Home
The Petty Archives

"For too long the kids have had to listen to rock music handed down to them by their older brothers and sisters. They've never had any rock and roll bands they could call their own."

- Tom Petty

Did You Know...

...that after leaving the Heartbreakers in the early 1980s, Ron Blair ran a swimwear shop?

...that Mike Campbell was invited to play guitar on the Traveling Wilburys' "Handle With Care"?

...that on the 4th of July, 1976, the air conditioning broke down during the recording of "American Girl"?

Random Quote

"This is rock & roll in the Eighties. Your own bus, a tape deck that doesn't work, and a Power Bar." - Tom Petty