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

Although the Traveling Wilburys always looked out for each other, Tom Petty felt that some of them helped put his heart back into place.

Tom Petty made his mark on the rock world by writing some of the strongest songs the genre has ever witnessed. But this guy ...

While Tom Petty had rock and roll in his veins, sometimes the wrong album can send everyone's morale into the toilet.

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, a legendary figure in rock music, faced numerous hurdles throughout his illustrious career, even as he produced timeless classics. Among these challenges was the creation of the song 'Out ...

Tom Petty was undeniably the driving force behind the band's sound, but he was not immune to criticism. When he introduced 'Travelin,' the song was met with hostility from his bandmates. Petty himself ...

Tom Petty unloaded all his relationship angst into "Echo". Perhaps too much so, because he didn't want to revisit the song.

Tom Petty’s Wildflowers has long stood as one of those rare records that seem to grow more intimate with age. Released in 1994, it captured Petty at a crossroads, stepping outside the confines of the ...

SO looking forward to the Tom Petty Birthday show! We went in 2017. It was on 10/29 that year. The year we lost him. We usually miss it, because the hubs and I always go the Tom Petty Weekend at ...

Legendary singer-songwriter Tom Petty died on Oct. 2, 2017 Christopher Rudolph is a contributing writer for PEOPLE. He previously covered entertainment at The Advocate, HuffPost, Logo News, MTV News ...

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of Tom Petty’s album Wildflowers, the late singer’s estate has teamed with Because Sound Matters to release the album as a limited-edition two-LP One-Step vinyl.