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Petty The Biography

Warren Zanes

The No one other than Warren Zanes, rocker and writer and friend, could author a book about Tom Petty that is as honest and evocative of Petty's music and the remarkable rock and roll history he and his band helped to write.

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My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

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My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

It was praised for its beautiful writing style and engaging insights into Tom Petty's life and career, as told by a talented musician and author.

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It's so good. It's Petty the Tom Petty biography. And it's written by Warren Zanes who was in the Del Fuego's I believe.

— Episode: 257 - Monster Machine

Episode: 257 - Monster Machine

It was praised for its beautiful writing style and engaging insights into Tom Petty's life and career, as told by a talented musician and author.

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It's so good. It's Petty the Tom Petty biography. And it's written by Warren Zanes who was in the Del Fuego's I believe.

So if you're looking for a good book and if you care about Tom Petty which I believe any red blooded American would, Warren Zanes biography of him is a beautifully, beautifully written book.

Freakonomics Radio

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Freakonomics Radio

It was a biography of Tom Petty that was written in a very personal and in-depth way. It was not authorized or ghostwritten, but Tom Petty gave the author full access to him and his records.

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He's been my hero since I was 11.

— Episode: 227. Should Everyone Be in a Rock Band?

Episode: 227. Should Everyone Be in a Rock Band?

It was a biography of Tom Petty that was written in a very personal and in-depth way. It was not authorized or ghostwritten, but Tom Petty gave the author full access to him and his records.

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He's been my hero since I was 11.

So when the idea of a book came up, he said, here's how it would happen. It's not ghostwritten, it's not co-written, it's not authorized. It's your book.

And he said, when I see authorized on a book, I know it's bullshit. It's whitewashed.

So you write it. All I ask is the opportunity to read it when it's finished and respond to that which I feel the need to respond to.

Warren Zanes's new book, Petty, tells the whole story.

Episode: The Dangers of Safety (Rebroadcast)

It was a biography of Tom Petty that the speaker was reading and it brought back memories of his own band experiences.

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Hey podcast listeners, I've been reading this book called Petty. It's a biography of Tom Petty written by Warren Zanes

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