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"We're a rock & roll band. We ain't no punk band, we ain't folk rock, jazz rock, or any of that bullshit. Just rock, and we don't put no other name on it than that. We'd be stupid if we did."

- Tom Petty

Did You Know...

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

...that the HeartbreakersĀ once dumped Chinese food all over their luggage?

...that theĀ Hard PromisesĀ tour was delayed because Tom Petty injured his knee on a trampoline?

Random Quote

"High school was the most bitter experience of my life."

Tom Petty