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Did You Know...

...that Tom Petty shortened his name because "Tommy Petty" didn't look right on the record?

...that the U.S. District Court ordered tire company B.F. Goodrich to stop using a song that closely resembled "Mary's New Car"?

...that a teenaged Tom Petty got put on probation for stealing hood ornaments?

Random Quote

"I used to have these soul-searching nights where I'd lie awake and think, 'When it's all over, all you've gonna leave behind is the records. That's all the fuck you're doing.'"

- Tom Petty