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Did You Know...

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

...that on the 4th of July, 1976, the air conditioning broke down during the recording of "American Girl"?

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

Random Quote

"So it comes out in big, bold type: HE'S ONLY IN IT FOR THE CHICKS. So we get to England, and by the time we got off the plane they were there. I mean every hotel. Chicks everywhere. It was really crazy and every day I had to say, 'No, really, I like music too.'"

- Tom Petty