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When was the moment you realizedBad Monkeywas a sunny beach oasis for Tom Pettys music?
Even our own television critic brandedBad Monkeyas Tom Petty noir taste!
They did, in fact,run down a dream.
He was always on my wish list to work into a show.
Hes the top artist on Bills music list as well, Von Pervieux says.
Not Gainesville, but its still Florida.
It just ballooned from there, he recalls.
We kept placing more and more.
Everybody we reached out to was on board.
We got 21 out of 21.
This is the specific way I want this cover to be done based on the scene, he says.
And they were all like, Yeah, of course.
Were huge Tom Petty fans.
You dont have to explain.
But for this, it was a thing of passion.
The criteria truly was like: Who are some of my favorite artists Im listening to right now?
Who are the coolest artists who I feel like could nail a Tom Petty song?
I wanted it to be great and special.
Sometimes you get that, sometimes you dont.
Tom Petty is just a healthy diet for anyone, Von Pervieux says.
