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Tom Petty Said His School ‘Threw [Him] Out’ Because of The Beatles’ Influence on Him
Tom Petty grew his hair out after he first saw The Beatles. The look caused his school to kick him out.
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Pattie Boyd Liked Eric Clapton Because He Paid Attention to Her, Unlike George Harrison
Eric Clapton made it clear that he liked Pattie Boyd. She was especially flattered because her husband George Harrison had been cold to her.
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Pattie Boyd Said George Harrison Brought Home ‘Bad Vibes’ Because of The Beatles
Pattie Boyd and George Harrison's relationship struggled in the years before their divorce. She said his fights with The Beatles impacted their marriage.
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Tom Petty Called Out Bob Dylan After He Stormed Off Stage During a Concert
Tom Petty and Bob Dylan toured together in the 1980s. During one concert, Dylan stormed off the stage because of the lighting.
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Tom Petty Shared Why It Was So Hard to Forgive His Father: ‘I Hated My Dad’
Tom Petty said that he felt very angry with his father for much of his life. He struggled to let go of this anger.
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Tom Petty Said Drugs Weren’t a Ticket to More Creativity: ‘Drugs Don’t Work’
Tom Petty acknowledged that musicians have always been drawn to drugs, but he didn't think they were necessary to the creative process.
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Tom Petty Said a Comment by Bob Dylan Made Him Realize He Was Famous
On the night Tom Petty met Bob Dylan, a comment by Dylan made him realize he was famous. He explained why it had this impact on him.
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A Nobel Academy Member Called Bob Dylan ‘Impolite and Arrogant’
Bob Dylan didn't respond to the news that he won the Nobel Prize in Literature. This led one person to describe him as arrogant.
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Keith Richards Called Bob Dylan a ‘Nasty Little Bugger’
Keith Richards and Bob Dylan both are successful artists, but Dylan once took a swipe at Richards' work. Richards called Dylan "nasty" in response.
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Tom Petty Dispelled Rumors That He and His Bandmate Knocked Out Bob Dylan in a Fight
Bob Dylan invited Tom Petty to tour with him in the 1980s. During a performance, Petty and his bandmate got into a vicious fight.
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Tom Petty Was Glad He Didn’t Make an ‘A**’ of Himself in The Traveling Wilburys
Tom Petty got to work with his idols in The Traveling Wilburys. He said that he was grateful to have not embarrassed himself around his bandmates.
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George Harrison Dragged a Sick Tom Petty Out of Bed to Jam: ‘He Was Always Dying to Play’
George Harrison and Tom Petty played music together professionally. Harrison also liked to play music for fun and dragged a sick Petty out of bed to do so.
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Tom Petty Crashed His Car After Seeing a ‘Flying Saucer,’ and Adam Sandler Was to Blame
Tom Petty could hardly believe his eyes when he saw a UFO. He even crashed his car trying to get a better look at it.
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Tom Petty and Bob Dylan Wore Ghoulish Makeup to a Press Conference: ‘We Just Got Bored’
Tom Petty and Bob Dylan toured together in the 1980s. To announce the tour, they gave a press conference wearing heavy makeup.
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Tom Petty Had an Angry Run-In With the Sex Pistols’ Johnny Rotten: ‘Who the F*** Are You Talking To?’
Tom Petty and Johnny Rotten had a tense encounter at a hotel. Petty shared what the other musician said to irritate him.
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George Harrison’s Wife Revealed the Impact of Rumors She Had an Affair With John Lennon
George Harrison's wife said she never had an affair with John Lennon. Still, she wondered if Lennon's wife believed the rumors about them.
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Tom Petty Accidentally Made His Record Label Report Him to the FBI
Tom Petty and his manager once thought of a creative way to tell his label they changed an album title. It didn't go over very well.
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Jeff Lynne Said Tom Petty Was the ‘Coolest’ Person He Ever Met
Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne grew close while working in The Traveling Wilburys. Lynne thought that Petty was the coolest person he'd ever met.
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Tom Petty Said Parts of Being Famous Made Him Physically Sick: ‘I Feel Ridiculous’
Tom Petty was a celebrity who tried to stay out of the limelight. He explained that some parts of being famous made him uncomfortable to a point of illness.
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George Harrison Could Only Get Any Peace When He Locked Himself in the Bathroom
George Harrison was famous from a young age and was surrounded by fans, managers, and media. He could only get peace in the bathroom.
