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tom petty birthday bash!
Okay I finally got through the Tom Petty website is working now Stevie Nicks shared an amazing message about the friendship she had with Tommy...(those close to Tom Petty called him Tommy). Jackson Browne did a great version of The waiting! And beck a cool acoustic version of don't come around here no more and Adam Sandler sang she's so bad pretty cool! And now Lucas Nelson Willie Nelson's son is singing Southern accents this is a real treat for me Tom Petty wrote so many good songs so so so many great songs....And Lenny Kravitz just shared that Tom Petty took him on his first big tour and let him open for them in 1989 and made sure he got sound checks which I guess the opening act doesn't always get...and then he took him to vintage guitar stores and they remained friends that's so sweet #tompettybirthdaybash
an interview i did a while back on why i love Tom Petty music by a guy who does not like his music for the Stranger: http://lineout.thestranger.com/lineout/archives/2011/05/25/on-the-fence-tom-petty
Here’s more from Shannon Kringen:
How long have you liked Tom Petty?
I’ve loved the music of Tom Petty since 1979 when I was 11 years old. It was love at first listen, so to speak. Then I saw a photo of him on the cover of Damn the Torpedoes and I was totally hooked! Such a uniquely handsome man with a beautiful voice, lyrics, melody…great songwriter.
What is your favorite Tom Petty song?
I enjoy many of his songs, his most recent song I love is called “The Trip to Pirate’s Cove” from the Mojo album that just came out. Another favorite is “A Face in the Crowd” from the Full Moon Fever album from 1989. Each record has it’s own mood. I love songs from every album he’s put out in the last 22 years or so! He’s quite prolific. I also love the song “Louisiana Rain,” a country slide guitar song from 1979. Also the track “Turn This Car Around” from the Highway Companion album from 2006 is GREAT.
What do you like about Tom Petty?
His unique style of blending blues/country/folk/rock/jangled guitars with beautiful harmony vocals. It’s the Byrds, Dylan, George Harrison, Rolling Stones combo…and yet he has his own texture in his voice. It’s all his own even though you can hear the influence. His music is very serious and yet lighthearted and fun at the same time. Very sexy and romantic and yet angry and playful all in one. I find his sound soothing and yet it also helps me express my anger to listen to the more fast and loud songs.
What is your first memory of Tom Petty?
VIVID MEMORY! it was EPIC! Being 11 years old and hearing “Refugee” on the jukebox in a pizza parlor. I was missing San Diego, California where I was born and I had only been in Washington state for two years. When I heard those wailing guitars and the lyrics “Everybody’s had to fight to be free” and “You don’t have to live like a refugee,” I felt comforted big time! Somehow the music reminded me of California and the ocean. Then when I saw a photo and learned he was from Florida but his home base is Southern California it sort of cemented him in my mind as a shaman-like character that reminds me it’s all okay and just because my family chose to leave California abruptly and against my will I would be okay and I still have my comforting ocean/San Diego treasure within me. So, Tom Petty’s music is a symbol I use to help me feel better and more grounded in my own personal truth. It’s also a funny thing that I had never heard Tom Petty music while I was a kid in Southern California and yet the little boys I had crushes on when I was very young were always the blond haired blue eyed ones. So when I saw Tom Petty’s face after hearing his voice and loving the sound by itself it really melted my heart. What an archetype is he for me! Music is powerful that way.
Is there anything about Tom Petty that you don’t like?
He smokes cigarettes! (though i don’t really mind as I am not around him personally, but I hope he lives a long long time and keeps writing songs and stays healthy as long as possible.)
Well, so there you have it! Petty arguments for and against Tom Petty! How about you? Do you have to live like a refugee?
