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Bob Dylan's Mccartney Summer Duet
Bob Dylan and Sir Paul McCartney will work together this summer.The 'Blowin' in the Wind' singer recently said he would be "excited" to collaborate with the former Beatles star, and after Paul also indicated his...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 May 2009
Petty Bassist Gobbled Hash In Germany
TOM PETTY + THE HEARTBREAKERS risked deportation form Germany before a TV performance when bass player RON BLAIR tried to smuggle a block of marijuana into the country. The group had stocked up on hash...
By WENN on 22 October 2007
Welcome To The Jungle Tops Los Angeles Songs Poll
GUNS N' ROSES' WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE has topped a new poll to find the greatest song about Los Angeles. The 1987 hit beat NWA's STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON and THE EAGLES' NEW KID IN TOWN...
By WENN on 11 December 2006
Petty Banned From Keeping Guns
Rocker TOM PETTY is banned from keeping guns after he was caught going "mad" and shooting at trees. The mellow star used to use his weapons to relieve stress, until they were taken away by...
By WENN on 24 November 2006
Petty + Lynne Stage Wilburys Tribute At The Hollywood Bowl
TOM PETTY staged a semi-reunion of supergroup THE TRAVELING WILBURYS onstage at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles last night (26SEP06) when he invited British rocker JEFF LYNNE to join him. The LEARNING TO FLY...
By WENN on 27 September 2006
Petty Swears To Quit Driving After 'Ufo' Scare
Rocker TOM PETTY has promised his worried wife he won't get back behind the wheel of his car after making a spectacle of himself by literally crashing ADAM SANDLER's wedding. The RUNNING DOWN A DREAM...
By WENN on 18 August 2006
Petty: 'My Wife Saved Me From Depression'
Rocker TOM PETTY credits his wife DANA YORK for pulling him out of a terrible depression and saving his career. The FREE FALLIN' hitmaker struggled to come to terms with the deaths of pal GEORGE...
By WENN on 25 July 2006
Epstein Death Made Petty Rethink Touring Lifestyle
The death of HOWIE EPSTEIN prompted former bandmate TOM PETTY to make his current US tour his last - as he was tired of wasting his life on the road. The FREE FALLIN' hitmaker spent...
By WENN on 04 July 2006
Petty Learns Indian Plight From Cherokee Grandmother
TOM PETTY has great empathy for Native Americans who struggle to forget their Indian roots because his grandmother endured a life of oppression because of her Cherokee blood. The FREE FALLIN' rocker recalls his...
By WENN on 23 August 2005
Petty Banned From Driving - By His Red-faced Wife
Rocker TOM PETTY has been banned from driving by his wife after an embarrassing episode at ADAM SANDLER's Malibu, California, wedding - when he crashed their car into a swarm of paparazzi. The veteran...
By WENN on 03 October 2003
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