Lynne had a scheduled flight back to the UK, but Petty was loath to let the lightning out of the bottle. Next, they recorded the wry, Kinks-ish вЂњYer So BadвЂќ in a single day, and Harrison soon showed up to help out on вЂњI WonвЂ™t Back Down,вЂќ the inspirational anthem later covered by Johnny Cash on the country legendвЂ™s American III: Solitary Man. When they cut the first track, вЂњFree FallinвЂ™,вЂќ in just a day or two, it was obvious they were onto something. Petty and Lynne were working quickly and overdubbing most of the instruments themselves. They were soon cutting tracks amid motorcycles and oil drums at CampbellвЂ™s tiny home studio in his garage, with the guitarist engineering and adding some of his own instrumental touches. Nonetheless, it was obvious that Petty needed some time away from the band one way or another.Дuring that holiday season, Petty started writing songs with Lynne. A fed-up Tom told guitarist Mike Campbell he was quitting, though he soon recanted. Dissatisfied with their last album and badly in need of a break from each other, Petty and The Heartbreakers had entered a fractious period. It was the beginning of a long, deep friendship and the seed of a supergroup. That same day Harrison and Petty went back to PettyвЂ™s house and played together. A few days later, right before Christmas, Petty walked into a restaurant and happened upon Lynne and Harrison having lunch. Petty expressed his excitement over the just-released Cloud Nine, which would bring about a blazing comeback for the Quiet Beatle, and the two pledged to get together soon.Д«ut the universe wasnвЂ™t done intervening yet. Petty began honking for his attention, as Lynne turned to see what kind of nut was beeping at him, and the pair reconnected. That December, fortune was on his side once more when he was driving in L.A. mastermind Jeff Lynne, whoвЂ™d just finished producing Cloud Nine, GeorgeвЂ™s first solo album in five years.Д«ack home after the tour, Petty began forging his life afresh, renting a new house while he had the old one rebuilt. A backstage Birmingham hangout brought Petty together with George Harrison and E.L.O. That fall, while the band was in England on the Dylan tour, fate took a kinder turn, putting some new friends in PettyвЂ™s path who would soon have a powerful role in his life and work. A physically and emotionally displaced Tom had to hit the road soon after. On May 17, 1987, days before the Caravan was set to start, fate threw Petty a horrifying left hook when an arsonist burned down his Encino home and the Petty family was lucky enough to escape with their lives. After that, aside from a benefit show for the Bridge School and an SNL appearance, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers were closed for business until their next tour began in July of 1989. Tom Petty & The HeartbreakersвЂ™ seventh studio record, Let Me Up (IвЂ™ve Had Enough), was released in April 1987 and they hit the road in May for the Rock вЂnвЂ™ Roll Caravan tour, a cross-country teardown with the Georgia Satellites and The Del Fuegos, followed by a Eurocentric trek with Bob Dylan in September and October.

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