Oct 20, 2023
Remembering Tom Petty on his birthday. ❤️
Photos by Joel Bernstein, Vern Evans, Robert Sebree.
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Remembering Tom Petty on his birthday. ❤️
Photos by Joel Bernstein, Vern Evans, Robert Sebree.
Tom Petty | Photo © Steve Ziegelmeyer
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Tom Petty | Photo: Photo: Richard E. Aaron
This was the very first studio session I ever did and I was very nervous, but Tom was incredibly patient and made me very relaxed, within 10 minutes, I was shooting like a veteran. If you don't know what you're doing, pretend like you do." - Richard E. Aaron, Morrison Hotel Gallery
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Tom Petty | Photo: Red Slater
"I feel like a lucky man. A lot of people really struggle to find out what they want to do in life, but I knew as soon as I saw Elvis Presley, when I was 11. From that point, music became my religion, my nourishment. It was also a safe haven for me. My life was very turbulent as a child and a little scary, and music made everything seem right. It has also pulled me through some other dark times." - Tom Petty, Los Angeles Times, March 15, 2002
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Tom Petty and Mike Campbell | Mudcrutch Farm | Photo: Red Slater
Q: "Is it true that you've never seen Mike Campbell in shorts since the first time you met him? :)" TP: "Yes and I hope I never do." - Twitter Q&A, 2011
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Tom Petty | The Tonight Show | 📷: unknown/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
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Tom Petty | Photo: Chris Walter
"We met him just after his first album came out in 1977. He came to the record store where we worked to autograph his album. He was real nice and I loved his music right away. There was something different about it — something fresh, the kind of sound that everyone now is calling new wave. He was like a pioneer." - Valerie Silba, 21, The Los Angeles Times, July 27, 1979
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Tom Petty | Photo © Idols/Photoshot
Q: "Are you still shy? That last time we spoke you said you were really — off-stage you were very shy and people didn’t expect that. TP: "Yeah, I think I’m probably more shy than people realize. A lot of times, you know, I’ve read that I’m rude or aloof or… I’m really, I’m pretty likable [chuckles] but I’m just… yeah, shy. I’ve never been a person to… never been good to have a lot of people… even in school I didn’t like it if people were looking at me or anything, you know." Q: "Is that why you wear the sunglasses?" TP: "Probably, yeah. Insecurity at its best. But… I’m getting better at it, I think I’m getting better at it." - Night Flight, April 1985
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