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Old 06-10-2005, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by blinker12
Later in the book Tom talks about how in the mid-1980s Iovine came to him again looking for material for Stevie, but he didn't have any. Instead Tom recommended Dave Stewart of Eurythmics, then unknown, to come write some stuff for her. So Iovine brought Stewart to the States, and he and Petty wrote "Don't Come Around Here No More" -- though apparently still nothing materialized for Stevie!
If you read the book that comes with Petty's boxed set, it says that Stevie "balked" at recording Don't Come Around Here No More and that her and Dave Stewart didn't get along.

Thanks for the transcription! I'll have to get this book since I'm a huge Petty fan.
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