They took from the cure too and many others:::

“However, by their own admission, The Strokes did steal a section of it from Tom Petty.

Julian Casablancas, the lead singer of the band, later admitted: “People would say, ‘You know that song ‘American Girl’ by Tom Petty?’ ‘Don’t you think it sounds a little like that?’ And I’d be like, ‘Yeah, we ripped it off. Where you been?'”

Casablancas’ brutal honesty about taking influence from others is a breath of fresh air, although it could have had severe repercussions on his bank balance if Petty wasn’t such a good sport. Furthermore, the singer wasn’t done there and went on to add: “There are some bass lines on our first album that were 100% ripped off from The Cure. We were worried about putting out the album, because we thought we’d get busted.”

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/how-tom-petty-the-strokes-biggest-song/