Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Lead single from 'Into the Great Wide Open' presented a subtle spirit of determination.

"We made videos before they were videos," he once said.

Songwriter took direct inspiration from the man charged with guarding his life.

He says an invitation to tour as the Heartbreakers’ drummer would have made him “sad.”

It wasn't the first or last time the famed rock duo shared the stage.

Tom Petty's longtime collaborator is still grieving for his bandmate.