It seems fitting that �The Waiting,� Tom Petty�s classic song about romantic anticipation, took the songwriter many weeks to finish.� Everything began with the song�s classic intro, which Petty wrote on acoustic guitar. �I wanted something that had a...
It seems fitting that �The Waiting,� Tom Petty�s classic song about romantic anticipation, took the songwriter many weeks to finish.� Everything began with the song�s classic intro, which Petty wrote on acoustic guitar. �I wanted something that had a little lick from the beginning,� he explains in Peter Bogdanovich�s 2007 documentary, Runnin� Down a Dream, [�]
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