Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Last DJ books So the album came to

So the album came to life over three years as the band sent tracks back and forth

Over razor-sharp drums and distorted synths

they complement each other rather than constitute two separate entities

"Writing these songs helped me learn to be okay with putting myself out there

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Last DJ books So the album came toDouble vinyl LP pressing. The Last DJ is the eleventh studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, originally released in 2002. Although he first claimed that the album and title track were both works of fiction, Petty later admitted that both were inspired by Los Angeles DJ Jim Ladd, although he had already claimed this on Ladd's radio show, prior to the album's release. The album reached #9 on the Billboard 200 aided by the single "The Last DJ"