If any aspiring musicians are reading this seeking a lesson in controlling the crowd in the palm of your hand, then look no further than this performance from Petty. There’s a spinetingling moment in the clip when Petty expertly allows the crowd to sing on his behalf and soaks up the zestful energy that his thousands of fans are throwing in his direction. Nicks had to settle to be a backup singer for Petty’s performance, which says all there is to say about the late star’s immense talent. Of all the times they sang together, it’s hard to beat this lucid rendition of ‘Learning To Fly’.
“I would laughingly say to anyone that if I ever got to know Tom Petty and could worm my way into his good graces, if he were ever to ask me to leave Fleetwood Mac and join Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, I’d probably do it - and that was before I even met him.”Įven though Stevie Nicks had achieved more than any aspiring musician could ever dream for with Fleetwood Mac, that didn’t matter when she was in the company of Petty and reverted back to being a super fan.Īlthough most super fans would settle for a front-row of a concert, Nicks’ accomplishments allowed her to duet with Petty on several occasions. “I just fell in love with his music and his band,” Nicks reflected in Petty: The Biography by Warren Zanes. Petty even penned ‘ Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around’ for the Fleetwood Mac singer, which would become one of her biggest solo hits, and the two kept their sibling-like relationship alive until Petty died in 2017.
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