Tom Petty Gives His Last Interview

Johnny Cash's second collaboration with Rick Rubin brought Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers into the studio, recruited musicians from Fleetwood Mac and Red Hot Chili Peppers, and established the American Recordings series as one of the defining chapters of Cash's career.

The Wallflowers' first Australian tour will pair the 30th anniversary of Bringing Down The Horse with a full performance of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' Long After Dark, an album with a deeply personal connection to Jakob Dylan.

The former Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers drummer has turned years of private feelings about his friend and bandmate into "High Flying Bird", a new song recorded with Speaker Wars.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' formative years are documented across unreleased recordings, restored live performances and new mixes in a major archival collection due November 6.

The Wallflowers' 30th-anniversary tour for Bringing Down the Horse has received strong responses for its musicianship, disciplined performances and nostalgia, ahead of the band's first Australian shows in December.

The Wallflowers will make their Australian debut in December, performing Bringing Down the Horse in full alongside Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' Long After Dark.

The Tom Petty Estate has unveiled newly mixed and extended versions of ‘American Girl' and ‘Breakdown' as celebrations continue for the 50th anniversary of Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' debut recordings.