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Tom Petty celebrated at Rock Hall |
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Written by asap
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Friday, 30 June 2006 |
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 CLEVELAND — Step into Tom Petty’s closet.
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is showcasing Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers in an exhibit that opened Friday.
When representatives from the museum visited the music star’s Spanish-style ranch in Malibu, Calif., in April looking for artifacts, he invited them into his bedroom, then into his rather sizable closet.
 Petty pulled out a flowered shirt he wore in the video for his biggest chart hit, “Free Fallin’,” and the gray jacket he wore as a member of the esteemed Traveling Wilburys. He also produced a nylon bag of notebooks filled with handwritten lyrics.
“We left his house pinching ourselves,” said Howard Kramer, Rock Hall curator.
PETTY NOW
Petty, 55, told The Associated Press last month that he’s happy to be on the road, doing a 30th anniversary tour.
“We’re in such a nice position right now, things have gone so well,” he said. “I have people approach me on the streets and say, ‘Thanks for writing the soundtrack to my life.’ I can’t tell you how good that makes me feel as a songwriter.”
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