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3-20-06, 11:42 AM
from www.washingtonpost.com
Petty finishing solo album; plots tour, film
By Melinda Newman and Ray Waddell
Reuters
Saturday, March 18, 2006; 8:01 PM
LOS ANGELES/NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Tom Petty is putting the finishing touches on a new solo album, "Highway Companion," expected to be released in June.
Also in the works is a documentary about Petty and his longtime bandmates the Heartbreakers, with director Peter Bogdonavich chronicling their career for a film due later this year, their 30th together.
Petty previously said the solo disc would be released by Rick Rubin's American Recordings label, but confirmation of the deal is still pending.
"I'm reaching there to try and find a theme," Petty told Billboard of the project, which he previously described as being about the passage of time. "It's just a really nice collection of songs. I think it does have an underlying theme of time and what it does to you."
In support of the album, Petty and the Heartbreakers will tour extensively in 2006, with dates concentrated in the June-July and September-October time frames. True to form, they will try something different.
"What we're trying to do is a bunch of shows with different artists that either we like or think would be an interesting show," Petty manager Tony Dimitriades told Billboard. "One of the main things we're doing is a bunch of shows with Pearl Jam. We're also talking to John Mayer about doing some dates, as well as the Strokes."
Petty finishing solo album; plots tour, film
By Melinda Newman and Ray Waddell
Reuters
Saturday, March 18, 2006; 8:01 PM
LOS ANGELES/NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Tom Petty is putting the finishing touches on a new solo album, "Highway Companion," expected to be released in June.
Also in the works is a documentary about Petty and his longtime bandmates the Heartbreakers, with director Peter Bogdonavich chronicling their career for a film due later this year, their 30th together.
Petty previously said the solo disc would be released by Rick Rubin's American Recordings label, but confirmation of the deal is still pending.
"I'm reaching there to try and find a theme," Petty told Billboard of the project, which he previously described as being about the passage of time. "It's just a really nice collection of songs. I think it does have an underlying theme of time and what it does to you."
In support of the album, Petty and the Heartbreakers will tour extensively in 2006, with dates concentrated in the June-July and September-October time frames. True to form, they will try something different.
"What we're trying to do is a bunch of shows with different artists that either we like or think would be an interesting show," Petty manager Tony Dimitriades told Billboard. "One of the main things we're doing is a bunch of shows with Pearl Jam. We're also talking to John Mayer about doing some dates, as well as the Strokes."