"Would you ask Tom Petty that?" That's the question posed to Jian Ghomeshi on Canadian public radio on by actor Billy Bob Thornton. Thornton clearly didn't want to do the interview and it appeared to be simply because the host introducted Thornton as an actor, and not band member with his current group The Boxmasters.

I interviewed Thornton when he was making the rounds for The Astronaut Farmer, while the movie was forgettable, he wasn't. I mainly spoke about his swagger, and the fact that he was flirting non-stop with Virginia Madsen. I liked the guy, but probably because he wasn't an arse.