{"product_id":"9781250105196","title":"Petty : The Biography","description":"\u003cstrong\u003ePetty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Warren Zanes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*One of \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e's 10 Best Music Books of 2015*\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn exhilarating and intimate account of the life of music legend Tom  Petty, by an accomplished writer and musician who toured with Petty\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBorn in Gainesville, Florida, with more than a little  hillbilly in his blood, Tom Petty was a Southern shit kicker, a kid  without a whole lot of promise. Rock and roll made it otherwise. From  meeting Elvis, to seeing the Beatles on Ed Sullivan, to producing Del  Shannon, backing Bob Dylan, putting together a band with George  Harrison, Dylan, Roy Orbison, and Jeff Lynne, making records with Johnny  Cash, and sending well more than a dozen of his own celebrated  recordings high onto the charts, Tom Petty's story has all the drama of a  rock and roll epic. Now in his mid-sixties, still making records and  still touring, Petty, known for his reclusive style, has shared with  Warren Zanes his insights and arguments, his regrets and lasting  ambitions, and the details of his life on and off the stage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis  is a book for those who know and love the songs, from \"American Girl\"  and \"Refugee\" to \"Free Fallin'\" and \"Mary Jane's Last Dance,\" and for  those who want to see the classic rock and roll era embodied in one  man's remarkable story. Dark and mysterious, Petty manages to come back,  again and again, showing us what the music can do and where it can take  us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Petty and Zanes have decided to tell the unvarnished truth, and the   result is not only the definitive account of Petty's life, but one of   the best rock biographies in recent memory.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Imagine a long ride on the tour bus with Tom and the Heartbreakers where   everyone was feeling loose enough to tell all their stories.  What a   historic night that would be.  This book is that.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eEddie Vedder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This fascinating biography of Tom Petty was written by someone who deeply understands the rock n roll life and the creative personalities it takes to create this classic music. I wish Warren Zanes could write a biography about everyone I admire.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eJudd Apatow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Warren  Zanes' writing is  definitive and thrilling, filled with    hidden corners  and inspiring  truths... as soaring and soulful as the    great journey of  Petty  himself.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eCameron Crowe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Tom Petty is a human-sized rock star, an ordinary guy from Florida who   quietly amassed an indelible body of work, and created one of rock and   roll's greatest and most durable bands along the way . In this deeply   engaging and highly readable biography, Warren Zanes not only   illuminates the enigmatic man behind the songs, but he captures the   human drama of being in a rock band as well as anyone who's ever  written  on the subject.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eTom Perrotta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This amazing book  is a  Tom Petty biography (and it's great on that account) but it's far  more  than that. It's an X-ray of the most fragile, most volatile, and  most  sublime social unit ever invented: the rock-and-roll band. The   alliances, the distortions, the deep bruises and the absurd elations   that can never be explained to an outsider. Sure, \u003ci\u003ePetty \u003c\/i\u003eis a  book about a  rock band but it's really a book about being human - how  we meet and  collaborate, break up and make up, learn to trust (or not)  and, once in a  lucky while, sing as loud as we can. It's a  masterpiece.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eStephen Dubner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Expertly researched and  deeply felt, \u003ci\u003ePetty \u003c\/i\u003eis  also the first peer-to-peer biography: the life of  one musician  through the eyes of a man who has prowled the same stages  and chased  the same dream. Warren Zanes tells his tale in a voice that  is crisp  and passionate, sympathetic, unsparing, and shot through with  hard  experience.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePeter Ames Carlin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With insight and  rigor,  Warren Zanes digs into the brilliance and ambition that have  driven Tom  Petty's magnificent career. Zanes gets deep inside Petty's  life and  songs, but perceptively, he pays special attention to the  fierce  tenacity required to maintain the complex organism known as a  rock  \u0026amp; roll band.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eAlan Light, author of The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley and the Unlikely Ascent of \"Hallelujah\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you're interested in the structure of a band, in that world, this book is the Citizen Kane of rock and roll.\"\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003eAndrew Loog Oldham\u003c\/i\u003e, manager and producer of The Rolling Stones from 1963-1967\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"Marvelous,  kinetic, funny, and if you’ll pardon me, heartbreaking...Zanes is never less than entertainingly artful and sometimes breathtakingly graceful...The author’s most impressive feat may be the way he assiduously avoids the salaciousness and grime that often accompany these kinds of tales, and the candor he was able to elicit from his subject...Electrifying but never flashy and always in service of the song — Zanes tells the story with artful brevity and a keen sense of the necessary.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A thorough, well-written, and expansive...look at the life and  career  of one of America’s most enduring and true post-‘60s rock stars.  More  than any other source, this book digs deep... \u003ci\u003ePetty \u003c\/i\u003eis likely to stand as the definitive work.\" \u003cb\u003e–\u003ci\u003eHouston Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A  biography  of a reticent musician that will allow even his biggest  fans  to see  him with fresh eyes and hear him with fresh ears.... Zanes  brings  a  depth and empathy to the narrative that never veers toward    sensationalism... Though it attests to the artist's singularity, this    incisive, illuminating biography also serves as an elegy to one of the    golden eras of the classic rock band-of the days when 'a band was    everything, a shield and a shelter.'” —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus (Starred Review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A]    balanced chronicle  of Petty’s career with the detached delivery of a    seasoned journalist combined with the intimacy of a friend bold  enough   to dig deep beneath the surface of his own personal musical    hero...required reading for fans. Zanes's working knowledge of band    dynamics, in conjunction with his crisp and concise writing,  undeniably   qualify him to tell this story of one of rock’s most  reclusive   superstars.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly (Starred Review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Warren  Zanes’ exceptional rock-bio \u003ci\u003ePetty\u003c\/i\u003e  is loaded with  compelling  characters. Petty is the star of this book,  obviously. But  the hustlers  and disgruntled band members; hometown  haters and  kinfolk; wives and  ex-wives; famous friends and fiercely  loyal  employees Zanes introduces  us to all play a significant role in  the  story of the man responsible  for some of the most enduring music of   our time.\" \u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Zanes  peels back the cool-guy exterior to become the first person to  delve  into Petty’s life story, making for a marvelous read…so rich and   thorough that it doesn’t leave much room for complaints or nitpicking   …It’s a great piece of writing by any measure, but as far as rock bios   go, this is tops.” \u003cb\u003e–\u003ci\u003eConsequence of Sound\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If you’re into  Petty, or the inner workings of the life of any major talent who managed  to get to the top and influence the music of a generation, this book  needs to be on your winter reading list.” \u003cb\u003e–\u003ci\u003eAmerican Songwriter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"For  Petty fans who've wondered  about the artist behind the music, this book  functions like a door  being thrown open on the singer's musical and  personal lives. Expect  eager readers from rock fans.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"An intimate and insightful portrait that can come only from a genuine insider.\" \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eOakland Press\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Author Zanes empathetically captures his subject's intertwined resilience and frailty.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Austin Chronicle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] candid, compelling portrait...Zanes crafts a strong, studiously detached   narrative...It’s intimate—interviews with Petty as well as friends and   family form a huge portion of the book’s substance—but Zanes keeps a   careful editorial distance that helps modulate his obvious worship of   the man and his music...Beautifully written, full of wisdom and   reverence.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—A.V. Club\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A rollicking, reminiscent ride down memory lane.\"\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003e-Parade\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePetty\u003c\/i\u003e is not an authorized biography, though it is as definitive as you can get.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Bergen Record\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003ePetty: The Biography\u003c\/i\u003e reads less like a traditional rock bio  and more like a historically researched novel that chips away at  brilliant and flawed characters... Good music bios exist, but the  concise tone of Zanes' is unique... \" \u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Zanes  is a terrific writer and a  thorough interviewer, and he manages to  walk that fine line between a  “warts and all” biography and a  compassionate telling of the story of a  man who dealt quietly with  being in charge while handling a series of  personal challenges...An  entertaining book about a musician, producer  and performer as well as a  portrait of the person behind the fame.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—New Hampshire Union-Leader\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Zanes elevates [Petty] from the usual rocker biography...A powerful, riveting read, even for casual fans.\" \u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eGainesville Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250105196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40633880772814,"sku":"9781250105196","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_8fcc332f-2d28-49ed-a32a-bdad2a7d8645.jpg?v=1638927447","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250105196","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}