Petty

An exhilarating and intimate account of the life of music legend Tom Petty, by an accomplished writer and musician who toured with PettyNo one other than Warren Zanes, rocker and writer and friend, could author a book about Tom Petty that is as honest and evocative of Petty s music and the remarkable rock and roll history he and his band helped to write.Born in Gainesville, Florida, with than a little hillbilly in his blood, Tom Petty was a Southern shit kicker, a kid without a whole lot of promise Rock and roll made it otherwise From meeting Elvis, to seeing the Beatles on Ed Sullivan, to producing Del Shannon, backing Bob Dylan, putting together a band with George Harrison, Dylan, Roy Orbison, and Jeff Lynne, making records with Johnny Cash, and sending well than a dozen of his own celebrated recordings high onto the charts, Tom Petty s story has all the drama of a rock and roll epic Now in his mid sixties, still making records and still touring, Petty, known for his reclusive style, has shared with Warren Zanes his insights and arguments, his regrets and lasting ambitions, and the details of his life on and off the stage.This is a book for those who know and love the songs, from American Girl and Refugee to Free Fallin and Mary Jane s Last Dance, and for those who want to see the classic rock and roll era embodied in one man s remarkable story Dark and mysterious, Petty manages to come back, again and again, showing us what the music can do and where it can take us. Free Download [ Petty ] Author [ Warren Zanes ] – kino-fada.fr Petty The Biography by Warren Zanes is a 2015 Henry Holt and Co Publication Think of me what you will, I ve got a little space to fill I ve shared with you my love hate relationship with rock bios I decided early on not to read this one because Tom Petty was so special to me I did NOT want to read a botched biography of TP I had forgotten about it until recently, when I checked out the new autobiography of Stevie Nicks This book was on one of those also recommended for you listings, so Petty The Biography by Warren Zanes is a 2015 Henry Holt and Co Publication Think of me what you will, I ve got a little space to fill I ve shared with you my love hate relationship with rock bios I decided early on not to read this one because Tom Petty was so special to me I did NOT want to read a botched biography of TP I had forgotten about it until recently, when I checked out the new autobiography of Stevie Nicks This book was on one of those also recommended for you listings, so decided to check out the ratings and read a few reviews of the book I also did a little research on the author, and decided this one might really be on the up and up Yet, I still hesitated I ve been a fan of many rock groups over the years, gone through trends like most other people, but one constant, since high school, was Tom Petty The older I got, thewe connected and theI appreciated his style Often his anger, his angst, and his humor matched my own Tom and I had some long conversati...I ll risk sounding like a loser and just admit that I wasn t super into Tom Petty before reading this book Sure, I know and enjoy his big hits like anyone else, but not much beyond that I basically started this book with a clean slate,curious than anything else, and really just looking to learn.Well, after finishing the biography, I can say with all honesty that I am now a legitimate Tom Petty fan I have enormous respect for the man I really had no idea he had been through so much I I ll risk sounding like a loser and just admit that I wasn t super into Tom Petty before reading this book Sure, I know and enjoy his big hits like anyone else, but not much beyond that I basically started this book with a clean slate,curious than anything else, and really just looking to learn.Well, after finishing the biography, I can say wi...Oh my my, oh hell yes If Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is a band that lights your fire, you have to read this biography, which comes out Tuesday, November 10 You ll be happiest if you can do it near a source of music, and the very best of all is to be near a desktop or other screen where you can view and hear the music videos as you read about their inception Petty made it big just as I graduated from high school By the time my first born entered elementary school, I had a backseat full of Oh ... What I think about Tom is, How did he become that writer How does he know what he knows He s so good I have to ask those questions, like he s that kind of figure to me The songs are so compellingJackson BrowneIndeed, and that s high praise coming from one of the greatest songwriters of the rock era I m not sure if author Warren Zanes, or anyone including Petty himself, can answer those questions But Zanes, in one early passage captures the very essence of Petty It doesn t answer B What I think about Tom is, How did he become that writer How does he know what he knows He s so good I have to ask those questions, like he s that kind of figure to me The songs are so compellingJackson BrowneIndeed, and that s high praise coming from one of the greatest songwriters of the rock era I m not sure if author Warren Zanes, or anyone including Petty himself, can answer those questions...Tom Petty has always been in the background of my life I grew up most of my life as a small town hillbilly girl and all the boys I had crushes on were a lot like Tom Skinny, long hair, cigarette hanging out of the side of his mouth and an ever present cool that was sexy as hell As I got older my type did not change much except I wanted those boys to look the same but have that artistic bent music, art..they were equally stimulating I loved his music the minute I heard it and felt very drawn Tom Petty has always been in the background of my life I grew up most of my life as a small town hillbilly girl and all the boys I had crushes on were a lot like Tom Skinny, long hair, cigarette hanging out of the side of his mouth and an ...this was a good bio on a great artist.On the fandom scale with Petty, I was a Greatest Hits guy until 2012, when a friend s persistent praise became impossible to ignore A few used CD purchases, and my fandom increased to a modest level Which is where I was until I read what has to be one of the most enjoyable and intriguing biographies of my life.All I know for sure is that, having read this biography, I m desperate to fill in the many gaps of my Petty music collection, and songs that might never have made their way into my On the fandom scale with Petty, I was a Greatest Hits guy until 2012, when a friend s persistent praise became impossible to ignore A few us...Outstanding Warren Zanes took me places the Peter Bogdanovich film Runnin Down a Dream couldn t I suspect I ll always be a TP fan, but for even the casual listener this is a great read Zanes has wonderful phrasing...I haven t read too many rock n roll biographies and my musical interests leantoward Joan Baez and Carol King and the Beatles and can t get no satisfaction A lotfamiliar with Pete Seeger But Tom Petty just died and he was 66 And I wondered about him Who was he and what does it mean that he was younger than I am when he died.I didn t know that he was such a megastar And I had heard of the traveling Wilburys and the illustrious stars who were part of that group but never knew he I haven t read too many rock n roll biographies and my musical interests leantoward Joan Baez and Carol King and the Beatles and can t get no satisfaction A lotfamiliar with Pete Seeger But Tom Petty just died and he was 66 And I wondered about him Who was he and what does it mean that he was younger than I am when he died.I didn t know that he was such a megastar And I had heard of the traveling Wilburys and the illustrious stars who were part of that group but never knew he was One of them When rock stars die they probably sell a lot of records and if you judge the success of this book by the amount of money I spent buying albums from iTunes, this book was a great succes...Gotta say, this was easily one of the better rock biographies I ve read and I ve read a lot Despite what many are indicating in their reviews, this is not a this happened, then this happened, then this happened narrative Yes, there s definitely some of that in there show me any biography that doesn t do that , but Zanes also folds in some fascinating insights along the way, whether it s about the music scene in Florida, the weird conglomeration of Petty s group and the Felder Leadon conne Gotta say, this was easily one of the better rock biographies I ve read and I ve read a lot Despite what many are indicating in their reviews, this is not a this happened, then this happened, then this happened narrative Yes, there s definitely some of that in there show me any biography that doesn t do that , but Zanes also folds in some fascinating insights along the way, whether it s about the music scene in Florida, the weird conglomeration of Petty s group and the Felder Leadon connection to the Eagles, or digging deep into Petty s mother and father, or wife and kids.And there s also, of course, the music How it...

• English
• 23 April 2017
Warren Zanes
• Hardcover
• 323 pages
• 0805099689
• Warren Zanes
• Petty