How Tom Petty Overcame an Abusive Childhood, Heartbreaking Divorce and Heroin Addiction to Find True Love

After 40 years in the music industry, Tom Petty has consistently stayed at the top of the charts.Breaking through in 1979 with “Don’t Do Me Like That” and “Refugee” (his album Damn the Torpedoes peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 albums chart), the musical icon — who reportedly suffered a full cardiac arrest on Sunday — reached number one in 2014 with his most recent album Hypnotic Eye.But while his success never faltered, the “Free Fallin'” singer’s personal life wasn’t quite as smooth sailing.

From suffering abuse as a child to going through a difficult divorce and subsequent addiction to heroin, »

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