Tom Petty’s Daughter on the Ambitious Future of His Legacy

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Tom Petty’s daughter discusses her vision for what the future of her father’s legacy looks like. devonsaysrelax reports

“My dad was like, ‘Look, when I die, if you guys want to do commercials, please don’t think that I’ll be pissed. Do it.’” Photo: Trafalgar Releasing It’s weird — or tragic, rather — to realize four years have passed since the death of Americana hero Tom Petty, a passage of time that perhaps doesn’t seem as long due to the thoughtful projects that have emerged in the aftermath. We’ve been blessed with a fascinating treasure trove of demos, box sets, and previously unreleased music since 2017.

I liked that Tom referred to himself as a “soul singer” in the documentary. I don’t think I’ve ever heard that characterization of his music before. The documentary is the biggest project you and the estate have worked on since Tom died four years ago. What made you want to tell the full Wildflowers story?

A lot of musicians … I don’t want to say this in a disparaging way, because I have so much respect for musicians and I do think that this is part of the art form, but a lot of them escape into the work instead of dealing with their problems. They put all of their problems into the art and don’t stop working to deal with the problems that are inspiring these songs.

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