Friday, March 25, 2022

Book Review: Petty: the Biography (2015). Warren Zanes.

This book claims to be the 'unvarnished truth' about the life of Tom Petty, resulting from Petty and his whole circle of friends, Heartbreakers band members, fellow stars and family members opening up to the author about all the private emotional turmoil and personal ups and downs of one of America's greatest ever rock and roll legends and his band.  That seems to be a well-founded claim, as much as any biography can claim to be the ‘truth’ about anyone’s life.

A nicely-written and intensely revealing look behind the scenes of one of rock's most epic, beloved and habitually private figures, published shortly before his tragic death.  Highly recommended.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Book Review: The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel. Genius, Power and Deception on the Eve of World War I (2023). Douglas Brunt.

During the past year, I've read a number of excellent books that seemed to resonate as part of the backstory to some of the most urgent ...