Killers frontman Brandon Flowers to feature on first episode of Tom Petty podcast

Brandon Flowers of The Killers will feature on the first episode of One on One: The Official Tom Petty Podcast. Celebrating Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers through interviews with other musicians and celebrities, the series will launch tomorrow, October 13.

The discussions will be hosted by BBC 6 Music's Matt Everitt and produced by the creative team behind the BBC Eras podcasts.

Other episodes will include interviews with Brandi Carlile, Tony Hawk, and Margo Price. The Heartbreakers' original keyboardist, Benmont Tench, will also be contributing.

The guests will discuss their favourite song by Tom Petty and recount how his music impacted them.

"He was the real deal, and he sang about it", said Tony Hawk. "It wasn't drugs, sex and rock 'n' roll. It was, 'These are real stories and this comes from my own experience and pain.'"

The timing of the podcast launch coincides with the 50th anniversary of the band's founding. A collection album, Origins 1971-1978, comes out on November 6.

The rock band from Florida are best known for songs such as 'Mary Jane's Last Dance', 'American Girl', and 'Breakdown'. Petty also had a successful solo career, with 'Free Fallin'' his best known single.

He died in October 2017, shortly before his 67th birthday.

Listen to the trailer here: