1980s
The Petty Archives

In One Ear & Out The Other
Ampersand - March-April 1982

Tom Petty's latest album is still in the studio, with an interim bass player, Howie Epstein (who usually backs Del Shannon, whom Petty recently produced, hence the logical connection). Ron Blair, Petty's former bassist, left around Christmas last year and is, as they say, "pursuing different musical directions."