Disgraceland is a production of Double Elvis.

The stories about Tom Petty are insane.

He barely escaped with his life when his house was burned to the ground by a mystery arsonist.

He hit a heroin addiction throughout the 1990s, which drove him into a pit of isolation from his

family, his fame, and his bandmates. Speaking of bandmates, his bass player, Howie Epstein,

wasn't so lucky. And even after Tom Petty outran his heroin habit,

his unexpected death in 2017 rocked the global music community to its core. It rocked the music

community because Tom Petty didn't just make great music. He made some of the greatest music of all time.

Unlike that music I played for you at the top of the show,

that wasn't great music.

That was a preset loop from my Melotron called Crazy Like a Fox Trot, MK1.

I played you that loop because I can't afford the rights to with or without you by you too.

And why would I play you that specific slice of leather-vested ponytail cheese could I afford it?

Because that was the number one song in America on May 17, 1987.

And that was the day that the first phase of Tom Petty's career burned to the ground,

setting the stage for her descent into depression, dependency, and then a triumphant return.

On this episode, house fires, hidden heroin addictions, isolation, and America's

number one heartbreaker, Tom Petty. I'm Jake Brennan, and this is Disgraceland. The

The The melting rubber scorched Tompetti's skin.

Little blisters bubbled up on his palms between his fingers.

He fumbled with the molten garden hose in his hands,

aimed it at the hellfire, eating way at his home.

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