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Did You Know...

...that Tom Petty played so much Pac-Man that he rubbed the skin off his hand?

...that recording of "The Waiting" was held up by a gorilla?

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

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"For too long the kids have had to listen to rock music handed down to them by their older brothers and sisters. They've never had any rock and roll bands they could call their own."

- Tom Petty