Tom Petty

On May 26, Tom Petty took a swipe at modern country music from the stage of the Beacon Theater in New York City. He called today's country "bad rock with a fiddle," and further expanded on those comments during a recent interview.

Being a parent is always full of surprises. My children have proven their ability to make me laugh, make me cry and sometimes amaze me. My daughter Shelby is taking after me with her music. Years back, I taught her the baiscs of guitar and she has pleasantly surprised me by sticking with the instrument...

It can't be a good election without some rock star getting mad at a politician for using his or her song as their campaign theme song. Yahoo.com is reporting that rocker Tom Petty is upset with presidential candidate Michele Bachmann for using his song "American Girl" at her announcement rally earlier in the week.