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Songwriter took direct inspiration from the man charged with guarding his life.
Somewhat of a nocturnal creature himself, Petty couldn't help but talk with the man whose job was to protect him should anything go awry.
"That particular guy would show up right about dark and go home at dawn," Petty noted. "And I was always up all night. So I would wind up going out there and talking with him a lot. Really, he was the only other person awake in the house."
Their interactions would inspire the lyrics for "Nightwatchman," which appeared on Petty and the Heartbreakers' 1981 album hard promises.
Somewhat of a nocturnal creature himself, Petty couldn't help but talk with the man whose job was to protect him should anything go awry.
"That particular guy would show up right about dark and go home at dawn," Petty noted. "And I was always up all night. So I would wind up going out there and talking with him a lot. Really, he was the only other person awake in the house."
Their interactions would inspire the lyrics for "Nightwatchman," which appeared on Petty and the Heartbreakers' 1981 album hard promises.
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