Rock and roll is a favorite genre for almost everyone around the world. With the language of music being universal, it only takes the sound of the electric guitars and the densely packed rhythm to get anyone up and appreciating the music! Even if rock and roll isn’t your choice of genre, it’s more than likely you would recognize some of the more famous songs. With the likes of ‘Bon Jovi’, ‘Red Hot Chilli Peppers’ and ‘Aerosmith’ all going onto the list of the greats, their music has gone on to become legendary over the years! Some singers have also managed to become legends in their own right and have their names go down in history. ‘Elvis Presley’, ‘Prince’, and ‘Johnny Cash’ have all had incredible solo careers and become icons in their own right!
One band that has managed to go down as rock and roll sensations all around the globe are ‘Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’! As well as their incredible number of albums behind them, frontman Tom Petty has also had a thriving and fruitful solo career along the journey. This man is definitely one that likes to keep himself busy as he was always known to be working on some form of project.
Life for Tom Petty was definitely not always an easy one though and left the singer with some incredible hurdles he would be forced to overcome. Although the on-stage persona we were so used to seeing was one of someone having the time of their life when the curtains dropped it left a different story behind the scenes. All the way to the tragic end, Tom Petty had various struggles to overcome, some more daunting than others. So how was it this rock and roll legend was performing center stage as well as he ever did just a week before his untimely death?
[post_page_title]The young Tom Petty[/post_page_title]
Thomas Earl Petty, born October 20, 1950, was the first of the two sons couple Kitty and Early Petty would have. Petty was reported to have a troubled childhood growing up, but he didn’t let this stop him. Petty was close to his brother and mother growing up but had issues with the relationship with his father. At 10-years old Petty was lucky enough to meet rock and roll king Elvis Presley who he began to idolize, as well as the Beatles.
