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{{Short description|American rock musician (1950–2017)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Tom Petty
| image             = Tom Petty Live in Horsens (cropped2).jpg
| caption           = Petty performing in Denmark in 2012
| birth_name        = Thomas Earl Petty
| birth_date        = {{birth date|mf=yes|1950|10|20}}
| birth_place       = [[Gainesville, Florida]], US
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|mf=yes|2017|10|2|1950|10|20}}
| death_place       = [[Santa Monica, California]], US
| alias             = {{plainlist|
* Charlie T. Wilbury Jr.
* Muddy Wilbury
}}
| occupation        = {{flatlist|
* Singer
* songwriter
* musician
}}
| years_active      = 1967–2017
| instrument        = {{flatlist|
* Vocals
* guitar
* harmonica 
* bass
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{{flatlist|
* [[Rock music|Rock]]
* [[heartland rock]]
* {{nowrap|[[roots rock]]}}
* [[country rock]]
* [[Southern rock]]
}}
| discography       = [[Tom Petty discography]]
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[Shelter Records|Shelter]]
* [[Backstreet Records|Backstreet]]
* [[MCA Records|MCA]]
* [[Warner Records|Warner Bros.]]
* [[American Recordings (record label)|American]]
* [[Reprise Records|Reprise]]
}}
| past_member_of    = {{flatlist|
* [[Mudcrutch]]
* {{nowrap|[[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]]}}
* [[Traveling Wilburys]]
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| website           = {{URL|tompetty.com}}
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'''Thomas Earl Petty''' (October 20, 1950{{spnd}}October 2, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.  He was the leader and frontman of the rock bands [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]] and [[Mudcrutch]] and a member of the late 1980s [[supergroup (music)|supergroup]] the [[Traveling Wilburys]].  He was also a successful solo artist.

Over the course of his career, Petty sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making him one of the [[Best-selling artist of all time|best-selling artists of all time]].  His hit singles with the Heartbreakers include "[[American Girl (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song)|American Girl]]" (1976), "[[Don't Do Me Like That]]" (1979), "[[Refugee (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song)|Refugee]]" (1980), "[[The Waiting (song)|The Waiting]]" (1981), "[[Don't Come Around Here No More]]" (1985) and "[[Learning to Fly (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song)|Learning to Fly]]" (1991). Petty's solo hits include "[[I Won't Back Down]]" (1989), "[[Free Fallin']]" (1989), and "[[You Don't Know How It Feels]]" (1994).

Petty and the Heartbreakers were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2002. Petty was honored as [[MusiCares Person of the Year]] in February 2017 for his contributions to music and for his philanthropy.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.org/2017-musicares-person-of-the-year-tom-petty|title=2018 MusiCares Person of the Year: Fleetwood Mac|date=July 28, 2015|website=Grammy.org|access-date=October 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105094844/https://www.grammy.org/2017-musicares-person-of-the-year-tom-petty|archive-date=November 5, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also acted; he had a recurring role as the voice of [[List of characters in King of the Hill#Main|Lucky Kleinschmidt]] in the animated comedy series ''[[King of the Hill]]'' from 2004 to the show's original conclusion in 2009.<ref name="forbes100217" />

Petty died of an accidental drug overdose in 2017 at the age of 66, one week after the end of the Heartbreakers' 40th Anniversary Tour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/news/tom-petty-rock-and-roll-hero-dies-66|title=Tom Petty, Rock And Roll Hero, Dies At 66|website=Grammy.com|access-date=March 11, 2023|archive-date=December 30, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221230234612/https://www.grammy.com/news/tom-petty-rock-and-roll-hero-dies-66|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Tom Petty's Cause of Death: Accidental Overdose |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tom-pettys-cause-of-death-accidental-overdose-202789/ |access-date=November 12, 2022 |archive-date=November 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112035414/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tom-pettys-cause-of-death-accidental-overdose-202789/amp/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Petty was born on October 20, 1950, in [[Gainesville, Florida]], the first of two sons of Kitty Petty (née Avery), a local tax office worker, and Earl Petty, a traveling salesman.<ref name="Gorbituary">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/oct/03/tom-petty-obituary|title=Tom Petty obituary|work=The Guardian|author=Sweeting, Adam|date=October 3, 2017|access-date=January 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110174658/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/oct/03/tom-petty-obituary|archive-date=January 10, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=biography.com>{{cite web|url=https://www.biography.com/people/tom-petty-201299|title=Tom Petty: Music Producer, Guitarist, Songwriter, Singer (1950–2017)|publisher=[[Biography.com]] ([[FYI (TV network)|FYI]] / [[A&E Networks]])|access-date=October 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003030103/https://www.biography.com/people/tom-petty-201299|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=DeYoung |first=Bill |url=http://www.gainesville.com/article/LK/20040727/News/604163965/GS/ |title=Tom Petty, Musician |date=July 27, 2004 |work=The Gainesville Sun |access-date=October 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225750/http://www.gainesville.com/article/LK/20040727/News/604163965/GS/ |archive-date=October 3, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> His brother, Bruce, was seven years younger.<ref name="Gorbituary"/>

Petty grew up in the [[Northeast Gainesville Residential District]], known locally as the Duckpond. After his death, a historical marker was placed in the neighborhood and a nearby park was renamed to Tom Petty Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oakmontfl.com/a-living-history-lesson-gainesvilles-duckpond-neighborhood/|title=A Living History Lesson: Gainesville's Duckpond Neighborhood|date=December 24, 2019|access-date=April 13, 2023|archive-date=April 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413105006/https://oakmontfl.com/a-living-history-lesson-gainesvilles-duckpond-neighborhood/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Petty attended Howard Bishop Middle School, where he played Little League baseball and basketball. He then attended [[Gainesville High School (Florida)|Gainesville High School]], graduating in 1968.<ref>[https://www.gainesville.com/story/news/2004/05/26/from-local-band-to-superstar/31538868007/ "From a local band to a superstar"], ''The Gainesville Sun'', May 26, 2004</ref>

==Career==
Petty's interest in [[rock and roll]] music began at age ten when he had an opportunity to meet [[Elvis Presley]].<ref name="esquire">{{cite web|last=Sager|first=Mike|title=What I've Learned: Tom Petty|url=http://www.esquire.com/features/what-ive-learned/ESQ0806WIL_134|work=Esquire|date=June 30, 2006|access-date=April 12, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327044004/http://www.esquire.com/features/what-ive-learned/ESQ0806WIL_134|archive-date=March 27, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> In the summer of 1961, his uncle was working on the set of Presley's film ''[[Follow That Dream]]'', in nearby [[Ocala, Florida|Ocala]], and invited Petty to watch the movie's filming.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dean |first=Bill |title=Tom Petty's Life Changed When He Met Elvis |url=http://www.gainesville.com/news/20070816/young-tom-pettys-life-changed-when-he-met-elvis |work=Gainesville Sun |date=August 16, 2007 |access-date=April 12, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009194820/http://www.gainesville.com/news/20070816/young-tom-pettys-life-changed-when-he-met-elvis |archive-date=October 9, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Petty instantly became a Presley fan. When he returned that Saturday, he was greeted by his friend Keith Harben, and soon traded his [[Wham-O]] slingshot for a collection of Elvis [[gramophone records|45s]].<ref name="portrait">{{cite magazine|last=Newman |first=Melinda |title=Tom Petty: A Portrait of the Artist |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60538/tom-petty-a-portrait-of-the-artist |magazine=Billboard |date=November 28, 2005 |access-date=April 12, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071103133707/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/60538/tom-petty-a-portrait-of-the-artist |archive-date=November 3, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Of that meeting with Presley, Petty said, "Elvis glowed."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oxfordamerican.org/magazine/item/1327-tom-petty|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012202716/http://www.oxfordamerican.org/magazine/item/1327-tom-petty|url-status=dead|title=Southern Gallery: Tom Petty|archive-date=October 12, 2017|website=www.oxfordamerican.org}}</ref>

In 2006, Petty said he knew he wanted to be in a band the moment he saw the [[the Beatles|Beatles]] on ''[[The Ed Sullivan Show]]''.<ref>{{cite news |date=July 27, 2006 |title=Tom Petty Knows 'How It Feels' |work=[[Fresh Air]] |publisher=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18580517 |url-status=live |access-date=April 12, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080408143113/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18580517 |archive-date=April 8, 2008}}</ref> "The minute I saw the Beatles on the ''Ed Sullivan Show''—and it's true of thousands of guys—there was the way out. There was a way to do it. You get your friends and you're a self-contained unit. And you make the music. And it looked like so much fun. It was something I identified with. I had never been hugely into sports.&nbsp;... I had been a big fan of Elvis. But I really saw in the Beatles that here's something I could do. I knew I could do it. It wasn't long before there were groups springing up in garages all over the place."<ref>{{cite web |last=Crandall |first=Bill |date=February 6, 2014 |title=10 Musicians Who Saw the Beatles Standing There |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/10-musicians-who-saw-the-beatles-standing-there/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140207051338/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/10-musicians-who-saw-the-beatles-standing-there/ |archive-date=February 7, 2014 |access-date=January 13, 2019 |work=CBS News}}</ref><ref name="biography.com" />   He later said that the [[the Rolling Stones|Rolling Stones]] inspired him by demonstrating that he and musicians like him could make it in rock and roll.<ref name="RollingStone14">{{Cite magazine |title=Tom Petty: Rolling Stones Were 'My Punk Music' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-petty-rolling-stones-were-my-punk-music-20140717 |url-status=live |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003125246/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-petty-rolling-stones-were-my-punk-music-20140717 |archive-date=October 3, 2017 |access-date=October 3, 2017}}</ref>

[[Don Felder]], a fellow Gainesville resident who later joined the [[Eagles (band)|Eagles]], wrote in his autobiography that he was one of Petty's first guitar teachers<ref>Felder, Don (2008). ''Heaven and Hell: My Life in the Eagles.'' Wiley. p. 28. {{ISBN|978-0-470-28906-8}}.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Lifestyle/Features/don-felder-0811/ |title=Gibson Guitars Interview with Don Felder |publisher=Gibson |date=June 24, 2008 |access-date=February 17, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831013938/http://www.gibson.com/en%2Dus/Lifestyle/Features/don%2Dfelder%2D0811/ |archive-date=August 31, 2011 }}</ref> although Petty said that Felder taught him to play piano instead.<ref name=hollywood>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tom-petty-discusses-influences-career-179282|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter|Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Erik|last=Pedersen|title=Tom Petty Discusses Influences, Career During SiriusXM Q&A Session|date=April 17, 2011|access-date=May 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140513162928/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tom-petty-discusses-influences-career-179282|archive-date=May 13, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

As a young man, Petty worked briefly on the grounds crew of the [[University of Florida]], but never attended as a student. An [[Ogeechee lime tree]] that he purportedly planted while employed at the university is now called the Tom Petty tree, though Petty said he did not recall planting any trees.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.president.ufl.edu/speeches/2006/09/campusCommunityCouncil.html |title=September 13, 2006 Speech to Campus Community Council |access-date=September 10, 2008 |first=Bernie |last=Machen |date=September 6, 2006 |publisher=University of Florida Office of the President |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906093854/http://president.ufl.edu/speeches/2006/09/campusCommunityCouncil.html |archive-date=September 6, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Tom Petty Gets Key to Gainesville, Fla. |url=http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Sep22/0,4670,PeopleTomPetty,00.html |publisher=Fox News Channel |date=November 22, 2006 |access-date=April 15, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406202958/http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Sep22/0%2C4670%2CPeopleTomPetty%2C00.html |archive-date=April 6, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=hollywood /> He also worked briefly as a gravedigger.<ref name=hollywood/>

===1976–1987: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers===
{{main|Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers}}
[[File:Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 1977.jpg|thumb|Petty (center) with the Heartbreakers in 1977]]
Shortly after embracing his musical aspirations, Petty started a band known as the Epics, which later evolved into [[Mudcrutch]]. The band included future Heartbreakers [[Mike Campbell (musician)|Mike Campbell]] and [[Benmont Tench]] and was popular in Gainesville, but their recordings went unnoticed by a mainstream audience. They recorded at [[The Church Studio]] in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]. Their only single, "Depot Street", released in 1975 by [[Shelter Records]], failed to chart.<ref name="mudcrutch1">{{cite news|last1=Greenberg|first1=Rudi|title=Tom Petty Turned Back the Clock with Mudcrutch at the 9:30 Club in D.C. on June 6|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2016/06/07/tom-petty-turned-back-the-clock-with-mudcrutch-at-the-930-club-in-d-c-on-june-6|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=October 3, 2017|date=June 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004040807/https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2016/06/07/tom-petty-turned-back-the-clock-with-mudcrutch-at-the-930-club-in-d-c-on-june-6/|archive-date=October 4, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

After Mudcrutch split up, Petty reluctantly agreed to pursue a solo career. Tench decided to form his own group, whose sound Petty appreciated. Eventually, Petty and Campbell collaborated with Tench, [[Ron Blair]] and [[Stan Lynch]], forming the first lineup of the Heartbreakers. Their [[Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (album)|eponymous debut album]] gained little popularity among American audiences, achieving greater success in Britain{{citation needed|date=May 2023}}. The singles "[[American Girl (Tom Petty song)|American Girl]]" and "[[Breakdown (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song)|Breakdown]]" (re-released in 1977) peaked at {{Numero|40}} after the band toured in the United Kingdom in support of [[Nils Lofgren]]. The debut album was released by Shelter Records, which at that time was distributed by [[ABC Records]].<ref name="all music">{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|title=Tom Petty: Biography|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5137/biography|website=AllMusic|year=2006|access-date=April 12, 2008|archive-date=October 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018133527/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tom-petty-mn0000612716|url-status=live}}</ref>

Their second album, ''[[You're Gonna Get It!]]'', was the band's first [[Top 40]] album,<ref name="all music" /> featuring the singles "[[I Need to Know (Tom Petty song)|I Need to Know]]" and "[[Listen to Her Heart]]". Their third album, ''[[Damn the Torpedoes (album)|Damn the Torpedoes]]'', quickly went [[RIAA certification|platinum]], selling nearly two million copies; it includes their breakthrough singles "[[Don't Do Me Like That]]", "[[Here Comes My Girl]]", "[[Even the Losers]]" and "[[Refugee (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song)|Refugee]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: History of the Band|url=http://www.mudcrutch.com/index.php?pageid=heartbreakers_history|work=Mudcrutch Farm|access-date=April 12, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415150228/http://www.mudcrutch.com/index.php?pageid=heartbreakers_history|archive-date=April 15, 2008}}</ref>

In September 1979, [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]] performed at a [[Musicians United for Safe Energy]] concert at [[Madison Square Garden]] in [[Manhattan]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Finn|first=Natalie|title=Raitt, Browne & Nash Rerock Against Nukes|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=08ca35ba-fcf8-4e5d-89a3-db9ecaf79907|publisher=E!|date=October 23, 2007|access-date=April 12, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080530083723/http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=08ca35ba-fcf8-4e5d-89a3-db9ecaf79907|archive-date=May 30, 2008}}</ref> Their rendition of "[[Cry to Me]]" was featured on the resulting album, ''[[No Nukes]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|title=''No Nukes'': Overview|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/r315362|website=AllMusic|access-date=April 12, 2008|archive-date=October 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018133606/https://www.allmusic.com/album/no-nukes-mw0000024631|url-status=live}}</ref>

Their fourth album, ''[[Hard Promises]]'', released in 1981, became a top-ten hit, going platinum and spawning the hit single "[[The Waiting (song)|The Waiting]]". The album also featured Petty's first duet, "Insider" with [[Stevie Nicks]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Beviglia|first1=Jim|title=Behind The Song: Stevie Nicks with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers|url=http://americansongwriter.com/2016/02/behind-the-song-stevie-nicks-with-tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers/|website=American Songwriter|access-date=October 3, 2017|date=February 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003125217/http://americansongwriter.com/2016/02/behind-the-song-stevie-nicks-with-tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers/|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Bass player Ron Blair quit the group and was replaced on the fifth album, ''[[Long After Dark]]'' (1982), by [[Howie Epstein]]; the resulting lineup lasted until 1994. The album contained the hit "[[You Got Lucky]]".

In 1985, the band participated in [[Live Aid]], playing four songs at [[John F. Kennedy Stadium (Philadelphia)|John F. Kennedy Stadium]], in [[Philadelphia]] before a crowd of 89,484 people.

The band's album, ''[[Southern Accents]]'', was also released in 1985. It included the hit single "[[Don't Come Around Here No More]]", produced by [[Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)|Dave Stewart]]. The song's video featured Petty dressed as the [[Hatter (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)|Mad Hatter]], mocking and chasing Alice from the book ''[[Alice's Adventures in Wonderland]]'', then cutting and eating her as if she were a cake. The ensuing tour led to the live album ''[[Pack Up the Plantation: Live!]]'' and an invitation from [[Bob Dylan]] to join Dylan on his 60-date [[True Confessions Tour]] through Asia, Oceania, and North America.

In 1986 and 1987, they played some dates with the [[Grateful Dead]]. Also in 1987, the group released ''[[Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)]]'' which includes "[[Jammin' Me]]" which Petty wrote with Dylan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jammin' Me: Review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/t2462926 |website=AllMusic |access-date=April 19, 2009 |archive-date=October 25, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101025064205/http://www.allmusic.com/song/t2462926 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===1988–1991: Traveling Wilburys and solo career===
{{Main|Traveling Wilburys}}
In 1988, Petty, along with [[George Harrison]], [[Bob Dylan]], [[Roy Orbison]] and [[Jeff Lynne]], was a founding member of the [[Traveling Wilburys]]. The band's first song, "[[Handle with Care (song)|Handle with Care]]", was intended as a B-side of one of Harrison's singles, but was judged too good for that purpose and the group decided to record a full album, ''[[Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1]]''. A second Wilburys album, mischievously titled ''[[Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3]]'' and recorded without the recently deceased Orbison, followed in 1990. The album was named ''Vol. 3'' as a response to a series of bootlegged studio sessions being sold as ''Travelling Wilburys Vol. 2''. Petty incorporated Traveling Wilburys songs into his live shows, consistently playing "Handle with Care" in shows from 2003 to 2006, and for his 2008 tour adding "surprises" such as "[[End of the Line (Traveling Wilburys song)|End of the Line]]" to the set list.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Graff|first1=Gary|title=Tom Petty / May 31, 2008 / Auburn Hills, Mich. (The Palace)|magazine=Billboard|date=June 4, 2008|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045211/tom-petty-may-31-2008-auburn-hills-mich-the-palace|access-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170318232041/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045211/tom-petty-may-31-2008-auburn-hills-mich-the-palace|archive-date=March 18, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1989, Petty released ''[[Full Moon Fever]]'', which featured hits "[[I Won't Back Down]]", "[[Free Fallin']]" and "[[Runnin' Down a Dream]]". It was nominally his first solo album, although several Heartbreakers and other well-known musicians participated: Mike Campbell co-produced the album with Petty and Jeff Lynne of [[Electric Light Orchestra]], and backing musicians included Campbell, Lynne, and fellow Wilburys Roy Orbison and George Harrison ([[Ringo Starr]] appears on drums in the video for "I Won't Back Down", but they were actually performed by Phil Jones).<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Readers' Poll: Tom Petty's 10 Best Songs|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-tom-pettys-10-best-songs-20130619/5-i-wont-back-down-0964154|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 19, 2013|access-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003125323/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-tom-pettys-10-best-songs-20130619/5-i-wont-back-down-0964154|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

Petty and the Heartbreakers reformed in 1991 and released ''[[Into the Great Wide Open]]'', which was co-produced by Lynne and included the hit singles "[[Learning to Fly (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song)|Learning To Fly]]" and "[[Into the Great Wide Open (song)|Into the Great Wide Open]]", the latter featuring [[Johnny Depp]] and [[Faye Dunaway]] in the music video.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Patridge|first1=Kenneth|title=Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' 'Into the Great Wide Open' at 25: Classic Track-by-Track Album Lookback|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/tom-petty-heartbreakers-into-the-great-wide-open-25-years-7423932/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014202211/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7423932/tom-petty-heartbreakers-into-the-great-wide-open-25-years|archive-date=October 14, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

Before leaving MCA Records, Petty and the Heartbreakers got together to record, live in the studio, two new songs for a ''[[Greatest Hits (Tom Petty album)|Greatest Hits]]'' package: "[[Mary Jane's Last Dance]]" and [[Thunderclap Newman]]'s "[[Something in the Air (song)|Something in the Air]]". This was Stan Lynch's last recorded performance with the Heartbreakers. Petty commented "He left right after the session without really saying goodbye." The package went on to sell over ten million copies, therefore receiving diamond certification by the RIAA.<ref name="gpawards">{{cite web|title=Gold & Platinum – Tom Petty|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=tom+petty#search_section|publisher=RIAA|access-date=October 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008205627/https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Tom+Petty#search_section|archive-date=October 8, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

===1991–2017: Move to Warner Bros. Records===
[[File:Tompetty indy.jpg|thumb|Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performing at the [[Klipsch Music Center|Verizon Amphitheatre]] in [[Indianapolis]] in 2006]]
[[File:Tom Petty.jpg|thumb|Petty performing at the [[Nissan Pavilion]] in [[Bristow, Virginia]] in 2006]]
[[File:Tom Petty 2016 - Jun 20.jpg|thumb|Petty performing in San Francisco in 2016]]
In 1989, while still under contract to MCA, Petty secretly signed a lucrative deal with [[Warner Bros. Records]], to which the Traveling Wilburys had been signed.<ref>{{cite web |last=Philips |first=Chuck |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-05-ca-575-story.html |title=Petty's Secret Deal Isn't for Petty Cash |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 5, 1992 |page=58 |access-date=October 3, 2017 |archive-date=February 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205090409/https://www.latimes.com/archives |url-status=live }}</ref> His first album on his new label, 1994's ''[[Wildflowers (Tom Petty album)|Wildflowers]]'', Petty's second of three solo albums, included the highly beloved title track,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/tom-petty-wildflowers-songs/|title=Tom Petty's 'Wildflowers' Turns 25: The Stories Behind the Songs|first=Sean|last=Kelly|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|date=November 2019 |access-date=October 18, 2020|archive-date=October 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012192140/https://ultimateclassicrock.com/tom-petty-wildflowers-songs/|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as the singles "[[You Don't Know How It Feels]]", "You Wreck Me", "It's Good to Be King", and "A Higher Place". The album, produced by [[Rick Rubin]], sold over three million copies in the United States.<ref name="gpawards" />

In 1996, Petty, with the Heartbreakers, released a soundtrack to the movie ''[[She's the One (1996 film)|She's the One]]'' starring [[Cameron Diaz]] and [[Jennifer Aniston]] (see ''[[Songs and Music from "She's the One"]]''). The album's singles were "Walls (Circus)" featuring [[Lindsey Buckingham]], "Climb that Hill", and a song written by [[Lucinda Williams]], "[[Changed the Locks|Change the Locks]]". The album also included a cover of "Asshole", a song by [[Beck]]. The same year, the band accompanied [[Johnny Cash]] on ''[[Unchained (Johnny Cash album)|Unchained]]'', provisionally titled "Petty Cash", for which Cash won a [[Grammy]] for [[Best Country Album]]. Cash later covered Petty's "I Won't Back Down" on ''[[American III: Solitary Man]]''.<ref name="uncutpettycash">{{cite web|title=Tom Petty: From the Unchained Sessions to 'I Won't Back Down' – Uncut|url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/features/tom-petty-from-the-unchained-sessions-to-i-won-t-back-down-37575|website=Uncut|access-date=October 3, 2017|date=February 16, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003174622/http://www.uncut.co.uk/features/tom-petty-from-the-unchained-sessions-to-i-won-t-back-down-37575|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1999, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their last album with Rubin at the helm, ''[[Echo (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album)|Echo]]''. Two songs were released as singles in the US, "Room at the Top" and "Free Girl Now". The album reached number 10 on the US album charts.<ref name="billboardalbums" />

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers played "I Won't Back Down" at the [[America: A Tribute to Heroes]] benefit concert for victims of the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]]. The following year, they played "[[Taxman]]", "[[I Need You (The Beatles song)|I Need You]]" and "Handle with Care" (joined for the last by Jeff Lynne, [[Dhani Harrison]], and [[Jim Keltner]]) at the ''[[Concert for George]]'' in honor of Petty's friend and former bandmate George Harrison.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Sullivan|first1=Robert|title=The Best Beatles Reunion|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|date=February 26, 2014|url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-best-beatles-reunion|access-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003125502/https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-best-beatles-reunion|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

Petty's 2002 release, ''[[The Last DJ]]'', was an album-length critique of practices within the music industry.<ref name="lastdj">{{cite web|last1=Graff|first1=Gary|title=Petty has harsh words about music industry|url=https://www.upi.com/Petty-has-harsh-words-about-music-industry/28231034008629/|work=United Press International|access-date=October 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003075119/https://www.upi.com/Petty-has-harsh-words-about-music-industry/28231034008629/|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The title track, inspired by Los Angeles radio personality [[Jim Ladd]], bemoaned the end of the freedom that radio DJs once had to personally select songs for their station's playlists.<ref name="lastdj" /><ref>{{cite web|last1=Halperin|first1=Shirley|title=Jim Ladd, the Inspiration for Tom Petty's 'The Last DJ,' Laid Off From Radio Gig|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jim-ladd-tom-petty-last-dj-254148|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 27, 2011|access-date=October 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003030214/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jim-ladd-tom-petty-last-dj-254148|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The album peaked at number nine on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] album chart in the United States.<ref name="billboardalbums">{{cite magazine|title=Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – Chart history|magazine=Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/430103/tom-petty-the-heartbreakers/chart?f=305|access-date=October 2, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123080145/http://www.billboard.com/artist/430103/tom-petty-the-heartbreakers/chart?f=305|archive-date=January 23, 2016}}</ref>

In 2005, Petty began hosting his own show "Buried Treasure" on [[XM Satellite Radio]], on which he shared selections from his personal record collection.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Appleford|first1=Steve|title=Tom Petty Breaks Out Hits, Deep Cuts and Storytelling at Benefit|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-petty-breaks-out-hits-deep-cuts-and-commentary-at-benefit-concert-20111030|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=October 30, 2011|access-date=October 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003075000/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-petty-breaks-out-hits-deep-cuts-and-commentary-at-benefit-concert-20111030|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2006, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers headlined the fifth annual [[Bonnaroo Music Festival|Bonnaroo]] Music and Arts Festival as part of their "30th Anniversary Tour". Special guests included Stevie Nicks, [[Pearl Jam]], [[the Allman Brothers Band]], [[Trey Anastasio]], [[the Derek Trucks Band]], and [[the Black Crowes]]. Nicks joined Petty and the Heartbreakers on stage for several songs including "[[Stop Draggin' My Heart Around]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Stevie Nicks Joins Opening Leg of Petty Tour|magazine=Billboard|date=May 26, 2006|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/58305/stevie-nicks-joins-opening-leg-of-petty-tour|access-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426042113/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/58305/stevie-nicks-joins-opening-leg-of-petty-tour|archive-date=April 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Readers' Poll: The 10 Greatest Duets of All Time|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 4, 2014|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-the-10-greatest-duets-of-all-time-20140604/2-stevie-nicks-and-tom-petty-stop-draggin-my-heart-around-52263|access-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003224754/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/readers-poll-the-10-greatest-duets-of-all-time-20140604/2-stevie-nicks-and-tom-petty-stop-draggin-my-heart-around-52263|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2006, Petty released a solo album titled ''[[Highway Companion]]'', which included the hit "[[Saving Grace (Tom Petty song)|Saving Grace]]". It debuted at number four on the ''Billboard'' 200, which was Petty's highest chart position since the introduction of the [[Nielsen SoundScan]] system for tracking album sales in 1991. ''Highway Companion'' was briefly promoted on the tour with the Heartbreakers in 2006, with performances of "Saving Grace", "[[Square One (Tom Petty song)|Square One]]", "Down South" and "Flirting with Time".<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Light|first1=Alan|title=Tom Petty: Highway Companion|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=July 20, 2006|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/highway-companion-20060720|access-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812030429/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/highway-companion-20060720|archive-date=August 12, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

During the summer of 2007, Petty reunited with his old bandmates [[Tom Leadon]] and Randall Marsh, along with Heartbreakers Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell, to reform his pre-Heartbreakers band Mudcrutch. The quintet recorded an album of 14 songs that was released on April 29, 2008 (on [[iTunes Store|iTunes]], an additional song "Special Place" was available if the album was pre-ordered). The band supported the album with a brief tour of California in the spring of 2008.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=MacNeil|first1=Jason|title=Petty Dusts Off Mudcrutch For Album, Tour|magazine=Billboard|date=March 20, 2008|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046115/petty-dusts-off-mudcrutch-for-album-tour|access-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424091130/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046115/petty-dusts-off-mudcrutch-for-album-tour|archive-date=April 24, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2007, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers contributed a cover of "[[I'm Walkin']]" to the album ''[[Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino]]''. The album's sales helped buy instruments for students in [[New Orleans]] public schools and contributed to the building of a community center in the city's [[Hurricane Katrina]]-damaged [[9th Ward of New Orleans|Ninth Ward]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/09/17/tom-petty-covers-fats-domino-listen-to-im-walkin/ |title=Tom Petty Covers Fats Domino: Listen to "I'm Walkin'" |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=September 17, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090701160446/https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/09/17/tom-petty-covers-fats-domino-listen-to-im-walkin/ |archive-date=July 1, 2009}}</ref>

On February 3, 2008, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performed during the halftime-show of [[Super Bowl XLII]] at the [[University of Phoenix Stadium]]. They played "American Girl", "I Won't Back Down", "Free Fallin" and "Runnin' Down a Dream".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.komodorock.com/tour-news/tour-dates/tom-petty-%26-the-heartbreakers-announce-us-summer-tour-200801253748/ |title=Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Announce US Summer Tour |publisher=Komodo Rock |date=January 25, 2008 |access-date=January 27, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214071306/http://www.komodorock.com/tour-news/tour-dates/tom-petty-%26-the-heartbreakers-announce-us-summer-tour-200801253748/ |archive-date=February 14, 2008 }}</ref> That summer, the band toured North America with [[Steve Winwood]] as the opening act. Winwood joined Petty and the Heartbreakers on stage at select shows and performed his [[Spencer Davis Group]] hit "[[Gimme Some Lovin']]", and occasionally he performed his [[Blind Faith]] hit "[[Can't Find My Way Home]]". In November 2009 the boxed set ''[[The Live Anthology]]'', a compilation of live recordings from 1978 to 2006, was released.

The band's twelfth album ''[[Mojo (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album)|Mojo]]'' was released on June 15, 2010, and reached number two on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart.<ref name="billboardalbums" /> Petty described the album as "Blues-based. Some of the tunes are longer, more jam-y kind of music. A couple of tracks really sound like the [[Allman Brothers]]—not the songs but the atmosphere of the band."<ref name="gumrs">{{cite web|title=Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – "Good Enough"|url=https://www.stereogum.com/279552/tom-petty-the-heartbreakers-good-enough/mp3s/|website=Stereogum|access-date=October 3, 2017|date=February 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003125301/https://www.stereogum.com/279552/tom-petty-the-heartbreakers-good-enough/mp3s/|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> To promote the record, the band appeared as the musical guests on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' on May 17, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alec Baldwin Ties 'SNL' Hosting Record; Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Perform|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1639308/alec-baldwin-ties-snl-hosting-record-tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers-perform/|publisher=MTV News|access-date=October 3, 2017|archive-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003124816/http://www.mtv.com/news/1639308/alec-baldwin-ties-snl-hosting-record-tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers-perform/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The release of ''Mojo'' was followed by a North American summer tour. Prior to the tour, five of the band's guitars, including two owned by Petty, were stolen from their practice space in [[Culver City, California]] in April 2010. The items were recovered by Los Angeles police the next week.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lewis|first1=Randy|title=Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' stolen guitars recovered|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/04/tom-petty-guitars-stolen-theft-recover-heartbreakers.html|website=LA Times Blogs – Pop & Hiss|access-date=October 3, 2017|date=April 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003124504/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2012/04/tom-petty-guitars-stolen-theft-recover-heartbreakers.html|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2012, the band went on a world tour that included their first European dates in 20 years and their first ever concerts in the Canadian provinces of [[Nova Scotia]] and [[Newfoundland and Labrador]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Ernsberger|first1=Parry|title=Tour Alert: Drake Launches Club Paradise Tour in 2012|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tour-alert-drake-launches-club-paradise-tour-in-2012-20111216|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=December 16, 2011|access-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003125140/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tour-alert-drake-launches-club-paradise-tour-in-2012-20111216|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Dunham|first1=Nancy|title=Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Announce 2012 Tour|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tom-petty-2012-tour/|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|date=December 14, 2011 |access-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003134001/http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tom-petty-2012-tour/|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

On July 28, 2014, [[Reprise Records]] released Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' thirteenth studio album, ''[[Hypnotic Eye]]''. The album debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, becoming the band's first album to top the chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Caufield|first1=Keith|title=Tom Petty Scores First No. 1 Album on Billboard 200|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/tom-petty-1-album-first-billboard-200-hypnotic-eye-heartbreakers/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123160600/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6207083/tom-petty-1-album-first-billboard-200-hypnotic-eye-heartbreakers|archive-date=November 23, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> On November 20, 2015, the Tom Petty Radio channel debuted on [[SiriusXM]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Lewis |first=Randy |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-tom-petty-radio-channel-sirius-xm-20151116-story.html |title=Tom Petty Radio channel debuts Nov. 20 on Sirius XM |work=Los Angeles Times |date=November 17, 2015 |access-date=October 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225115/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-tom-petty-radio-channel-sirius-xm-20151116-story.html |archive-date=October 3, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2017, the Heartbreakers embarked on a 40th Anniversary Tour of the United States.<ref name="40tour">{{cite web|title=40th Anniversary Tour Announced! – TomPetty.com Official Blog|url=http://www.tompetty.com/news/40th-anniversary-tour-announced-1623236|website=TomPetty.com Official Website|date=December 8, 2016 |access-date=October 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007021606/http://www.tompetty.com/news/40th-anniversary-tour-announced-1623236|archive-date=October 7, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The tour began on April 20 in [[Oklahoma City]] and ended on September 25 with a performance at the [[Hollywood Bowl]] in Hollywood, California.<ref name="40tour"/><ref>{{cite web|last1=Martinelli|first1=Marissa|title=Watch Tom Petty's Final Performance at the Hollywood Bowl|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/10/03/watch_tom_petty_s_final_performance_at_the_hollywood_bowl_video.html|website=Slate|access-date=October 6, 2017|date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006013744/http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2017/10/03/watch_tom_petty_s_final_performance_at_the_hollywood_bowl_video.html|archive-date=October 6, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The Hollywood Bowl concert, which would ultimately be the Heartbreakers' final show, ended with a performance of "American Girl".<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Greene|first1=Andy|title=Watch Tom Petty Play 'American Girl' at His Final Concert|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-tom-petty-play-american-girl-at-his-final-concert-w506751|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=October 2, 2017|access-date=October 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005092407/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-tom-petty-play-american-girl-at-his-final-concert-w506751|archive-date=October 5, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On September 28, 2018, Reprise Records released ''[[An American Treasure]]'', a 60-track career-spanning box set featuring dozens of previously unreleased recordings, alternate versions of classic songs, rarities, historic live performances and deep tracks. The box set was preceded by the first single, "Keep A Little Soul", in July 2018. The song is an unreleased outtake originally recorded in 1982 during the ''Long After Dark'' sessions.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Aswad|first1=Jem|title=Tom Petty 'An American Treasure' Boxed Set Track List Revealed, New Song Drops|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/tom-petty-an-american-treasure-boxed-set-track-list-revealed-new-song-drops-1202870299/|website=Variety|date=July 11, 2018|access-date=July 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724183721/https://variety.com/2018/music/news/tom-petty-an-american-treasure-boxed-set-track-list-revealed-new-song-drops-1202870299/|archive-date=July 24, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In July 2024, the Petty estate signed a deal with [[Warner Chappell Music]] to distribute Petty's entire catalog.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Garcia |first1=Thania |title=Tom Petty Estate Inks Worldwide Deal With Warner Chappell Music |url=https://variety.com/2024/music/news/tom-petty-estate-warner-chappell-music-1236058248/ |access-date=17 August 2025 |work=Variety |date=1 July 2024}}</ref>

===Acting===
Petty's first appearance in film took place in 1978, when he had a cameo in ''[[FM (film)|FM]]''.<ref name="forbes100217">{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonthompson/2017/10/02/tom-petty-his-legacy-in-film-and-tv/|work=Forbes|title=Tom Petty: His Legacy In Film And TV|first=Simon|last=Thompson|date=October 2, 2017|access-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003125606/https://www.forbes.com/sites/simonthompson/2017/10/02/tom-petty-his-legacy-in-film-and-tv/|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> He later had a small part in 1987's ''[[Made in Heaven (1987 film)|Made in Heaven]]'' and appeared in several episodes of ''[[It's Garry Shandling's Show]]'' between 1987 and 1990, playing himself as one of [[Garry Shandling]]'s neighbors.<ref name="forbes100217" /> Petty was also featured in Shandling's other show, ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]'', as one of the [[story within a story]] final guests. In the episode, Petty gets bumped from the show and nearly comes to blows with [[Greg Kinnear]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.avclub.com/10-episodes-that-made-the-larry-sanders-show-one-of-the-1798236590|agency=The AV Club|title=10 episodes that made The Larry Sanders Show one of the best comedies of the '90s|first=Kyle|last=Ryan|access-date=October 3, 2017|date=February 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003125010/https://tv.avclub.com/10-episodes-that-made-the-larry-sanders-show-one-of-the-1798236590|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

Petty appeared in the 1997 film ''[[The Postman (film)|The Postman]]'', directed by and starring [[Kevin Costner]], as the Bridge City Mayor (from the dialogue it is implied that he is playing a [[future history]] version of himself).<ref name="forbes100217" /> In 2002, he appeared on ''[[The Simpsons]]'' in the episode "[[How I Spent My Strummer Vacation]]", along with [[Mick Jagger]], [[Keith Richards]], [[Lenny Kravitz]], [[Elvis Costello]], and [[Brian Setzer]]. In it, Petty spoofed himself as a tutor to [[Homer Simpson]] on the art of lyric writing, composing a brief song about a drunk girl driving down the road while concerned with the state of public schools. Later in the episode, he loses a toe during a riot.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/4966372/tom-petty-simpsons-cameo/|magazine=Time|date=October 2, 2017|access-date=October 3, 2017|title=Tom Petty's Simpson Cameo Perfectly Captured the Thinking Rock Star's Dilemma|first=Cady|last=Lang|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003074048/http://time.com/4966372/tom-petty-simpsons-cameo/|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

Petty had a recurring role as the voice of [[List of characters in King of the Hill#Lucky Kleinschmidt|Elroy "Lucky" Kleinschmidt]] in the animated comedy series ''[[King of the Hill]]'' from 2004 to 2009.<ref name="forbes100217" /> In 2010, Petty made a five-second [[cameo appearance]] with comedian [[Andy Samberg]] in a musical video titled "Great Day" featured on the bonus DVD as part of [[The Lonely Island]]'s new album ''[[Turtleneck & Chain]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thisisinsider.com/10-best-songs-by-the-lonely-island-2016-5|work=INSIDER|title=RANKED: The 13 best songs by The Lonely Island|first=Ian|last=Phillips|date=June 2, 2016|access-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003125527/http://www.thisisinsider.com/10-best-songs-by-the-lonely-island-2016-5|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Views on artistic control==
Petty was known as a staunch guardian of his [[artistic control]] and [[artistic freedom]]. In 1979, he was involved in a legal dispute when ABC Records was sold to [[MCA Records]]. He refused to be transferred to another record label without his consent. In May 1979, he filed for bankruptcy and was signed to the new MCA subsidiary [[Backstreet Records]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Runnin' Down a Dream: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers|first=Tom|last=Petty|year=2007|publisher=Chronicle Books|page=[https://archive.org/details/runnindowndream00tomp/page/79 79]|isbn=978-0-811-86201-1|url=https://archive.org/details/runnindowndream00tomp/page/79}}</ref>

In early 1981, the upcoming Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album, which would become ''Hard Promises'', was slated to be the next MCA release with the new list price of $9.98, following [[Steely Dan]]'s ''[[Gaucho (album)|Gaucho]]'' and the [[Olivia Newton-John]]/Electric Light Orchestra ''[[Xanadu (soundtrack)|Xanadu]]'' soundtrack. This so-called "[[superstar pricing]]" was $1.00 more than the usual list price of $8.98.<ref>{{cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Patrick |title=Petty Battling MCA Over Record Price Hike |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 1, 1981 |page=N72}}</ref> Petty voiced his objections to the price hike in the press and the issue became a popular cause among music fans. Non-delivery of the album and naming it ''Eight Ninety-Eight'' were considered, but eventually MCA decided against the price increase.<ref>{{cite news |last=Marsh |first=Dave |title=Tom Petty |work=Musician |date=July 1981 |page=43}}</ref>

In 1987, Petty sued tire company [[Goodrich Corporation|B.F. Goodrich]] for $1&nbsp;million for using a song very similar to his song "Mary's New Car" in a TV commercial. The ad agency that produced the commercial had previously sought permission to use Petty's song but was refused.<ref>{{cite web |last=Goldstein |first=Patrick |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-08-ca-13300-story.html |title=B.F. Goodrich's Ad 'Tires Out' Tom Petty |work=Los Angeles Times |date=March 8, 1987 |access-date=October 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028083752/http://articles.latimes.com/1987-03-08/entertainment/ca-13300_1_tom-petty |archive-date=October 28, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> A judge issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting further use of the ad and the suit was later settled out of court.<ref>{{cite news |title=BFG Ad Not Petty To Petty |work=Akron Beacon Journal |date=March 6, 1987 |page=D8}}</ref> Petty also disallowed [[George W. Bush]] from using "I Won't Back Down" for his 2000 presidential campaign.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/tom-petty-dead-latest-cease-and-desist-letter-george-w-bush-i-wont-back-down-politics-trump-a7979771.html|title=Tom Petty once sent a cease and desist letter to George W. Bush|first=Roisin|last=O'Connor|work=The Independent|date=October 2, 2017|access-date=August 28, 2021|archive-date=June 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622012400/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/tom-petty-dead-latest-cease-and-desist-letter-george-w-bush-i-wont-back-down-politics-trump-a7979771.html|url-status=live}}</ref> His family would do the same for [[Donald Trump]] in 2020, stating "Tom Petty would never want a song of his used for a campaign of hate."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tom-pettys-family-send-cease-and-desist-letter-to-trump-for-song-use-news.112987.html|title=Tom Petty's Family Send Cease-And-Desist Letter To Trump For Song Use|work=HotNewHipHop|last=Bake|first=Cole|date=June 21, 2020|access-date=June 22, 2020|archive-date=June 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623082249/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/tom-pettys-family-send-cease-and-desist-letter-to-trump-for-song-use-news.112987.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Some outlets have claimed that the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] single "[[Dani California]]", released in May 2006, bears a close musical similarity to Petty's "Mary Jane's Last Dance".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wgmd.com/newspost/fullnews.php?id=1142 |title=WGMD |publisher=[[WGMD]] |date=September 8, 2006 |access-date=January 27, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100825150814/http://www.wgmd.com/newspost/fullnews.php?id=1142 |archive-date=August 25, 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/05/31/104324.php |title=Red Hot Chili Peppers Accused of Plagiarism |date=May 31, 2006 |work=BC Magazine |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060613063323/http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/05/31/104324.php |archive-date=June 13, 2006}}</ref> Petty told ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', "I seriously doubt that there is any negative intent there. And a lot of rock 'n' roll songs sound alike. Ask [[Chuck Berry]]. [[The Strokes]] took 'American Girl' for their song '[[Last Nite]]', and I saw an interview with them where they actually admitted it. That made me laugh out loud. I was like, 'OK, good for you' ... If someone took my song note for note and stole it maliciously, then maybe <nowiki>[I'd sue]</nowiki>. But I don't believe in lawsuits much. I think there are enough [[frivolous lawsuit]]s in this country without people fighting over pop songs."<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Neil |last=Strauss |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10698880/tom_pettys_last_dance/4 |title=''Rolling Stone'' Interview, 2006 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=June 30, 2006 |access-date=January 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203134421/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10698880/tom_pettys_last_dance/4 |archive-date=December 3, 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In January 2015, it was revealed that Petty and Jeff Lynne would receive royalties from [[Sam Smith (singer)|Sam Smith]]'s song "[[Stay with Me (Sam Smith song)|Stay with Me]]" after its writers acknowledged similarities between it and "I Won't Back Down". Petty and co-composer Lynne were each awarded 12.5% of the royalties from "Stay with Me", and their names were added to the [[ASCAP]] song credit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2015/01/tom-petty-awarded-songwriting-royalties-for-sam-smiths-stay-with-me/|title=Update: Tom Petty awarded songwriting royalties for Sam Smith's "Stay With Me"|work=Consequence of Sound|date=January 29, 2015|access-date=August 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218235728/https://consequence.net/2015/01/tom-petty-awarded-songwriting-royalties-for-sam-smiths-stay-with-me/|archive-date=December 18, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Petty clarified that he did not believe Smith plagiarized him, saying, "All my years of songwriting have shown me these things can happen. Most times you catch it before it gets out the studio door but in this case it got by. Sam's people were very understanding of our predicament and we easily came to an agreement".<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Kreps|first1=Daniel|title=Tom Petty on Sam Smith Settlement: 'No Hard Feelings. These Things Happen'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-petty-on-sam-smith-settlement-no-hard-feelings-these-things-happen-20150129|access-date=January 31, 2015|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=January 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150131054751/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-petty-on-sam-smith-settlement-no-hard-feelings-these-things-happen-20150129|archive-date=January 31, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Petty overcame a difficult relationship with his father.   He said his father found it difficult to accept that Petty was "a mild-mannered kid who was interested in the arts"  and subjected him to verbal and physical abuse on a regular basis. Petty described his father as a "wild, gambling drinker guy".<ref name="Zollo 2005">{{cite book |last=Zollo |first=Paul |url=https://archive.org/details/conversationswit00zoll/page/8 |title=Conversations with Tom Petty |publisher=Omnibus Press |year=2005 |isbn=1-84449-815-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/conversationswit00zoll/page/8 8–15]}}</ref> He was close to his mother and his brother, Bruce.<ref name="Zollo 2005" /><ref>DeYoung, Bill. "Full Steam Ahead". ''Goldmine'' July 13, 1990.</ref><ref>''Runnin' Down a Dream'' (2007). Documentary film by Peter Bogdanovich.</ref>

Petty married Jane Benyo in 1974.  They had two daughters:  [[Adria Petty|Adria]], a director, and Annakim, an artist.<ref name="billboard2015">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6174100/tom-petty-billboard-cover-story-full|title= Tom Petty on the 'Good Thing About Getting Old': 'You Know What's Worth Spending Time on and What's Not'|magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date= July 21, 2014|access-date= October 2, 2017|first= Fred|last= Schruers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003203832/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6174100/tom-petty-billboard-cover-story-full|archive-date= October 3, 2017|url-status= live}}</ref> Benyo told mutual friend Stevie Nicks that she met Petty at "the age of seventeen". Nicks misheard Benyo's North Florida accent, inspiring the title of her song "[[Edge of Seventeen]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Tannenbaum|first1=Rob|title=Stevie Nicks Admits Past Pregnancy With Don Henley and More About Her Wild History|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6266329/stevie-nicks-interview-on-don-henley-fleetwood-mac-24-karat-gold-album|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921130306/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6266329/stevie-nicks-interview-on-don-henley-fleetwood-mac-24-karat-gold-album|archive-date=September 21, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Petty and Benyo divorced in 1996.

On May 17, 1987, an arsonist set fire to Petty's house in [[Encino, California]]. Firefighters were able to salvage the basement recording studio and the original tapes stored there, as well as his [[Gibson Dove]] acoustic guitar. However, his signature gray [[top hat]] was destroyed. The perpetrator was never caught.<ref>{{cite news |date=May 18, 1987 |title=Rock Star Tom Petty's Home Damaged in Fire |at=Metro sec. |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-05-18-me-486-story.html |url-status=live |access-date=October 3, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171113060651/http://articles.latimes.com/1987-05-18/local/me-486_1_fire-officials |archive-date=November 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Zollo |first=Paul |url=https://archive.org/details/conversationswit00zoll/page/106 |title=Conversations With Tom Petty |publisher=Omnibus Press |year=2005 |isbn=1-84449-815-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/conversationswit00zoll/page/106 106–109]}}</ref>

Petty struggled with heroin addiction following his divorce from Benyo.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ellis |first=Ralph |date=January 21, 2018 |title=Tom Petty died of accidental drug overdose, medical examiner says |url=http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/19/health/tom-petty-cause-of-death/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123180013/http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/19/health/tom-petty-cause-of-death/index.html |archive-date=January 23, 2018 |access-date=January 24, 2018 |website=CNN}}</ref>  He cited the emotional pain of the divorce as a cause.<ref name="petty269">''Petty: The Biography'' by Warren Zanes, epilogue</ref><ref name="people">''[[People Magazine]]'' article: [https://people.com/music/tom-petty-cardiac-arrest-inside-his-difficult-life/ How Tom Petty Overcame an Abusive Childhood, Heartbreaking Divorce and Heroin Addiction to Find True Love] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190227091134/https://people.com/music/tom-petty-cardiac-arrest-inside-his-difficult-life/|date=February 27, 2019}}".</ref>  He got clean after going to rehab in 1999,  crediting his then-girlfriend Dana York with saving his life by helping him seek treatment.<ref name="petty269" />

On June 3, 2001, Petty and York were married in Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Uhelszki|first1=Jann|title=Tom Petty Gets Hitched|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-petty-gets-hitched-20010619|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=June 19, 2001|access-date=October 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003075153/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-petty-gets-hitched-20010619|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> They married again at their home in Malibu on June 21. [[Little Richard]] officiated the wedding,  and an all-female mariachi band performed.  York had a son from a previous marriage, Dylan.<ref name="billboard2015" />

Petty spoke in 2014 of the benefits from his practice of [[Transcendental Meditation technique|Transcendental Meditation]].<ref name=hollywood-tm>{{cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |title=Dixie Chicks, Russell Simmons Meditate on Rick Rubin's Greatness at David Lynch Foundation Event |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dixie-chicks-russell-simmons-meditate-684492 |access-date=April 27, 2014 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=February 28, 2014 |quote=[T]here are plenty of other stars left to testify to TM's benefits, including Paul McCartney and Tom Petty. |archive-date=March 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304083118/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dixie-chicks-russell-simmons-meditate-684492 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Death==
{{wikinews|US rock artist Tom Petty dies at 66}}
On October 1, 2017, Petty's wife Dana York found him not breathing and in cardiac arrest at their home. He was resuscitated and taken to the [[UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica|UCLA Medical Center]] in [[Santa Monica, California]], where he was put on [[life support]]. He died at 8:40{{nbsp}}p.m. [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] on October 2. There had been [[List of prematurely reported obituaries|premature reports of his death]] throughout the day.<ref name="Lewis">{{cite web|last1=Lewis|first1=Randy|title=Tom Petty, Heartbreakers frontman who sang 'Breakdown,' 'Free Fallin<nowiki>'</nowiki>' and other hits, dies at 66|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-tom-petty-20171002-story.html|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=October 2, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003095420/http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-tom-petty-20171002-story.html |archive-date=October 3, 2017 |access-date=October 3, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/how-confusion-spread-over-news-of-tom-pettys-death/news-story/c07ec7cd7d255b5e698c5e90be90f92c|title=How confusion spread over news of Tom Petty's 'death'|newspaper=News.com.au|date=October 3, 2017|access-date=October 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003234241/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/music/how-confusion-spread-over-news-of-tom-pettys-death/news-story/c07ec7cd7d255b5e698c5e90be90f92c|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.com/tom-petty-death-cardiac-arrest-tmz-cbs-news-676526|title=Tom Petty's Death Was Reported Prematurely. How Did The Media Botch It So Badly?|last1=Schonfeld|first1=Zach|website=Newsweek|date=October 3, 2017|access-date=October 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003233512/http://www.newsweek.com/tom-petty-death-cardiac-arrest-tmz-cbs-news-676526|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/tom-pettys-legacy-as-a-heartbreaker-traveling-wilbury-and-songwriter-is-unparalleled-8714895|title=Tom Petty Was the Great Rock Songwriter We Too Often Took for Granted|first=Andy|last=Hermann|date=October 3, 2017|work=LA Weekly|access-date=October 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003223719/http://www.laweekly.com/music/tom-pettys-legacy-as-a-heartbreaker-traveling-wilbury-and-songwriter-is-unparalleled-8714895|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-petty-rock-iconoclast-who-led-the-heartbreakers-dead-at-66-w506651|title=Tom Petty, Rock Icon Who Led the Heartbreakers, Dead at 66|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=October 2, 2017|access-date=October 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004001457/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-petty-rock-iconoclast-who-led-the-heartbreakers-dead-at-66-w506651|archive-date=October 4, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

A memorial service for Petty was held at the [[Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine]] in [[Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles]], on October 16, 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theblast.com/tom-petty-funeral/|title=Tom Petty Private Funeral Services Held Today|date=October 16, 2017|access-date=October 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018133920/https://theblast.com/tom-petty-funeral/|archive-date=October 18, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

On January 19, 2018, the [[Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner|Los Angeles County Medical Examiner]] announced that Petty's death was due to an "accidental overdose" stating "multisystem organ failure due to resuscitated cardiopulmonary arrest due to mixed drug toxicity",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/19/579300512/l-a-coroner-tom-petty-s-death-was-due-to-an-accidental-overdose |last=Gonzales |first=Richard |date=January 19, 2018 |title=LA Coroner: Tom Petty's Death Was Due To An Accidental Overdose |work=[[NPR]] |access-date=July 19, 2022 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220115145434/https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/19/579300512/l-a-coroner-tom-petty-s-death-was-due-to-an-accidental-overdose |archivedate=January 15, 2022}}</ref><ref name="codrs">{{cite magazine|title=Tom Petty's Cause of Death: Accidental Overdose|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-pettys-cause-of-death-accidental-overdose-w515472|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=January 20, 2018|access-date=January 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120032006/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-pettys-cause-of-death-accidental-overdose-w515472|archive-date=January 20, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tom-pettys-cause-of-death-accidental-overdose-202789/|title=Tom Petty's Cause of Death: Accidental Overdose|last=Grow|first=Kory|date=January 20, 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=August 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822020951/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/tom-pettys-cause-of-death-accidental-overdose-202789/|archive-date=August 22, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> a combination of [[fentanyl]], [[oxycodone]], [[acetylfentanyl]] and despropionyl fentanyl (all [[opioids]]); [[temazepam]] and [[alprazolam]] (both [[benzodiazepines]]); and [[citalopram]] (an antidepressant).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/19/health/tom-petty-cause-of-death/index.html |title=Tom Petty died of accidental drug overdose, medical examiner says |work=CNN|date=January 20, 2018 |access-date=January 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120114442/https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/19/health/tom-petty-cause-of-death/index.html |archive-date=January 20, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a statement on his website, Petty's wife and daughter said he had a number of medical problems, including [[emphysema]], knee difficulties "and most significantly a [[hip fracture|fractured hip]]". He was prescribed pain medication for these problems and informed on the day of his death that his hip injury had worsened. The statement read, "[it] is our feeling that the pain was simply unbearable and was the cause for his overuse of medication.[..] We feel confident that this was, as the coroner found, an unfortunate accident."<ref name="famstat">{{cite web|title=Statement|url=http://www.tompetty.com/statement|website=TomPetty.com Official Website|access-date=January 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120023825/http://www.tompetty.com/statement|archive-date=January 20, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

On September 23, 2018, Petty's widow Dana gave an interview to ''Billboard'' saying that Petty put off hip surgery his doctors had recommended for some time. "He'd had it in mind it was his last tour and he owed it to his long-time crew, from decades some of them, and his fans." Dana said that Petty was in a good mood the day before his death: "He had those three shows in L.A. Never had he been so proud of himself, so happy, so looking forward to the future—and then he's gone."<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Tom Petty's Widow and Bandmates Reflect on His Unreleased Material – And What's Next |first=Fred |last=Schruers |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=September 28, 2018 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/tom-petty-box-set-interview-8477364/  |access-date=October 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002232920/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8477364/tom-petty-box-set-interview |archive-date=October 2, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==Equipment==
Petty owned and used a number of guitars over the years. Petty was known for his usage of [[Rickenbacker]] guitars, which he frequently played from 1979 onwards.<ref>{{cite news |title=Petty's stolen Rickenbacker one of band's many vintage instruments |url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/04/pettys-stolen-rickenbacker-one-of-the-bands-many-vintage-instruments.html |access-date=June 9, 2020 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |archive-date=June 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609160945/https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2012/04/pettys-stolen-rickenbacker-one-of-the-bands-many-vintage-instruments.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The Rickenbacker 660/12TP neck was designed by Petty and featured his signature from 1991 to 1997.<ref>{{cite web |first=Ed |last=Roman |url=http://www.celebrityrockstarguitars.com/rock/petty.htm |title=Tom Petty Guitars |publisher=Celebrityrockstarguitars.com |access-date=January 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919093952/http://celebrityrockstarguitars.com/rock/petty.htm |archive-date=September 19, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He also extensively played several [[Fender Telecasters]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tdpri.com/attachments/t7-jpg.502666/|title=Picture of Tom Petty playing guitar|access-date=February 1, 2020|archive-date=January 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116045258/https://www.tdpri.com/attachments/t7-jpg.502666/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tdpri.com/attachments/334e7bba-2c00-4da0-bb1b-0b2057099a7b-jpeg.582717/ |title=Picture of Tom Petty playing guitar |access-date=February 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201033649/https://www.tdpri.com/attachments/334e7bba-2c00-4da0-bb1b-0b2057099a7b-jpeg.582717/ |archive-date=February 1, 2020 |url-status=live }}{{unreliable source?|date=August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://i.pinimg.com/736x/f0/94/15/f0941539400da7d2a8fe7e76c07c0c7c.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=February 1, 2020 |archive-date=February 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225061641/https://i.pinimg.com/736x/f0/94/15/f0941539400da7d2a8fe7e76c07c0c7c.jpg |url-status=dead }}</ref> and a [[Guild Guitar Company|Guild]] D25 12-string acoustic.

Petty's later amplifier setup featured two [[Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender]] Vibro-King 60-watt combos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guitaredge.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=107:backstage-pass-tom-petty&catid=48:backstage-pass&Itemid=69 |title=Backstage Pass: Tom Petty |publisher=Guitaredge.com |access-date=January 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101007124016/http://www.guitaredge.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=107:backstage-pass-tom-petty&catid=48:backstage-pass&Itemid=69 |archive-date=October 7, 2010}}</ref>

==Awards and honors==
{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Tom Petty}}
[[File:Tom Petty Walk of Fame.JPG|thumb|In 1999, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]].]]

In October 1981, and again in September 2006, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers received the [[Freedom of the City#Key to the City|keys to the city]] of Gainesville, Florida, where he and his bandmates either lived or grew up.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-09-22-tom-petty_x.htm |title=Tom Petty gets key to Gainesville, Fla. |agency=Associated Press |work=USA Today |date=September 22, 2006 |access-date=January 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091003025920/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-09-22-tom-petty_x.htm |archive-date=October 3, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1994, ''You Got Lucky'', a Petty [[Album#Tribute or cover|tribute album]] featuring such bands as [[Everclear (band)|Everclear]] and [[Silkworm (band)|Silkworm]] was released.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Eric|last=Boehlert|title=Does paying tribute pay?|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uAsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA83|access-date=October 3, 2017|magazine=Billboard|date=January 21, 1995|page=83|quote=One of the most interesting salutes in 1994 was "You Got Lucky – A Tribute To Tom Petty"...|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225435/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=uAsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA83|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 1996, Petty received [[University of California, Los Angeles|UCLA]]'s [[George Gershwin]] and [[Ira Gershwin]] Award for Lifetime Musical Achievement.<ref name="Goss76">{{cite book|last1=Goss|first1=James P|title=Pop Culture Florida|date=2000|publisher=Pineapple Press|isbn=978-1-56164-199-4|page=52|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OVEk7QcEEKEC&pg=PA52|access-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004034702/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OVEk7QcEEKEC&pg=PA52|archive-date=October 4, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The next month, Petty won the [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]]' Golden Note Award.<ref name="Goss76" /><ref name="Billboard17896">{{cite magazine|title=BMI, ASCAP Celebrate 1996 Pop Music Awards|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wQcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56|access-date=October 3, 2017|magazine=Billboard|date=August 17, 1996|quote=Among the evening's highlights was the presentation of the Golden Note Award to songwriter, artist, and producer Tom Petty.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225519/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wQcEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA56|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 1999, for their contribution to the recording industry.<ref name="Hoffman16">{{cite book|last1=Hoffman|first1=Frank|title=Chronology of American Popular Music, 1900–2000|date=2016|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-86886-4|page=501|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hAI3DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA501|access-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003225654/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=hAI3DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA501|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2001, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]],<ref>{{cite web|author1=Plain Dealer staff|title=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum timeline: 1995–2010|url=http://www.cleveland.com/popmusic/index.ssf/2010/08/rock_and_roll_hall_of_fame_and_3.html|website=The Plain Dealer|access-date=October 3, 2017|date=September 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019105528/http://www.cleveland.com/popmusic/index.ssf/2010/08/rock_and_roll_hall_of_fame_and_3.html|archive-date=October 19, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> which further honored Petty with an exhibit of his items from July 2006 until 2007.<ref>{{cite news|date=June 30, 2006|title=Rock Hall exhibits Tom Petty, Heartbreakers|work=Today|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/rock-hall-exhibits-tom-petty-heartbreakers-wbna13639142|url-status=live|access-date=October 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003143616/https://www.today.com/popculture/rock-hall-exhibits-tom-petty-heartbreakers-wbna13639142|archive-date=October 3, 2017}}</ref>

He is ranked 91st on ''Rolling Stone's'' list of the [[Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time|Greatest Artists of All Time]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-artists-147446/tom-petty-3-48722/|title=Tom Petty ranked 91st greatest artist|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=December 3, 2010|access-date=August 1, 2021|archive-date=August 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801210049/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-artists-147446/tom-petty-3-48722/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Petty received the [[Billboard Music Award#Century Award|''Billboard'' Century Award]], the organization's highest honor for creative achievement on December 6, 2005.<ref name="Billboard131005">{{cite magazine|title=Tom Petty To Receive Billboard's Century Award|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61096/tom-petty-to-receive-billboards-century-award|access-date=October 3, 2017|magazine=Billboard|date=October 13, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426172345/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/61096/tom-petty-to-receive-billboards-century-award|archive-date=April 26, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Mitchell|first1=Gail|title=2005 Billboard Music Awards|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dxMEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Billboard+Century+Award%22&pg=PA21|access-date=October 3, 2017|magazine=Billboard|date=December 17, 2005|ref=Billboard171205|page=21|quote=Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong presented Petty with the Billboard Century Award|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003124855/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=dxMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA21&lpg=PA21&dq=Petty+received+the+Billboard+Century+Award+for+his+lifetime+achievements.&source=bl&ots=Ql8uYU5WD3&sig=Odv6pw9UXISVN27_ZtvCbLmkTAM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwju9_Oq6tPWAhXMmLQKHe0cBlwQ6AEISjAG#v=snippet&q=%22Billboard%20Century%20Award%22&f=false|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Peter Bogdanovich]]'s documentary film on Petty's career titled ''[[Runnin' Down a Dream (film)|Runnin' Down a Dream]]'' premiered at the [[New York Film Festival]] in October 2007.<ref name="NYT31007">{{cite news|last1=Carr|first1=David|author-link=David Carr (journalist)|title=Big Screen Embraces Hot Muse: Rock Stars|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/10/movies/10pett.html|access-date=October 3, 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 10, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003125202/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/10/movies/10pett.html|archive-date=October 3, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

Petty was honored as [[MusiCares Person of the Year]] in February 2017 for his contributions to music and for his philanthropy.<ref name="auto"/>

A week after his death in 2017, a tribute to Petty was painted on Gainesville's Southwest [[34th Street Wall]]. It reads "Love you always, Gainesville No. 1 Son, Thanks, Tommy".<ref>{{cite web|title=Petty gets tribute panel on 34th Street mural|url=https://www.gainesville.com/news/20171003/petty-gets-tribute-panel-on-34th-street-mural|publisher=[[The Gainesville Sun]]|date=October 3, 2017|access-date=July 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721210912/https://www.gainesville.com/news/20171003/petty-gets-tribute-panel-on-34th-street-mural|archive-date=July 21, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

Starting on October 7, 2017, five days after Petty's death, [[I Won't Back Down|''I'' ''Won't Back Down'']] has been played at every [[Florida Gators football]] home game at [[Ben Hill Griffin Stadium]] following the conclusion of the 3rd Quarter, after ''[[We Are the Boys from Old Florida]]'' is played by the band.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Curtright |first=Austin |title=Florida's 'Tom Petty Day,' explained: Why Gators honor rock legend in college football season |url=https://www.gainesville.com/story/sports/college/football/2023/09/23/florida-tom-petty-day-explained-gators-honor-rock-legend-college-football/70935003007/ |access-date=March 31, 2025 |website=Gainesville Sun |language=en-US}}</ref>

In October 2018, on what would have been the singer's 68th birthday, the city of Gainesville renamed Northeast Park, where a young Petty had often visited, to Tom Petty Park.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.gainesville.com/news/20181020/family-members-and-hundreds-of-fans-welcome-tom-petty-park|title=Family members and hundreds of fans welcome 'Tom Petty Park'|last=Swirko|first=Cindy|date=October 20, 2018|work=Gainesville Sun|access-date=October 21, 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021032157/https://www.gainesville.com/news/20181020/family-members-and-hundreds-of-fans-welcome-tom-petty-park|archive-date=October 21, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2021, the University of Florida board of trustees unanimously voted to posthumously award Petty with an honorary PhD from the school.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Tom Petty Receives Posthumous Ph.D. for Music at University of Florida|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tom-petty-phd-university-of-florida-1235005884/|date=December 4, 2021|access-date=December 5, 2021|magazine=Billboard|archive-date=December 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204212138/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tom-petty-phd-university-of-florida-1235005884/|url-status=live}}</ref>

He has three albums, ''Wildflowers'' (No. 214),<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/tom-petty-wildflowers-2-1063019/|title=Wildflowers ranked 214th by Rolling Stone|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=November 15, 2021|archive-date=November 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115171944/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/tom-petty-wildflowers-2-1063019/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Damn the Torpedoes'' (No. 231),<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers-damn-the-torpedoes-2-1063002/|title=Damn the Torpedoes ranked 231st by Rolling Stone|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=November 15, 2021|archive-date=November 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115171947/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers-damn-the-torpedoes-2-1063002/|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Full Moon Fever'' (No. 298),<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/tom-petty-full-moon-fever-2-1062935/|title=Full Moon Fever ranked 298th by Rolling Stone|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=November 15, 2021|archive-date=November 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115171947/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-albums-of-all-time-1062063/tom-petty-full-moon-fever-2-1062935/|url-status=live}}</ref> on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|500 Greatest Albums of All Time]] list.  He has two songs on the same magazine's [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|500 Greatest Songs of All Time]] list:  "[[American Girl (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song)|American Girl]]" (No. 169)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers-american-girl-1225169/|title=American Girl ranked 169th by Rolling Stone|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=November 15, 2021|archive-date=November 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115171944/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/tom-petty-and-the-heartbreakers-american-girl-1225169/|url-status=live}}</ref> and "Free Fallin'" (No. 219).<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/tom-petty-free-fallin-2-1225119/|title=Free Fallin' ranked 219th by Rolling Stone|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=November 15, 2021|archive-date=November 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115171949/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/tom-petty-free-fallin-2-1225119/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2022, the University of Florida's ''[[The Pride of the Sunshine|Pride of the Sunshine]]'' dedicated their halftime show to Tom Petty's music<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMn5SNyo3_8 | title=10/15/2022 University of Florida Gator Marching Band Tom Petty Tribute Show | website=YouTube | date=October 16, 2022 | access-date=February 13, 2023 | archive-date=February 13, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213061441/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMn5SNyo3_8 | url-status=live }}</ref> as part of the university's inaugural Tom Petty Day.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://floridagators.com/news/2022/10/4/general-florida-to-celebrate-inaugural-tom-petty-day.aspx | title=Florida to Celebrate Inaugural Tom Petty Day|website=Floridagators.com}}</ref> The band would continue their tribute performances to Petty during halftime at several other games throughout the 2022–23 football season.

In December 2023, Petty's song "[[Love Is a Long Road (Tom Petty song)|Love Is a Long Road]]" was used in the first trailer for ''[[Grand Theft Auto VI]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 5, 2023 |title=Tom Petty song is the apt soundtrack to long-awaited GTA 6 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/tom-petty-love-long-road-gta-6-trailer-music-soundtrack-b2458638.html |access-date=December 6, 2023 |website=The Independent |language=en |archive-date=December 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205183951/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/tom-petty-love-long-road-gta-6-trailer-music-soundtrack-b2458638.html |url-status=live }}</ref> which is considered one of the most anticipated video games ever made.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 5, 2023 |title=Grand Theft Auto VI trailer energizes fans. But it's been a tough year overall for the video game industry. |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/grand-theft-auto-vi-trailer-release-video-game-industry-reaction-rcna127251 |access-date=December 6, 2023 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> This trailer gained over 90 million YouTube views within the first 24 hours.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Salisbury |first=Josh |date=December 6, 2023 |title=Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer breaks record for most YouTube views in 24 hours |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/tech/grand-theft-auto-6-trailer-rockstar-games-youtube-record-b1125067.html |access-date=December 6, 2023 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref> Because of this immense bump in popularity, the song itself gained nearly 1 million YouTube views in the same time span, gained a 36,979% increase on [[Spotify]], had almost 250,000 searches on [[Shazam (music app)|Shazam]], and ranked second on the worldwide [[iTunes]] chart.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yin-Poole |first=Wesley |date=December 6, 2023 |title=GTA 6 Trailer Sparks Massive Spotify Boost for Tom Petty's Love Is a Long Road |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/gta-6-trailer-sparks-massive-spotify-boost-for-tom-pettys-love-is-a-long-road |access-date=December 6, 2023 |website=IGN |language=en |archive-date=June 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615113407/https://www.ign.com/articles/gta-6-trailer-sparks-massive-spotify-boost-for-tom-pettys-love-is-a-long-road |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|Tom Petty discography}}

===With the Heartbreakers===
* ''[[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (album)|Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers]]'' (1976)
* ''[[You're Gonna Get It!]]'' (1978)
* ''[[Damn the Torpedoes (album)|Damn the Torpedoes]]'' (1979)
* ''[[Hard Promises]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Long After Dark]]'' (1982)
* ''[[Southern Accents]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Let Me Up (I've Had Enough)]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Into the Great Wide Open]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Songs and Music from "She's the One"]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Echo (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album)|Echo]]'' (1999)
* ''[[The Last DJ]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Mojo (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers album)|Mojo]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Hypnotic Eye]]'' (2014)

===With the Traveling Wilburys===
* ''[[Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3]]'' (1990)

===Solo===
* ''[[Full Moon Fever]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Wildflowers (Tom Petty album)|Wildflowers]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Highway Companion]]'' (2006)

===With Mudcrutch===
* ''[[Mudcrutch (album)|Mudcrutch]]'' (2008)
* ''[[2 (Mudcrutch album)|2]]'' (2016)

===Posthumously===
* ''[[An American Treasure]]'' (2018)
* ''[[The Best of Everything (album)|The Best of Everything]]'' (2019)
* ''[[Wildflowers & All the Rest]]'' (2020)
* ''[[Wildflowers (Tom Petty album)|Finding Wildflowers: Alternate Versions]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Songs and Music from "She's the One"|Angel Dream (Songs and Music from the Motion Picture 'She's the One')]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Live at the Fillmore 1997]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Long After Dark|Long After Dark (Deluxe Edition)]]'' (2024)

== Filmography ==
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! colspan="4" |Film
|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1978
|''[[FM (film)|FM]]''
|Himself
|
|-
|1987
|''[[Made in Heaven (1987 film)|Made in Heaven]]''
|Stanky
|
|-
|1996
|''[[She's the One (1996 film)|She's the One]]''
|{{N/A}}
|Soundtrack
|-
|1997
|''[[The Postman (film)|The Postman]]''
|Bridge City Mayor
|
|-
|2007
|''[[Runnin' Down a Dream (film)|Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin' Down a Dream]]''
|Himself
|Music Documentary
|-
|2013
|''[[Sound City (film)|Sound City]]''
|Himself
|Music Documentary
|-
|2018
|''[[Elvis Presley: The Searcher]]''
|Himself
|Music Documentary
|-
|2019
|''[[Echo in the Canyon]]''
|Himself
|Music Documentary 
|-
|2021
|''Tom Petty: Somewhere You Feel Free''
|Himself
|Music Documentary
|-
! colspan="4" |Television
|-
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1979–2010
|''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
|Himself (musical guest)
|8 episodes<br/>— "[[Saturday Night Live (season 5)|Buck Henry/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers]]" (1979)<br/>— "[[Saturday Night Live (season 8)|Howard Hesseman/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers]]" (1983)<br/>— "[[Saturday Night Live (season 14)|Steve Martin/Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers]]" (1989)<br/>— "[[Saturday Night Live (season 17)|Kirstie Alley/Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers]]" (1992)<br/>— "[[Saturday Night Live (season 20)|John Turturro/Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers]]" (1994)<br/>— "[[Saturday Night Live (season 22)|Tom Hanks/Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers]]" (1996)<br/>— "[[Saturday Night Live (season 24)|John Goodman/Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers]]" (1999)<br/>— "[[Saturday Night Live (season 35)|Alec Baldwin/Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers]]" (2010)
|-
|1987–89
|''[[It's Garry Shandling's Show]]''
|Himself
|4 episodes<br/>— "It's Garry Shandling's Christmas Show" (1987)<br/>— "No Baby, No Show" (1987)<br/>— "Vegas: Part 1" (1989)<br/>— "Vegas: Part 2" (1989)
|-
|1989
|''[[Biography (TV program)|Biography]]''
|Himself (interviewee)
|Episode: "Johnny Cash: The Man in Black"
|-
|1994
|''Tom Petty: Going Home''
|Himself
|TV documentary
|-
|1998
|''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "Flip"
|-
|1999
|''[[Behind the Music]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers"
|-
|2002
|''[[The Simpsons]]''
|Himself (voice role)
|Episode: "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation"
|-
|2004–09
|''[[King of the Hill]]''
|Lucky 
(voice role)
|recurring role (28 episodes)
|-
|2008
|''[[Super Bowl XLII]]''
|Himself
|Halftime show<br/>Credited as Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
|}

==See also==
* [[List of artists who reached number one on the US Mainstream Rock chart]]

==References==
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