The late rocker recalled the fight in Cameron Crowe's documentary 'Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party' Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024.

Tom Petty looked back on an infamous concert in an interview from over 40 years ago. In a resurfaced interview part of Cameron Crowe's documentary Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party, Petty ...

A 1982 profile helmed by music journalist-turned-filmmaker Cameron Crowe about Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers has in 2025 resurfaced from obscurity to stream on Paramount+. Well, maybe not ...

Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell explained why he never confronted his bandleader Tom Petty before Petty’s 2017 death from an accidental drug overdose. “I don’t torture myself [over ...

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers leaned into the making of the film with a kind of hilarious music-filled honesty that still feels fresh 40 years later.… The fact that the original film was ...

Rockstar Games captivated fans with the release of the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer in December 2023, featuring Tom Petty's iconic song “Love Is a Long Road.” The choice of this 1989 track ...

The lineup was almost absurdly good, featuring five musicians who were all rock stars in their own rights: Roy Orbison, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Bob Dylan, and Tom Petty. With their star power ...

The Petty Thieves, a Dayton tribute to Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Tom Petty, is returning with double sets of greatest hits, beloved deep cuts and a nod to the Traveling Wilburys. The performance ...

Del Shannon’s posthumous induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame happens on March 15, but don’t look for Max Crook in the audience. Who’s he? Only the co-author of “Runaway,” the ...

Few figures in rock history loom as large as Tom Petty. Whether leading The Heartbreakers, reviving Mudcrutch, or rolling with The Traveling Wilburys, Petty’s influence was seismic, shaping the sound ...