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Tom Petty / 'Reservation Dogs' Co-Creator Sterlin Harjo

2024/10/18
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Tom Petty discusses the significance of radio in his musical education during his childhood, reminiscing about the diverse music played on AM radio in the 1960s.
  • Petty learned most of his music from AM radio.
  • He and his friends used to write down lyrics from songs they heard on the radio.
  • The Stones' 'Get Off My Cloud' was one of the hardest songs for them to transcribe.

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We're revisiting our interview with Tom Petty, whose hits include "American Girl," "Breakdown," and "I Won't Back Down." The soundtrack of the new Apple TV+ series Bad Monkey is all Tom Petty covers. He spoke with Terry Gross in 2006. Sterlin Harjo, co-creator of the Peabody award-winning FX/Hulu TV series Reservation Dogs, is a 2024 recipient of the MacAathur "genius" award. Reservation Dogs is about a group of teenagers living on reservation in rural Oklahoma. Harjo is a member of the Muscogee and Seminole Nations and spoke with Terry in 2022. Justin Chang reviews the new film* Anora* by Sean Baker, director of* Tangerine* and* The Florida Project*.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)