Glorious Noise - Rock and roll can change your life.
Est. 2001
Rock and roll can change your life.

The Truth behind Tom Petty's "American Girl"

By Jake Brown
August 14, 2006

Snopes uncovers the true story behind "American Girl" by Tom Petty and it has nothing to do with suicide. Previously.

Continue below...
Advertisement
By Jake Brown, August 14, 2006 | Permalink
• More Links,

Bookmark and Share

Comments

Speaking of which, that Conversations With Tom Petty book is awesome - highly recommend it.

• Patrick, Aug 15, 2006 2:56PM

Post a comment

(This is never shown.)

« The Loud Family's Scott Miller: Better than Grease II | GLONO | J Dilla - Love feat. Pharoahe Monche »


Advertisement

On This Day

22 Year Old Cop Unaware She Has Bob Dylan in Custody (2009)
20 Years Ago: Nirvana's Bleach (2009)
Pay to Slum: A beast goes to Mars. (2009)
New Dandy Warhols videos (2008)
More Lollapalooza 2008 Pics (2008)
Control and Joy Division (DVD) (2008)
David Vandervelde - The Moonstation House Band (2007)
Cash's American Outtakes Unearthed (2003)
If you can listen to it, you can copy it (2001)
Show more...

Recent Comments

• j franky on Cubic Zirconia is Lacan's love child, may cause orgasms: More! MORE!
• DJMurph on Classic Rot: Back in the day, Chgo did support at least 2 (at any given time) true "classic rock" stations: WCKG, WRXR...
• Jake on More Details on Exile on Main Street Reissue Emerge: More "uh oh" details from Rolling Stone now. A quote from Mick: I added some percussion. I added some vocals. Keith...
• j franky on New She and Him video: In The Sun: Ooh! Zooey! Over here! By the bushes! I see you! I am not ignoring you! Zooey? I am paying you...
• Jake on More Details on Exile on Main Street Reissue Emerge: 20x24 inch paper size is GBP 1,800 (approx USD 2,700) 32 x 48 inch paper size GBP 2,700 (approx USD...
Show more comments...
Articles
• Cubic Zirconia is Lacan's love child, may cause orgasms
• Classic Rot
• Channeling the Dead: Dark Star Orchestra in DC
• Twitter Roundup #11
• More Details on Exile on Main Street Reissue Emerge
• Elliott Smith Remastered
• Glorious Noise Interview With David Dyas
• Twitter Roundup #10
• Cool Band: Local Natives
• Sasquatch! Music Festival Lineup Announced
Reviews
• Pavement - Quarantine The Past: The Best Of Pavement
• Elizabeth Fraser - Moses (e.p.)
• The Big Pink - A Brief History Of Love
• Shrinebuilder - Shrinebuilder
• Girls - Album
• Iron Age - The Sleeping Eye
• Shearwater - The Golden Archipelago
• Wu-Tang vs. The Beatles - Enter The Magical Mystery Chambers
• Holly Miranda - The Magician's Private Library
• Cold Cave - Love Comes Close
MP3s
• Album Streams: White Stripes, Ted Leo, Pavement, more
• Channeling the Dead: Dark Star Orchestra in DC
• Sparklehorse - Dark As A Dungeon
• Elliott Smith Remastered
• Smashing Pumpkins - A Stitch In Time
• Album Streams: Broken Bells, Gorillaz, more
• Alice Cooper - Detroit City
• Album Streams: Newsom, BJM, Eazy-E, more
• Daniel, Fred and Julie - The Gambler and his Bride
• Shearwater - The Golden Archipelago
Links
• The Dead Milkmen's Rodney Anonymous on Punk Rock Girl
• Sales: 65,000 People Like Gokey? Really?
• New She and Him video: In The Sun
• Album Streams: White Stripes, Ted Leo, Pavement, more
• Shane MacGowan Debuts Haitian Relief Video
• Twitter Roundup #11
• Sales: Sade Holds onto No. 1 for Third Week
• Clem Snide - Walmart Parking Lot
• Gorillaz - Stylo
• Album Streams: Broken Bells, Gorillaz, more

Politics Junky - The National Affairs Desk of Glorious Noise
Related Posts with Thumbnails