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Tom Petty: Still Rockin’ Us His Way - by Melanie Campbell

Gainesville-native Tom Petty has spent a good part of his career biting the hand that’s fed him—a hand attached to a system that very nearly broke him several times. He was once bankrupted by a scurrilous publishing deal, and fought MCA Records’ intention to raise the list price of his 1979, first ‘mega-star-status’ record, “Damn The Torpedoes,” which he won. You’ll never hear a Heartbreakers’ tune selling products on television, and the band has always eschewed corporate sponsorship on their tours.

I helped Melanie with a bunch of the statistical information. Be sure to check out the nice little credit at the end!