Tom Petty’s 1993 Greatest Hits compilation may have been a fan-pleasing collection of prime cuts, but as far as Petty was concerned it was a contract breaker and nothing more. Eager to leave MCA ...

At his core, Tom Petty wasn’t a frontman. He was a songwriter. Throughout his four-decade collaboration with the Heartbreakers, he wrote rock ‘n’ roll classics that turned simple ideas—love gained, ...

Few guitarists had Tom Petty’s knack for songwriting, rhythm playing and how to put together not only a hit track but also an ace band, as he did with the Heartbreakers. Petty’s untimely death on ...

Tom Petty wrote most of the Heartbreakers‘ songs, but guitarist Mike Campbell‘s role in the band over the years should not be overlooked. Where, for example, would the song “Breakdown” be without that ...

Tom Petty wrote dozens of hit songs over the course of his four-decade career as frontman of the Heartbreakers, but not all of them impressed his bandmates. At least not right away. Such was the case ...

Tom Petty thought he was just making another solo album. Instead he ended up performing open-heart surgery on himself, ...

Tom Petty's songwriting output could make any artist or band quite jealous. But for all of the things that did make it to the radio, many compositions just sat on the shelf. Then there were the tracks ...

Tom Petty wrote a song for Stevie Nicks. Her reaction when he decided he couldn't give it away made him respect her.

Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks recorded duets in 1981. Petty's bandmates weren't happy that Nicks got one of them.