Stevie Quote from Tom Petty's DVD

[David]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I wouldn't have guessed she felt this as early as 1978, but by the time 1987 rolled around, sure I certainly would have figured if given the choice she would join Tom's band.

I think she's exaggerating for dramatic effect, but she does date her fanatical love for the Heartbreakers from about that time. As you know, she used to practice her "Russian" ballet to the "You're Gonna Get It" album. I think it was at one of Mac's Forum shows in 1979 where Petty & Iovine paid a call, which got the ball rolling for their various projects. Before that, I don't think she had met Petty, but maybe she had.

Instead of twenty-five years of I Need to Know, Stevie should have done some other equally worthy Petty tunes, like Listen to Her Heart from the 1978 album or What Are You Doing in My Life, from the next album.