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       Petty: The Biography: by Warren Zanes (2015)
       By: Chiprocks1 Date: November 14, 2017, 11:00 am
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       [center]Petty: The Biography
       4 Stars out of 5
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       With the untimely passing of Tom Petty, I have spent a lot of
       time revisiting one of my favorite musicians by way of music and
       that also means reading about his life story. And with Petty:
       The Biography, you get a really good picture of the what the man
       was in and out of the Rockstar life. Warren Zanes does a great
       job in telling Tom's story. As I've read in press releases, this
       is the only officially endorsed book from Petty himself. It's
       well written, making for a very fast read. As much as I wanted
       to hear about Tom's backstory, I wanted to hear more about the
       Heartbreakers. I've been following Tom and his band since Junior
       High School and the band itself has been a mystery to me to some
       extent. Sure, I knew some stuff about them...but what is laid
       out bare in the book was pretty eye opening. Obviously the
       biggest think that Petty fans are going to want to read about is
       his relationship to Stan Lynch (Original Drummer) and needless
       to say, there is a lot to unpack here. I always knew they were
       butting heads...I just didn't know how much of a colossal dick
       Stan was and still is to this day. The mind games he would play
       and pit other band members against each other just leaves me
       scratching my head. I don't get the animosity he had toward Tom
       and then later Mike Campbell. You have the best gig in the world
       and yet you choose to sabotage the band. It's cutting one nose
       off to spite your face situation. Anyway, a lot of great stories
       for everyone involved: Benmont, Ron, Mike and Howie all get
       their time in these pages. The revelation that Stevie Nicks
       would have left Fleetwood Mac to join the Heartbreakers was a
       shock to me. Definitely worth checking out from your Library.
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