...that on the 4th of July, 1976, the air conditioning broke down during the recording of "American Girl"?
...that a scammer bilked $450,000 from investors and artists by impersonating Stan Lynch?
...that the Hard Promises tour was delayed because Tom Petty injured his knee on a trampoline?
...that Tom Petty played so much Pac-Man that he rubbed the skin off his hand?
"Tom Petty is a particularly American story."
- Peter Bogdanovich