Petty: The Biography

On the back of my copy of this book was a quote by Eddie Vedder in which he described reading the book as a long ride on the tour bus with TP and the Heartbreakers. The book reads like a long Rolling Stones article. I heard about it on a podcast and assumed it was more about his personal life, but really his music was his personal life. I was amazed by all the connections he had to so many other prominent artists and to see those connections through his songwriting. I liked the way Zanes traced Petty's ebbs and flows of life and the manifestation of those in his albums. I'll never listen to his music in the same way again. I grew up in Florida and lived in Gainesville for a couple years, so seeing those connections was a nice bonus :)