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Just wanted to let you know that the statement made about a fractured hip turning into a full break is actually the exact same thing. Both the words fracture and break mean that a bone has been "busted". In medical terminology we use the term fracture, although shortened to ' # '. We use the term interchangeably due to some persons knowledge. And because some people believe that a break sounds more serious than a fracture. But both are broken. Redrecks (talk) 17:19, 8 December 2018 (UTC)
Petty extensively played bass guitar on recordings and in concert. He was the bassist in Mudcrutch in both their early and later years, he recorded bass on many Heartbreakers records, his solo albums and in one instance, a Johnny Cash album. Therefore, I believe bass guitar should be listed on his list of notable instruments. ChristianJosephAllbee (talk) 03:30, 1 February 2020 (UTC)
Petty had (or still has) a reputation for his ability to write songs that were relatively simple from a musical perspective but sounded fresh, engaging and sometimes extremely moving. 'Into the Great Wide Open' is an excellent example of condensing an epic story into a three-and-a-half minute pop song. It would be nice if someone more skilled in researching and writing about such things than I am could add a section on this aspect of his talent. Stub Mandrel (talk) 11:55, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
While most people wouldn't call Tom Petty a drummer, he did play all of the drums on the Highway Companion album, which to me warrants their inclusion under instruments. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.208.47.91 (talk) 15:55, 17 June 2021 (UTC)