Tom Petty to Make More Great Music

[Miss Vicky]

Sorry, I don't know the original source of this article. Someone posted it on another message board and I thought I'd share. (The thread on the other board was titled "Tom Petty Wants to Make More Bad Music." No accounting for taste, I tell ya.)

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Tom Petty Plans Music Mogul Future

The singer wants to return to the days when bands put out three albums a year.

Rocker Tom Petty is planning to set up his own independent record label because music executives take too long to release his albums.

The singer wants to return to the days when bands like the Beatles put out three albums a year.

He says, "I like the idea of having an independent label because it reminds me of the early days of rock 'n' roll when there were a lot of independent labels, and they were actually driven by people who liked music.

"They were music people, not lawyers or accountants or whatever you have running the music business now."

[dissention]

Petty kicks ass. If this means more Petty music more frequently, I'll be in heaven.

Thanks for posting, it made me smile.

[hayley]

Makes no sense considering he just signed w/ Sanctuary. :shrug:

[trackaghost]

Makes no sense considering he just signed w/ Sanctuary. :shrug:


I wonder what kind of deal he has with them though.
I mean, didn't Beck sign with Universal but had a clause where he could still put out albums on independent labels?
And of course Petty actually covered one of those independently released songs (Asshole) on She's The One. Be interesting to find out anyway.

[hayley]

I wonder what kind of deal he has with them though.
I mean, didn't Beck sign with Universal but had a clause where he could still put out albums on independent labels?
And of course Petty actually covered one of those independently released songs (Asshole) on She's The One. Be interesting to find out anyway.
Although the deal was just announced today, we've been getting plans ready for the last six weeks or so for an album in the fall from him.

I wonder if perhaps it'll be a case of his own imprint/label being distributed by Sanctuary, and by proxy, SonyBMG. "Independent" can mean so little these days.

[trackaghost]

Although the deal was just announced today, we've been getting plans ready for the last six weeks or so for an album in the fall from him.

I wonder if perhaps it'll be a case of his own imprint/label being distributed by Sanctuary, and by proxy, SonyBMG. "Independent" can mean so little these days.

Sounds likely, I'm surprised he hasn't done something like that before given his battles with record companies.

It's very cool he's signed to Sanctuary.
Will you get to meet him, do you think?

[amber]

That kicks - maybe Stevie can go to his label.... :D

[hayley]

Sounds likely, I'm surprised he hasn't done something like that before given his battles with record companies.

It's very cool he's signed to Sanctuary.
Will you get to meet him, do you think?
I hope not. I'll pee my pants. I would like to meet Benmont. But, I might hump his leg and get fired. Oops.

[mylittledemon]

His new album comes out in the fall. The title refers to "Life on the Highway" or "Highway Songs" ... or something of the sort. The single is "Turn This Car Around."

[Johnny Stew]

I wonder if perhaps it'll be a case of his own imprint/label being distributed by Sanctuary, and by proxy, SonyBMG. "Independent" can mean so little these days.I was just going to ask if maybe it would be his own imprint label, under Sanctuary.

Hayley, my love, any way you can convince the Powers That Be to woo Stevie over to Sanctuary? *bats eyelashes*

[hayley]

I was just going to ask if maybe it would be his own imprint label, under Sanctuary.

Hayley, my love, any way you can convince the Powers That Be to woo Stevie over to Sanctuary? *bats eyelashes*
I can think of better places for her to be at this point in time... Sanctuary's imploding a bit. They might be sold this fall... they're laying off a ton of great staff...

But, yeah. I'll get on the horn and get right on it. ;)

[greatdarkwing]

He played "Turn this car around" when he was here in June....BTW, if you can see him this tour...DROP EVERYTHING AND GO!

[WizNicks]

He played "Turn this car around" when he was here in June....BTW, if you can see him this tour...DROP EVERYTHING AND GO!
Oh yeah! I have seen him in Chicago and it was amazing! It was defenetly the best concert I have ever been to (no offense to Fleetwood Mac)! Everyone was yelling his songs and his set was just amazing!

[Johnny Stew]

I can think of better places for her to be at this point in time... Sanctuary's imploding a bit. They might be sold this fall... they're laying off a ton of great staff...Eek! If that's the case, Stevie might as well just stay where she is.
Nothing would be worse than her recording an album that never gets released because she signed with an indy label that went under (such as what happened to the full-length domestic release for Cyndi Lauper's 'Shine').

[dissention]

Eek! If that's the case, Stevie might as well just stay where she is.
Nothing would be worse than her recording an album that never gets released because she signed with an indy label that went under (such as what happened to the full-length domestic release for Cyndi Lauper's 'Shine').

Did you know that the track "It's Hard To Be Me" was written about Anna Nicole? :laugh: I like to sing it in a breathy, slightly retarded Anna Nicole voice when the mood strikes.

[gldstwmn]

I hope not. I'll pee my pants. I would like to meet Benmont. But, I might hump his leg and get fired. Oops.
Mike Campbell is the more approachable of the two, IMO. Benmont seems kind of frightened by people he doesn't know. :shrug:

[trackaghost]

http://www.calendarlive.com/music/cl-et-weekpop1aug01,0,2791442.story

"I would feel embarrassed charging 200 bucks," the 51-year-old rocker told Rolling Stone magazine recently. "Even as far back as 1980, I was in fear of the tickets getting priced out of the ordinary person's pocketbook."

[tynan88]

Is it possible that Petty may try and drag Sanctuary out of the problems and maybe buy it out?

I am guessing he still isn't short of a dollar...

[Miss Vicky]

http://www.calendarlive.com/music/cl-et-weekpop1aug01,0,2791442.story

"I would feel embarrassed charging 200 bucks," the 51-year-old rocker told Rolling Stone magazine recently. "Even as far back as 1980, I was in fear of the tickets getting priced out of the ordinary person's pocketbook."

51? Umm... Someone's not checking their facts. If I recall correctly he's double nickels.

[trackaghost]

51? Umm... Someone's not checking their facts. If I recall correctly he's double nickels.

Hey, I didn't write it! I thought the story was interesting though.

Anyway, everywhere I've looked lists his birthday as either October 20, 1950 or 1953. Which would make him either 54 or, as the article says, 51.
So not double nickels then...

[Miss Vicky]

Hey, I didn't write it! I thought the story was interesting though.

Anyway, everywhere I've looked lists his birthday as either October 20, 1950 or 1953. Which would make him either 54 or, as the article says, 51.
So not double nickels then...

Oh I wasn't blaming you for not checking facts. I was blaming the author of the article. The sources I've seen list his birth year as 1950 and I was rounding up a little, since his birthday is in October.

[dissention]

http://www.calendarlive.com/music/cl-et-weekpop1aug01,0,2791442.story

"I would feel embarrassed charging 200 bucks," the 51-year-old rocker told Rolling Stone magazine recently. "Even as far back as 1980, I was in fear of the tickets getting priced out of the ordinary person's pocketbook."

Remember that big blow-out he had with his record company when they wanted to raise record prices for Hard Promises? Petty went absolutely ape****. That man has class and a respect for his fans that is UNPARALLELED by anyone.

[Miss Vicky]

Petty Rules the Road - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers bust out the hits for "manic" crowds on a sold-out summer tour
by Brian Hiatt.

"I'm fifty-four and girls are throwing their underwear at me," says Tom Petty, who's in the middle of one of his most successful tours ever with the Heartbreakers. "The crowds are just manic - in Boston, they were singing so loud they actually drowned us out." he adds, on a rare day off from the road. "We're seeing more young people coming in, and it's just getting huger. I don't know how to explain it."
Petty's long standing commitment to holding down ticket prices can't hurt: Tickets for the shows - which also include reunited Black Crowes as openers on most dates - begin at twenty-five dollars and top off at around sixty-five dollars. "Even as far back as 1980, I was in fear of the tickets getting priced out of the ordinary person's pocketbook," Petty says,"I would feel embarrassed charging 200 bucks to come in."
The shows are heavy on hits, from "American Girl" to "You don't Know How it Feels." "No matter what we do, we're leaving out someone's favorite every night," says Petty, who has been playing the Traveling Wilburys' "Handle With Care" in tribute to his late former bandmates George Harrison and Roy Orbison. "I always dedicate it 'to the Wilburys, whereever they're traveling tonight.'" Petty says. "I'd resisted playing Wilburys songs, but when we did the Concert for George, that was one Olivia [Harrison] asked us to play."
Crowds have also been getting a taste of Petty's upcoming solo album with the chugging rocker "Turn this Car Around." Petty reunited with Full Moon Fever producer (and former Wilbury) Jeff Lynne for the disc, due late this year or early 2006. "I think it's going to surprise people," Petty says.
Petty would also like to release a live album soon (he isn't fond of his first one, 1986's Pack Up the Plantation). Anhd he and the Heartbreakers plan to celebrate next year's 30th anniversary of their debut with another tour together, as well as a possible all-star concert. Says Petty, "I never dreamed we'd be at this level of success twenty-nine years into it. It just feels like a great gift from the fans."

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Sorry for any typos. Couldn't find it on the RS website so had to copy from my magazine.

[dissention]

Petty Rules the Road - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers bust out the hits for "manic" crowds on a sold-out summer tour
by Brian Hiatt.

"I'm fifty-four and girls are throwing their underwear at me," says Tom Petty, who's in the middle of one of his most successful tours ever with the Heartbreakers. "The crowds are just manic - in Boston, they were singing so loud they actually drowned us out." he adds, on a rare day off from the road. "We're seeing more young people coming in, and it's just getting huger. I don't know how to explain it."
Petty's long standing commitment to holding down ticket prices can't hurt: Tickets for the shows - which also include reunited Black Crowes as openers on most dates - begin at twenty-five dollars and top off at around sixty-five dollars. "Even as far back as 1980, I was in fear of the tickets getting priced out of the ordinary person's pocketbook," Petty says,"I would feel embarrassed charging 200 bucks to come in."
The shows are heavy on hits, from "American Girl" to "You don't Know How it Feels." "No matter what we do, we're leaving out someone's favorite every night," says Petty, who has been playing the Traveling Wilburys' "Handle With Care" in tribute to his late former bandmates George Harrison and Roy Orbison. "I always dedicate it 'to the Wilburys, whereever they're traveling tonight.'" Petty says. "I'd resisted playing Wilburys songs, but when we did the Concert for George, that was one Olivia [Harrison] asked us to play."
Crowds have also been getting a taste of Petty's upcoming solo album with the chugging rocker "Turn this Car Around." Petty reunited with Full Moon Fever producer (and former Wilbury) Jeff Lynne for the disc, due late this year or early 2006. "I think it's going to surprise people," Petty says.
Petty would also like to release a live album soon (he isn't fond of his first one, 1986's Pack Up the Plantation). Anhd he and the Heartbreakers plan to celebrate next year's 30th anniversary of their debut with another tour together, as well as a possible all-star concert. Says Petty, "I never dreamed we'd be at this level of success twenty-nine years into it. It just feels like a great gift from the fans."

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Sorry for any typos. Couldn't find it on the RS website so had to copy from my magazine.

Thank you very much for taking the time to transcribe that. :xoxo:

"Turn This Car Around" rocks. I love it. That guitar solo! :eek: A new live album would fantastic, but I'm already dying to ge tmy hands on his new album. It should be amazing if "Car" is any indication.

[SuzeQuze]

Remember that big blow-out he had with his record company when they wanted to raise record prices for Hard Promises? Petty went absolutely ape****. That man has class and a respect for his fans that is UNPARALLELED by anyone.

Agreed. I saw him twice in one year because the first show was so great. He is one class act. I heard Don't Come Around Here on the radio this morning, love that song. "Stop walking down my street. Who do you expect to meet." I was thinking about his coolness and was happy to see this thread.

[SuzeQuze]

.... as well as a possible all-star concert. Says Petty, "I never dreamed we'd be at this level of success twenty-nine years into it. It just feels like a great gift from the fans."

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Sorry for any typos. Couldn't find it on the RS website so had to copy from my magazine.

With Stevie, please!!! I was so into reading I did not see any typos if there were any, thanks for transcribing!

[dissention]

Petty's long standing commitment to holding down ticket prices can't hurt: Tickets for the shows - which also include reunited Black Crowes as openers on most dates - begin at twenty-five dollars and top off at around sixty-five dollars. "Even as far back as 1980, I was in fear of the tickets getting priced out of the ordinary person's pocketbook," Petty says,"I would feel embarrassed charging 200 bucks to come in."


And people want a Petty/ Nicks double-bill instead of a Henley/Nicks one? It would never happen!

[dissention]

Agreed. I saw him twice in one year because the first show was so great. He is one class act. I heard Don't Come Around Here on the radio this morning, love that song. "Stop walking down my street. Who do you expect to meet." I was thinking about his coolness and was happy to see this thread.

Tom Petty is one cool cat. He is eternally cool. :cool: :nod:

[Nico]

Yay! Tom Petty kicks ass. I saw him in concert recently and it was incredible. He just rocked the house all the way. Wow. Love him!!!