughts Wed, 12 Jan 2022 09:00:00 GMT 12:16 61de751069b475001255182a false http://www.tompettyproject.com 61de751069b475001255182a 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s2e9-no-second-thoughts full 2 9 Hello friends! Today's episode covers the 8th track from You're Gonna Get It!, No Second Thoughts.


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/ZHOtRItCHXo


I talked a little about the killer live version from 1981, recorded in Philadelphia, that was included on the Live Anthology boxset. You can find that here: https://youtu.be/T483OoprENY


One last link I wanted to give you is Bob Dylan's masterpiece, Not Dark Yet, from 1997's brilliant Time Out of Mind. The chord progression in the chorus of this song really reminds me of the same progression, albeit in a different key, in the yeah yeah ooh yeah yeah section of No Second Thoughts.


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]]> Hello friends! Today's episode covers the 8th track from You're Gonna Get It!, No Second Thoughts.


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/ZHOtRItCHXo


I talked a little about the killer live version from 1981, recorded in Philadelphia, that was included on the Live Anthology boxset. You can find that here: https://youtu.be/T483OoprENY


One last link I wanted to give you is Bob Dylan's masterpiece, Not Dark Yet, from 1997's brilliant Time Out of Mind. The chord progression in the chorus of this song really reminds me of the same progression, albeit in a different key, in the yeah yeah ooh yeah yeah section of No Second Thoughts.


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]]> Listen to Her Heart Listen to Her Heart Wed, 05 Jan 2022 09:00:00 GMT 12:38 61d53f742d19fb00129a1c73 false https://shows.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project/episodes/s2e8-listen-to-her-heart 61d53f742d19fb00129a1c73 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s2e8-listen-to-her-heart full 2 8 Hey folks! Today we're covering the utterly iconic track Listen to Her Heart. As I say in the episode, in my opinion, simply one of the most perfectly-crafted pop songs of all time.


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/pH7nUIHLIC0.


You can also take a listen to Elvis Costello's cheeky appropriation of the ending on his 1978 track Radio Radio: https://youtu.be/eifljYPFW-E


If you want to hear REO Speedwagon's cover of the song, with a short intro describing Tom as one of the greatest American songwriters, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/2VmO8fihg8Q


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]]> Hey folks! Today we're covering the utterly iconic track Listen to Her Heart. As I say in the episode, in my opinion, simply one of the most perfectly-crafted pop songs of all time.


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/pH7nUIHLIC0.


You can also take a listen to Elvis Costello's cheeky appropriation of the ending on his 1978 track Radio Radio: https://youtu.be/eifljYPFW-E


If you want to hear REO Speedwagon's cover of the song, with a short intro describing Tom as one of the greatest American songwriters, you can find that here: https://youtu.be/2VmO8fihg8Q


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]]> I Need to Know I Need to Know Wed, 29 Dec 2021 09:00:00 GMT 14:17 61cbffba4f2d030012e1dd7c false http://www.tompettyproject.com 61cbffba4f2d030012e1dd7c 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s2e7-i-need-to-know full 2 7 Hey folks! Today we're covering the epic opening to side two of You're Gonna Get It; I Need to Know. A great groove, a wonderful lyric, and a timeless staple of rock radio for the past four and a half decades!


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/FJatokoNyg8


I talked about Tom's comment that the rhythm for the song was heavily inspired by Wilson Pickett's Land of 1000 Dances, a live performance of which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/jbRiM26hyms


Stevie Nicks performed this song live extensively throughout her career and you can check out her band ripping through it in 1986 here: https://youtu.be/He4RQi5lyno?t=43 and you can see her joining the Heartbreakers on stage Live from Gatorville here: https://youtu.be/OnpdZU8lhus


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]]> Hey folks! Today we're covering the epic opening to side two of You're Gonna Get It; I Need to Know. A great groove, a wonderful lyric, and a timeless staple of rock radio for the past four and a half decades!


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/FJatokoNyg8


I talked about Tom's comment that the rhythm for the song was heavily inspired by Wilson Pickett's Land of 1000 Dances, a live performance of which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/jbRiM26hyms


Stevie Nicks performed this song live extensively throughout her career and you can check out her band ripping through it in 1986 here: https://youtu.be/He4RQi5lyno?t=43 and you can see her joining the Heartbreakers on stage Live from Gatorville here: https://youtu.be/OnpdZU8lhus


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]]> Somewhere You Feel Free - The Making of Wildflowers Somewhere You Feel Free - The Making of Wildflowers Mon, 27 Dec 2021 09:00:44 GMT 26:52 61c92a83e936db001282ac54 false http://www.tompettyproject.com 61c92a83e936db001282ac54 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s2e6-somewhere-you-feel-free-the-making-of-wildflowers full 2 6 Merry Christmas friends! As a special treat, I thought I'd switch things up and dedicate an episode to talking about the things that I enjoyed most about the recent documentary, Somewhere You Feel Free; The Making of Wildflowers.


I thought I’d switch things up for this ep and go off script for the most part, other than the intro and outro. So, I sat and watched the documentary again and jotted down notes in a notepad. So what I’m going to do is go through those in no particular order and talk about what I think I was noting and anything else that comes to mind. Hopefully you enjoy the change of gears. I’m also recording video for this one so if you want to watch that it will be on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/GyCyrmiD7mU


If you haven't seen the documentary yet, go check it out here: https://youtu.be/WblnLk387u0


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]]> Merry Christmas friends! As a special treat, I thought I'd switch things up and dedicate an episode to talking about the things that I enjoyed most about the recent documentary, Somewhere You Feel Free; The Making of Wildflowers.


I thought I’d switch things up for this ep and go off script for the most part, other than the intro and outro. So, I sat and watched the documentary again and jotted down notes in a notepad. So what I’m going to do is go through those in no particular order and talk about what I think I was noting and anything else that comes to mind. Hopefully you enjoy the change of gears. I’m also recording video for this one so if you want to watch that it will be on my YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/GyCyrmiD7mU


If you haven't seen the documentary yet, go check it out here: https://youtu.be/WblnLk387u0


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]]> <![CDATA[Too Much Ain't Enough]]> Wed, 22 Dec 2021 09:00:50 GMT 14:03 61c2cb087dd4060012121d70 false http://www.tompettyproject.com 61c2cb087dd4060012121d70 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s2e5-too-much-aint-enough full 2 5 Hey folks! IN today's episode, we're talking about the last song on side one of the second album, Too Much Ain't Enough.


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/FJatokoNyg8


Check out this killer live version from 1980 and watch how they really cut loose and just enjoy jamming around the main lick: https://youtu.be/FyCrUp1P-rQ


Tom says that this song was musically inspired by the Fleetwood Mac song, Oh Well. If you don't know that track, it features the best blues guitarist that England ever produced; Peter Green. You can find that here: https://youtu.be/0yq-Fw7C26Y. Tom and the Heartbreakers also did the song live on numerous occasions and this version live from Gainesville is top notch: https://youtu.be/H34Uc9JWECQ


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]]> Hey folks! IN today's episode, we're talking about the last song on side one of the second album, Too Much Ain't Enough.


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/FJatokoNyg8


Check out this killer live version from 1980 and watch how they really cut loose and just enjoy jamming around the main lick: https://youtu.be/FyCrUp1P-rQ


Tom says that this song was musically inspired by the Fleetwood Mac song, Oh Well. If you don't know that track, it features the best blues guitarist that England ever produced; Peter Green. You can find that here: https://youtu.be/0yq-Fw7C26Y. Tom and the Heartbreakers also did the song live on numerous occasions and this version live from Gainesville is top notch: https://youtu.be/H34Uc9JWECQ


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]]> Magnolia Magnolia Wed, 15 Dec 2021 09:00:17 GMT 11:08 61b990a7a07e8a0016b08c43 false http://www.tompettyproject.com 61b990a7a07e8a0016b08c43 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s2e4-magnolia full 2 4 Hey folks! Today's episode focuses on the fourth track from the Heartbreaker's You're Gonna Get It! album; Magnolia.


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/F6htoFxagOE


I didn't talk about it in the episode as I only found it after I'd finished recording, but you check out this excellent acoustic version by an artists I only learned of tonight, named Margot Cotten; https://youtu.be/o4tyGMUTT1Y


I did talk about my upcoming chat with Jake Thistle and in prep for that, you should really check out his YouTube channel, where he plays a whole lot of Tom! Here's his excellent cover of Room at the Top: https://youtu.be/uhc9mDLtY00


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]]> Hey folks! Today's episode focuses on the fourth track from the Heartbreaker's You're Gonna Get It! album; Magnolia.


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/F6htoFxagOE


I didn't talk about it in the episode as I only found it after I'd finished recording, but you check out this excellent acoustic version by an artists I only learned of tonight, named Margot Cotten; https://youtu.be/o4tyGMUTT1Y


I did talk about my upcoming chat with Jake Thistle and in prep for that, you should really check out his YouTube channel, where he plays a whole lot of Tom! Here's his excellent cover of Room at the Top: https://youtu.be/uhc9mDLtY00


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]]> Hurt Hurt Wed, 08 Dec 2021 09:00:00 GMT 11:44 61b046a4d3de6d0013a71209 false http://www.tompettyproject.com 61b046a4d3de6d0013a71209 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s2e2-hurt full 2 3 Hey folks! Today's episode focuses on the third track from the Heartbreaker's You're Gonna Get It! album, entitled "Hurt".


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/ojlIbccEMxc


All musical interludes are provided by my very good friend Randy Woods, the leader of and creative force behind the Randy Woods Band. Check out their latest release, This is Your Time, here: https://youtu.be/YVDmrndbE74


I also mentioned a similarity between the lick MIke Campbell plays in the bridge to the riff from The Heat is On, sing by sadly-departed Glenn Frey for 1984's smash hit movie Beverley Hills Cop. Check that out here: https://youtu.be/uZD8HKVKneI


Last of all, I gave you some background on why I encourage you to tell someone you love them, at least once a day, at the end of every podcast and shared the fact that it is inspired by a song I wrote for my childhood best friend, who lost his battle with cancer on December 4, 2017, two short months after we lost Tom. If you are interested in hearing it, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/AGsINNg8l_c


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]]> Hey folks! Today's episode focuses on the third track from the Heartbreaker's You're Gonna Get It! album, entitled "Hurt".


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/ojlIbccEMxc


All musical interludes are provided by my very good friend Randy Woods, the leader of and creative force behind the Randy Woods Band. Check out their latest release, This is Your Time, here: https://youtu.be/YVDmrndbE74


I also mentioned a similarity between the lick MIke Campbell plays in the bridge to the riff from The Heat is On, sing by sadly-departed Glenn Frey for 1984's smash hit movie Beverley Hills Cop. Check that out here: https://youtu.be/uZD8HKVKneI


Last of all, I gave you some background on why I encourage you to tell someone you love them, at least once a day, at the end of every podcast and shared the fact that it is inspired by a song I wrote for my childhood best friend, who lost his battle with cancer on December 4, 2017, two short months after we lost Tom. If you are interested in hearing it, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/AGsINNg8l_c


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]]> <![CDATA[You're Gonna Get It]]> Wed, 01 Dec 2021 09:00:26 GMT 12:38 61a71a6587da2b0012c29ba1 false http://www.tompettyproject.com 61a71a6587da2b0012c29ba1 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s2e2-youre-gonna-get-it full 2 2 Hey folks! Today's episode focuses on the title track from the sophomore album You're Gonna Get It! which is the second track on side one.


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/GzrEY9-uQd8


The Alternate version that I discuss in the episode, which is from 2018's box set compilation, An American Treasure, can be found here: https://youtu.be/Lhs0cFpokU8 and the outstanding live version from The Old Grey Whistle Test, recorded on June 20th, 1978 can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/NkDOstytmLA?t=1284


I also talked about the similarity between Stan's drum pattern in the bridge and the intro to Second Home by the Sea by Genesis, so you can check that out here if you like: https://youtu.be/UKlIGh1-spk


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]]> Hey folks! Today's episode focuses on the title track from the sophomore album You're Gonna Get It! which is the second track on side one.


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/GzrEY9-uQd8


The Alternate version that I discuss in the episode, which is from 2018's box set compilation, An American Treasure, can be found here: https://youtu.be/Lhs0cFpokU8 and the outstanding live version from The Old Grey Whistle Test, recorded on June 20th, 1978 can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/NkDOstytmLA?t=1284


I also talked about the similarity between Stan's drum pattern in the bridge and the intro to Second Home by the Sea by Genesis, so you can check that out here if you like: https://youtu.be/UKlIGh1-spk


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]]> When the Time Comes When the Time Comes Wed, 24 Nov 2021 09:00:42 GMT 12:32 619ddc0f1a1de40013c830ca false http://www.tompettyproject.com 619ddc0f1a1de40013c830ca 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s2e1-when-the-time-comes full 2 1 Hey folks! We're back for season two and I'm happy to be moving onto the second album, You're Gonna Get It. Today's episide looks at the lead track from that album, When the Time Comes.


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/ykCmB_ZlI68


I mentioned a slight similarity that I hear to Eight Miles High by The Byrds, which you can find here: https://youtu.be/J74ttSR8lEg and also mentioned a live version from March 7th, 1980, recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. The song was part of the encore that night and you can find that version here: https://youtu.be/0GRh_d2-uTo


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]]> Hey folks! We're back for season two and I'm happy to be moving onto the second album, You're Gonna Get It. Today's episide looks at the lead track from that album, When the Time Comes.


If you want to listen to the song before you listen to the episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/ykCmB_ZlI68


I mentioned a slight similarity that I hear to Eight Miles High by The Byrds, which you can find here: https://youtu.be/J74ttSR8lEg and also mentioned a live version from March 7th, 1980, recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. The song was part of the encore that night and you can find that version here: https://youtu.be/0GRh_d2-uTo


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]]> Dog on the Run Dog on the Run Wed, 17 Nov 2021 09:00:06 GMT 9:57 6193caee9e5bd6001288253b false http://www.tompettyproject.com 6193caee9e5bd6001288253b 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s1e14-dog-on-the-run full 1 14 I hope you enjoyed last week's chat with the marvellous Dallas Heliker! I'm looking forward to having more guests on the show but I know I'll be chatting to Dallas again at some point.


If you want to listen to Dog on the Run before this episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/3KaZBwsSLqE


Today's episode covers the live rarity, taken from 1977's Official Live 'Leg, recorded at the legendary Paul's Mall in Boston, Dog on the Run. An epic 10-minute experimental jam, this one features some extraordinary performances from every member of the band. Thanks to Paul Roberts for pushing me to cover this one in sequence, rather than once I've been through the rest of the catalogue, when I will be circling back to B-sides, previously-unreleased material etc.


This wraps up season one and next week we'll be diving straight into the sophomore album, You're Gonna Get It and digging into the lead song, When The Time Comes.


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]]> I hope you enjoyed last week's chat with the marvellous Dallas Heliker! I'm looking forward to having more guests on the show but I know I'll be chatting to Dallas again at some point.


If you want to listen to Dog on the Run before this episode, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/3KaZBwsSLqE


Today's episode covers the live rarity, taken from 1977's Official Live 'Leg, recorded at the legendary Paul's Mall in Boston, Dog on the Run. An epic 10-minute experimental jam, this one features some extraordinary performances from every member of the band. Thanks to Paul Roberts for pushing me to cover this one in sequence, rather than once I've been through the rest of the catalogue, when I will be circling back to B-sides, previously-unreleased material etc.


This wraps up season one and next week we'll be diving straight into the sophomore album, You're Gonna Get It and digging into the lead song, When The Time Comes.


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]]> Dallas Heliker Dallas Heliker Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:35:39 GMT 1:04:34 618b845aa6f80c00136a4a6a false http://www.tompettyproject.com 618b845aa6f80c00136a4a6a 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s1e13-dallas-heliker full 1 13 Today's episode is a great conversation I had with superfan, Dallas Heliker. Dallas has seen Tom more than a couple of dozen times, been lucky enough to meet him twice, and also contributed a killer Last DJ set to Tom Petty Radio on SiriusXM! I can't overstate how much fun I had chatting to Dallas and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!


Dallas has mixed a couple of incredible live performances that Tom and the Heartbreakers performed and you can find them here:

Willin' (June 3rd at the Fonda) originally by Little Feat https://youtu.be/4NIJAEm4kD8, and this incredible version of Dogs on the Run, from Southern Accents; https://youtu.be/Fh5nNLSAlco


Check out Dallas' Last DJ setlist here. Seriously, this is a tight, tight five songs! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDPq1QbGAAk&list=PL9JRklgBG7Nz3Twaf2scPKIQribxcgfIS


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]]> Today's episode is a great conversation I had with superfan, Dallas Heliker. Dallas has seen Tom more than a couple of dozen times, been lucky enough to meet him twice, and also contributed a killer Last DJ set to Tom Petty Radio on SiriusXM! I can't overstate how much fun I had chatting to Dallas and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!


Dallas has mixed a couple of incredible live performances that Tom and the Heartbreakers performed and you can find them here:

Willin' (June 3rd at the Fonda) originally by Little Feat https://youtu.be/4NIJAEm4kD8, and this incredible version of Dogs on the Run, from Southern Accents; https://youtu.be/Fh5nNLSAlco


Check out Dallas' Last DJ setlist here. Seriously, this is a tight, tight five songs! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDPq1QbGAAk&list=PL9JRklgBG7Nz3Twaf2scPKIQribxcgfIS


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]]> American Girl American Girl Wed, 03 Nov 2021 09:00:02 GMT 14:05 61822ed1eff0cd0014bf945b false http://www.tompettyproject.com 61822ed1eff0cd0014bf945b 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s1e12-american-girl full 1 12 I hope you enjoyed the last couple of episodes talking to Jon Scott. It was a real highlight of the year for me! We're back to the song reviews though and just in time to wrap up the debut album by talking about the iconic track, American Girl.


One of my very favourite live versions of this song is from the 30th Anniversary tour concert in Tom's hometown of Gainesville, Florida that was included as part of Peter Bogdanovich's fantastic Runnin' Down a Dream documentary. If you haven't seen that yet, you can find it on Amazon Prime. The band closed their set with this song, as they did on the 40th Anniversary tour, making it the last song Tom played live before an audience. Check out the Gatorville performance here: https://youtu.be/-lAz7SPRLKk. As they closed that show with American Girl, they opened the halftime show of Superbowl 42 in Glendale, Arizona with it. Listen to the crowd go crazy when they hear that opening lick: https://youtu.be/Vul_EYQEJJU


I also talked about Roger McGuinn's connection to the song and you check out his 1977 cover here: https://youtu.be/DGunZd732qQ


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]]> I hope you enjoyed the last couple of episodes talking to Jon Scott. It was a real highlight of the year for me! We're back to the song reviews though and just in time to wrap up the debut album by talking about the iconic track, American Girl.


One of my very favourite live versions of this song is from the 30th Anniversary tour concert in Tom's hometown of Gainesville, Florida that was included as part of Peter Bogdanovich's fantastic Runnin' Down a Dream documentary. If you haven't seen that yet, you can find it on Amazon Prime. The band closed their set with this song, as they did on the 40th Anniversary tour, making it the last song Tom played live before an audience. Check out the Gatorville performance here: https://youtu.be/-lAz7SPRLKk. As they closed that show with American Girl, they opened the halftime show of Superbowl 42 in Glendale, Arizona with it. Listen to the crowd go crazy when they hear that opening lick: https://youtu.be/Vul_EYQEJJU


I also talked about Roger McGuinn's connection to the song and you check out his 1977 cover here: https://youtu.be/DGunZd732qQ


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]]> Jon Scott (Part Two) Jon Scott (Part Two) Wed, 27 Oct 2021 09:00:04 GMT 1:11:35 6178f93b6a7686001a3b84f4 true http://www.tompettyproject.com 6178f93b6a7686001a3b84f4 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s1e11-jon-scott-part-two full 1 11 Today's episode is part two of the fantastic conversation I had with Jon Scott. This episode is much more conversational as we talk about Jon's relationship with Tom, Tom's relationship with his fans, and a wide range of topics that were fun to dig into, including Tom's generosity with both his friends and his fans, his quiet advocacy for certain causes, and his passion for making great music.


Please note that there is some occasional miled profanity in this episode.


Make sure you check out Jon's website. If you're downloading this today, he has a two for one offer to purchase his fantastic book right now. I cannot recommend it highly enough and if you're a Pettyhead who hasn't read it, you're really missing out. Go to Jon's website at https://tompettyandme.com/


In the episode, Jon talks about Steely Dan's super-Jazzy "Deacon Blues", which you can check out here: https://youtu.be/52EeVLOeM0w as well as the classic Tommy and the Two Tones hit 8675390, which convinced Tom to bring the band out on the road with him. Check out a great live version of that song here: https://youtu.be/axLRUszuu9I


Next week, we'll be wrapping up the debut album by talking about American Girl!


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]]> Today's episode is part two of the fantastic conversation I had with Jon Scott. This episode is much more conversational as we talk about Jon's relationship with Tom, Tom's relationship with his fans, and a wide range of topics that were fun to dig into, including Tom's generosity with both his friends and his fans, his quiet advocacy for certain causes, and his passion for making great music.


Please note that there is some occasional miled profanity in this episode.


Make sure you check out Jon's website. If you're downloading this today, he has a two for one offer to purchase his fantastic book right now. I cannot recommend it highly enough and if you're a Pettyhead who hasn't read it, you're really missing out. Go to Jon's website at https://tompettyandme.com/


In the episode, Jon talks about Steely Dan's super-Jazzy "Deacon Blues", which you can check out here: https://youtu.be/52EeVLOeM0w as well as the classic Tommy and the Two Tones hit 8675390, which convinced Tom to bring the band out on the road with him. Check out a great live version of that song here: https://youtu.be/axLRUszuu9I


Next week, we'll be wrapping up the debut album by talking about American Girl!


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]]> Jon Scott (Part One) Jon Scott (Part One) Wed, 20 Oct 2021 09:00:01 GMT 58:22 616fb45fd64a730013a89477 true http://www.tompettyproject.com 616fb45fd64a730013a89477 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s1e10-jon-scott-part-one full 1 10 Today's episode is a very special one for me. I threw a hail mary and contacted Jon Scott a few weeks ago to see if he'd be willing to jump on a call with me to discuss Tom Petty and dig into his Memoir, Tom Petty and Me (My Rock n Roll Adventures With Tom Petty). To my delight, he agreed, and we recorded a long, wide-ranging conversation on the 18th of October. Rather wonderfully, this means that I'm able to release the episode on Tom's birthday by way of a small tribute. The conversation has been broken into two parts as I wanted to preserve as much of our discourse as possible as I thoroughly enjoyed it and hope that you will to!


Please note that there is some profanity in this episode, which is all used in context of actual quotes from Jon's book.


Make sure you check out Jon's website. If you're downloading this today, he has a two for one offer to purchase his fantastic book right now. I cannot recommend it highly enough and if you're a Pettyhead who hasn't read it, you're really missing out. Go to Jon's website at https://tompettyandme.com/


In the episode, Jon talks about the live version of Breakdown recorded at the Capitol in 1977, which you can listen to hear: https://youtu.be/mx0JBnvJk24. He also mentions the Mudcrutch song Depot Street, which you can find here: https://youtu.be/wHPe2yPAQYY


This was an absolute thrill for me to record and edit and I hope you enjoy listening to Jon as much as I did.


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]]> Today's episode is a very special one for me. I threw a hail mary and contacted Jon Scott a few weeks ago to see if he'd be willing to jump on a call with me to discuss Tom Petty and dig into his Memoir, Tom Petty and Me (My Rock n Roll Adventures With Tom Petty). To my delight, he agreed, and we recorded a long, wide-ranging conversation on the 18th of October. Rather wonderfully, this means that I'm able to release the episode on Tom's birthday by way of a small tribute. The conversation has been broken into two parts as I wanted to preserve as much of our discourse as possible as I thoroughly enjoyed it and hope that you will to!


Please note that there is some profanity in this episode, which is all used in context of actual quotes from Jon's book.


Make sure you check out Jon's website. If you're downloading this today, he has a two for one offer to purchase his fantastic book right now. I cannot recommend it highly enough and if you're a Pettyhead who hasn't read it, you're really missing out. Go to Jon's website at https://tompettyandme.com/


In the episode, Jon talks about the live version of Breakdown recorded at the Capitol in 1977, which you can listen to hear: https://youtu.be/mx0JBnvJk24. He also mentions the Mudcrutch song Depot Street, which you can find here: https://youtu.be/wHPe2yPAQYY


This was an absolute thrill for me to record and edit and I hope you enjoy listening to Jon as much as I did.


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]]> Luna Luna Wed, 13 Oct 2021 09:24:46 GMT 11:01 6166a5dc09bef20013c1d424 false http://www.tompettyproject.com 6166a5dc09bef20013c1d424 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s1e9luna full 1 9 Today, we're talking about track 9 from the debut TPATH record, Luna. Kev is a little bit worse for wear so there are very few links in this podcast detail other than the following link to the song that you'll need! https://youtu.be/9fOKtWW8Xvo


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]]> Today, we're talking about track 9 from the debut TPATH record, Luna. Kev is a little bit worse for wear so there are very few links in this podcast detail other than the following link to the song that you'll need! https://youtu.be/9fOKtWW8Xvo


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]]> Mystery Man Mystery Man Wed, 06 Oct 2021 07:00:55 GMT 12:37 615d42afb6d2ff00138b534c false http://www.tompettyproject.com 615d42afb6d2ff00138b534c 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s1e8-mystery-man full 1 8 Today's track is number 8 from the debut TPATH record, Mystery Man. This one is a real favourite with people who are physically attracted to Tom Petty! If you're not familiar with the song, check out at the following link on the official Tom Petty YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/wPRSc6IBPtY


In the episode, I talk about two live versions of the song that are well worth checking out:

A performance at the 1978 New Year's Eve bash in Santa Monica: https://youtu.be/JefjmSB27fw

And a great version from the Fillmore Residency in 1997: https://youtu.be/SccsfBFfJ08


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]]> Today's track is number 8 from the debut TPATH record, Mystery Man. This one is a real favourite with people who are physically attracted to Tom Petty! If you're not familiar with the song, check out at the following link on the official Tom Petty YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/wPRSc6IBPtY


In the episode, I talk about two live versions of the song that are well worth checking out:

A performance at the 1978 New Year's Eve bash in Santa Monica: https://youtu.be/JefjmSB27fw

And a great version from the Fillmore Residency in 1997: https://youtu.be/SccsfBFfJ08


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]]> <![CDATA[Fooled Again (I Don't Like it)]]> Wed, 29 Sep 2021 07:30:26 GMT 12:11 61535d88ef68c70012e97a7d false http://www.tompettyproject.com 61535d88ef68c70012e97a7d 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s1e7-fooled-again-i-dont-like-it full 1 7 Today's song is the brilliant Fooled Again (I Don't Like It). Head over to the official Tom Petty youtube channel and go listen to the song: https://youtu.be/iIh3hMRIAbk.


You should also check this super heavy live version of the song from 1977 which sees some intro shredding from Mike. https://youtu.be/u18JPFFFIS8


In the episode I discuss some sonic similatiries I hear with an English band from around the same period called Sad Cafe. Here's probably my favourite track they released: https://youtu.be/K75Q-0wMgn0


I also mentioned that you check out the music of my very good friend Randy Woods. Two of my favourite tracks from the new Randy Woods Band new album, Soul Hammer, are Space Queen (https://youtu.be/pq_mCwY_a6Y) and Bottom End Machine (https://youtu.be/efBpffvB84k). They don't sound a damn thing like Tom Petty, but they're a great band. I also mentioned that you should check out Jake Thistle. Watch him do a great cover of Learning to Fly, in some pretty esteemed company! https://youtu.be/TsnNQrJ4lao


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]]> Today's song is the brilliant Fooled Again (I Don't Like It). Head over to the official Tom Petty youtube channel and go listen to the song: https://youtu.be/iIh3hMRIAbk.


You should also check this super heavy live version of the song from 1977 which sees some intro shredding from Mike. https://youtu.be/u18JPFFFIS8


In the episode I discuss some sonic similatiries I hear with an English band from around the same period called Sad Cafe. Here's probably my favourite track they released: https://youtu.be/K75Q-0wMgn0


I also mentioned that you check out the music of my very good friend Randy Woods. Two of my favourite tracks from the new Randy Woods Band new album, Soul Hammer, are Space Queen (https://youtu.be/pq_mCwY_a6Y) and Bottom End Machine (https://youtu.be/efBpffvB84k). They don't sound a damn thing like Tom Petty, but they're a great band. I also mentioned that you should check out Jake Thistle. Watch him do a great cover of Learning to Fly, in some pretty esteemed company! https://youtu.be/TsnNQrJ4lao


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]]> Strangered in the Night Strangered in the Night Wed, 22 Sep 2021 11:00:00 GMT 12:37 614a14230f5f75001297f7f0 false http://www.tompettyproject.com 614a14230f5f75001297f7f0 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s1e6-strangered-in-the-night full 1 6 Today's episode covers Strangered in the Night, which is a seminal moment in the history of the Heartbreakers as a band. Go listen to the track on the official Tom Petty YouTube Channel here https://youtu.be/gC9FDx3HISw and then come back and listen to the episode!


Here's a link to the Dwight Twilley song that Tom plays bass on and appears in the video for (Looking for the Magic): https://youtu.be/l24DFbedbJ0


And here's a live version of the song from way back in June 1977, in Köln, Germany! https://youtu.be/sb5Zwm2JAzw


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]]> Today's episode covers Strangered in the Night, which is a seminal moment in the history of the Heartbreakers as a band. Go listen to the track on the official Tom Petty YouTube Channel here https://youtu.be/gC9FDx3HISw and then come back and listen to the episode!


Here's a link to the Dwight Twilley song that Tom plays bass on and appears in the video for (Looking for the Magic): https://youtu.be/l24DFbedbJ0


And here's a live version of the song from way back in June 1977, in Köln, Germany! https://youtu.be/sb5Zwm2JAzw


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]]> <![CDATA[Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll]]> Wed, 15 Sep 2021 11:00:35 GMT 11:41 6140cb8ebaf6c90012ffcd57 false http://www.tompettyproject.com 6140cb8ebaf6c90012ffcd57 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s1e5-anything-thats-rock-n-roll full 1 5 Today's song is the closing track from side one of the debut TPATH album; Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll. You know the drill by now, so go to the official Tom Petty youtube channel and go listen to the song: https://youtu.be/Vy6cMrXH09U


Once you're done listening, don't forget to check out the killer live version of the song, recorded on July 16, 1978 at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston. You can listen to that version here: https://youtu.be/7_Sy6mfULLo


In the Petty Trivia segment, I tell you to go watch the video for John Prine's excellent track, Picture Show, which Tom features in. You can find that video here: https://youtu.be/6jKopYJfjeQ


I also wanted to credit Dylan Sevey's 2014 review of the song, which gave me a couple of ideas for the episode. You can find his complete review here: https://tinyurl.com/78wjmnmk


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]]> Today's song is the closing track from side one of the debut TPATH album; Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll. You know the drill by now, so go to the official Tom Petty youtube channel and go listen to the song: https://youtu.be/Vy6cMrXH09U


Once you're done listening, don't forget to check out the killer live version of the song, recorded on July 16, 1978 at the Paradise Rock Club in Boston. You can listen to that version here: https://youtu.be/7_Sy6mfULLo


In the Petty Trivia segment, I tell you to go watch the video for John Prine's excellent track, Picture Show, which Tom features in. You can find that video here: https://youtu.be/6jKopYJfjeQ


I also wanted to credit Dylan Sevey's 2014 review of the song, which gave me a couple of ideas for the episode. You can find his complete review here: https://tinyurl.com/78wjmnmk


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]]> The Wild One, Forever The Wild One, Forever Wed, 08 Sep 2021 11:00:25 GMT 12:15 61378b3b3ba316001292a2ea false http://www.tompettyproject.com 61378b3b3ba316001292a2ea 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s1e4-the-wild-one-forever full 1 4 In today’s episode I’m talking about fan favourite; The Wild One, Forever. As always, if you haven’t done so already, go to the official Tom Petty youtube channel and go listen to the song: https://youtu.be/US-pEqevjvc


Here's a link to the brilliant live version from the Live Anthology boxset: https://youtu.be/jjZwabyLWSs and here you can find the slowed-down acoustic version from the Bridge School Benefit that I mentioned: https://youtu.be/Wc2JKk-h-hU


Where words fail, music speaks. Lucy Rudman: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/where-words-fail-music-speaks


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]]> In today’s episode I’m talking about fan favourite; The Wild One, Forever. As always, if you haven’t done so already, go to the official Tom Petty youtube channel and go listen to the song: https://youtu.be/US-pEqevjvc


Here's a link to the brilliant live version from the Live Anthology boxset: https://youtu.be/jjZwabyLWSs and here you can find the slowed-down acoustic version from the Bridge School Benefit that I mentioned: https://youtu.be/Wc2JKk-h-hU


Where words fail, music speaks. Lucy Rudman: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/where-words-fail-music-speaks


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]]> Hometown Blues Hometown Blues Wed, 01 Sep 2021 11:00:54 GMT 10:52 612e56fec1afca00192dec9a false http://www.tompettyproject.com 612e56fec1afca00192dec9a 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s01e03-hometown-blues full 1 3 In today’s episode I’m talking about track three from the debut Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album; Hometown Blues. As always, if you haven’t done so already, go to the official Tom Petty youtube channel and go listen to the song: https://youtu.be/nN_j_tu5nqo


In the episode, I talked about a cover of Hometown Blues by a young musician named Isabella Rosa. You can find that version here: https://youtu.be/-qJ-yFY9gMY


You can also check out the Tom Petty Nation Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tompettynation/


And don't forget to go listen to the Honest and Unmerciful Podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/72nyhwx2urnnlT3STZaIBp


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]]> In today’s episode I’m talking about track three from the debut Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album; Hometown Blues. As always, if you haven’t done so already, go to the official Tom Petty youtube channel and go listen to the song: https://youtu.be/nN_j_tu5nqo


In the episode, I talked about a cover of Hometown Blues by a young musician named Isabella Rosa. You can find that version here: https://youtu.be/-qJ-yFY9gMY


You can also check out the Tom Petty Nation Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/tompettynation/


And don't forget to go listen to the Honest and Unmerciful Podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/72nyhwx2urnnlT3STZaIBp


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]]> Breakdown Breakdown Wed, 25 Aug 2021 11:00:40 GMT 11:35 61257b0e8948130012587af1 false http://www.tompettyproject.com/ 61257b0e8948130012587af1 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s1e2-breakdown full 1 2 Hey Pettyheads, members of the Tom Petty Nation, or casual fans! In today’s episode, I already get to talk about one of my favourite Tom Petty songs and one of the classics in his huge body of work; Breakdown. If you haven’t listened to it yet go fire it up, then come back once you’re done and listen to the episode.


In Warren Zanes biography, Petty, he remarks that  "Breakdown had as much space as Green Onions. The Heartbreakers often revealed who they were in what they didn’t play. It set them apart." That’s one thing I’ve always loved about the Heartbreakers; they’re always at their best when they keep things simple.


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]]> Hey Pettyheads, members of the Tom Petty Nation, or casual fans! In today’s episode, I already get to talk about one of my favourite Tom Petty songs and one of the classics in his huge body of work; Breakdown. If you haven’t listened to it yet go fire it up, then come back once you’re done and listen to the episode.


In Warren Zanes biography, Petty, he remarks that  "Breakdown had as much space as Green Onions. The Heartbreakers often revealed who they were in what they didn’t play. It set them apart." That’s one thing I’ve always loved about the Heartbreakers; they’re always at their best when they keep things simple.


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]]> <![CDATA[Rockin' Around (With You)]]> Wed, 18 Aug 2021 11:00:12 GMT 12:30 611aee58d62db90012cd2c39 false http://www.tompettyproject.com 611aee58d62db90012cd2c39 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 s1e1-rockin-around-with-you full 1 1 Hey friends, we're now fully up and running and getting into the songs! First up is the lead track from the Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Rockin' Around (With You).


Go listen to the song, then come back and listen to the episode.


"The first few times I heard this song, it was never really one of my favourites, but sitting down and really digging into it has definitely given me a better appreciation for it! There’s some neat stuff in there when you pay attention."


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]]> Hey friends, we're now fully up and running and getting into the songs! First up is the lead track from the Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Rockin' Around (With You).


Go listen to the song, then come back and listen to the episode.


"The first few times I heard this song, it was never really one of my favourites, but sitting down and really digging into it has definitely given me a better appreciation for it! There’s some neat stuff in there when you pay attention."


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]]> Season 1 Trailer Season 1 Trailer Wed, 11 Aug 2021 12:00:22 GMT 12:31 610b6ef8e22a37001385ad3a false https://shows.acast.com/the-tom-petty-project/episodes/series-1-trailer 610b6ef8e22a37001385ad3a 60f9d3117dd5480012f98d37 series-1-trailer Intro to the podcast and meet the host trailer 1 To kick off the podcast, Kevin talks about how he came to love Tom Petty and what you can look forward to over the coming weeks.

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]]> To kick off the podcast, Kevin talks about how he came to love Tom Petty and what you can look forward to over the coming weeks.

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