Tom Petty: R.I.P.

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Tom was such a huge part of my wild and wooly days. A friend and I took vacation time to go to a series of concerts he did in central California. Such a big selection of supporting acts as well. I was lucky enough to see him bring Stevie Nicks on stage in San Francisco to do Stop Dragging my Heart Around. I don't have the words to express my sadness.
 
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bryras said:
I would ask that you listen to his album Echo. I always listen to it in it's entirety. First to last. for some it just flows, kind of like Green Day's rock opera sh!t. But better. Far better,
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Echo is great but I read that Tom didn't like it very much. I think because the songs were so personal (and full of pain), he didn't like playing them. I kind of look at Echo like Tom's Blood On The Tracks.
 
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Bev Vincent said:
The four-hour documentary about him directed by Peter Bagdanovich is currently available on Netflix and well worth the time.
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The biggest thing I took away from this, he did not suffer fools gladly. Even as a young man. I love that. I love passionate, intelligent people.

The four hours flew by. I didn't even realize that it was so much time elapsing. Brilliant look at this true artist.
As I watched, I realized Tom was part of that "sound track" of someone's life we always hear about. I honestly grew up with him. As a teenager, as a student, a young wife, young mother, middle age -- as the doc came to an end, I cried for him, I cried for me.

As Johnny Cash said to him, "you're a good man to ride the river with."

Thank you Tom.
 
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I haven't seen any commemorative magazines about Tom yet. From Prince and David Bowie a lot came out - there are still new ones coming - and they stayed on the shelves for a long time, a lot still are.

Maybe it's too early, or maybe he isn't quite on that same level of fame...
 
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Gerald said:
I haven't seen any commemorative magazines about Tom yet. From Prince and David Bowie a lot came out - there are still new ones coming - and they stayed on the shelves for a long time, a lot still are.

Maybe it's too early, or maybe he isn't quite on that same level of fame...
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Watch the 4 hour Netflix Documentary. It's fantastic.
 
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Gerald said:
Yeah, I have it on disc. I expected to see more of him in the bookstores though.
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I hope there will be. He was one focused guy with a passion to put out the best possible music he could. I didn't realize he had been the target of arson, did they ever catch this person?

He took on the music industry to get his publishing rights back.

He called bullsh*t on bullsh*t. Really interesting man.

Something I did find a bit hypocritical about him, he was super mad about these publishing rights -- the deal he signed. Which was terrible! And he was mad at the guy he signed the deal with -- The guy said, we're friends, but business is business. (paraphrasing) . Tom said basically, if you're my friend you don't do that.

But, then he went and stole a guitarist from Del Shannon, his friend. Del pleaded with him, "Don't take Howie." And Tom said, "I love you. But I'm taking Howie." Isn't that sort of the same thing? kind of? He took a good guitarist because business is business.
 
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It seems Tom had a pretty good idea who was behind the attempt to kill him and his family (which was what it was). He didn't name the person (or persons), because he couldn't get the evidence together. So I would conclude it was more in the personal circle than a disturbed fan or some random arson.

It also explains maybe why he wasn't fond of Let Me Up (I've Had Enough). I can never hear what is specifically bad about that album, but it was released around this time and may have just reminded him of that unhappy time.
 
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Dana Jean said:
I hope there will be. He was one focused guy with a passion to put out the best possible music he could. I didn't realize he had been the target of arson, did they ever catch this person?

He took on the music industry to get his publishing rights back.

He called bullsh*t on bullsh*t. Really interesting man.

Something I did find a bit hypocritical about him, he was super mad about these publishing rights -- the deal he signed. Which was terrible! And he was mad at the guy he signed the deal with -- The guy said, we're friends, but business is business. (paraphrasing) . Tom said basically, if you're my friend you don't do that.

But, then he went and stole a guitarist from Del Shannon, his friend. Del pleaded with him, "Don't take Howie." And Tom said, "I love you. But I'm taking Howie." Isn't that sort of the same thing? kind of? He took a good guitarist because business is business.
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Man, and he and Del were singing Little Runaway when he was running down a dream. Maybe he had to sing with him on the radio cause Del was pissed? I will always remember the exact place I was when someone put on Damn The Torpedoes and he sang Here Comes My Girl to me.
 
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