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The Penguin Discography: A Self-Made Man




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A Self-Made Man
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Tom Petty

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Date Performance 1987-00-00
Running Time 3:01
Performers Tom Petty (Vocal), Tom Petty (Guitar), Mike/Michael Campbell (Lead Guitar), Ben(mont) (M.) Tench(, III) (Piano), Ben(mont) (M.) Tench(, III) (Organ), Howie Epstein (Bass Guitar), Howie Epstein (Harmony Vocal), Stan Lynch (Drums), Stan Lynch (Percussion), Tom Petty (Produced By), Mike/Michael Campbell (Produced By), Don Smith (Engineered By), Mike Shipley (Mixed By)
CommentsRecorded at: Sound City, Van Nuys, CA Mixed at: A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA (MCA Records) "I saw that as kind of a B-movie starring Johnny Cash," Petty laughs. "I actually gave it to Johnny Cash recently but he couldn't quite get into the chorus, it wasn't right for his voice. I really like the guitar solo on that tune." Of course, as the Heartbreakers were working so closely with Dylan at the time, "Self-Made Man" was assumed to be Tom's take on Bob. "That makes perfect sense," he admits, "but I don't think I was conscious of that. I sometimes write these things and it can be a year later that I look back and it's very clear to me exactly what I was writing about, but at the time, I was just going with the muse. 'Something's going on here. Let's write it out and see what it is and if it feels honest it's okay.' I think if I always knew specifically what was on my mind as I was writing it might hang me up a little bit, I'd feel I was being too confessional. But with the luxury of hindsight I often look back and say, That's exactly what was going on.'"
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Playback (1995)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

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2008-08-18