Conversations with Tom Petty

“The notoriously media-wary Petty responds… about his life, career, and craft with articulate and intelligent answers that even nonfans can enjoy.” Publishers Weekly

“The big strength of this oral approach is that its intimacy enables us to feel closer to Petty, the way his mind thinks and his generosity of spirit” Long Live Vinyl

“Insightful, breezy, and loaded with recollections from Petty’s formative years” Orlando Sentinel

“Paul has extracted what is certainly our most in-depth biography ever.” Tom Petty

“Reveals some fascinating facts” Billboard

Paul Zollo is a singer-songwriter, author, photographer, and music writer. Conducted as editor of SongTalk, his interviews with some of the world’s greatest songwriters have been collected in the books Songwriters On Songwriting and More Songwriters On Songwriting. His other previous publications include Hollywood Remembered: An Oral History Of Its Golden Age and Zappa On Zappa. He has also contributed to magazines such as Billboard and Variety, and written the liner notes for artists including Paul Simon, Laura Nyro, and Dan Fogelberg. As a songwriter, Paul has written songs with many artists and released a self titled album with his band The Ghosters and two solo albums, Universal Cure and Orange Avenue. His photos of Tom Petty and others are represented by Morrison Hotel Galleries in New York, Los Angeles, and Maui.

Tom Petty was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. In addition to a successful solo career, his bands included Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and the supergroup the Travelling Wilburys.

Dana Petty, widow of Tom Petty, is the Managing Partner of Tom Petty Legacy LLC.