{"id":1593,"date":"2017-01-11T13:36:45","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T21:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/songregistration.com\/blog\/?p=1593"},"modified":"2026-02-22T12:20:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T20:20:53","slug":"songwriting-tips-trivia-from-songregistration-com-this-months-featured-artist-tom-petty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/songregistration.com\/blog\/songwriting-tips-trivia-from-songregistration-com-this-months-featured-artist-tom-petty\/","title":{"rendered":"#Songwriting Tips & Trivia from #SongRegistration.com (This month’s featured artist: Tom Petty)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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First, some tips:
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\n\u279c Never wait when something pops into your head! Whether phrase, hook, or partial melody, WRITE OR RECORD IT IMMEDIATELY. Use your phone. You’ll be glad you did.
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\n\u279c Writers Block helper: Start with a story! Jot down a simple storyline that conveys a message. Besides triggering new ideas, it should help connect your song with listeners.
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\n\u279c We’ll say it again: Collaborate! Not always, but if done sparingly it can move you in new directions and spark fresh inspiration.
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\n\u279c Listen to music you like. Obvious? Yes. But you’d be surprised what may flash through your mind afterward.
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\n\u279c Always preserve your song copyrights<\/a> by professionally registering your songs. With SongRegistration<\/a>.com, it’s fast, cheap, and super-easy.
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\n\u279c Thomas Earl Petty became hooked on music when he was 10 and met Elvis. In 1975, he moved from his birth state (Florida) to L.A. where he formed Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
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\n\u279c He’s got 2 grown daughters, lives in Malibu, and is the animated voice of Luanne’s husband, Lucky, in the TV show “King of the Hill.”
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\n\u279c After Petty decided a tune from Heartbreaker guitarist Mike Campbell wasn’t his style, it was offered to Don Henley who, thinking it showed potential, added some lyrics and love, and named it “Boys of Summer,” a giant Eagles’ hit.
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\n\u279c But not to worry. T.P. and the Heartbreakers have sold more than 80 million records, ranking them one of the world’s best-selling bands of all time.
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\n\u279c So which of his countless hits have crushed it? His 3 biggest (in order): 1- Stop Dragging My Heart Around (w\/ Stevie Nicks), 2- Free Falling, 3- Don’t Do Me Like That.
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\n\u279c In 2002, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (along with his Mad Hatter hat).
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