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Did You Know...

...that Tom Petty accidentally smashed a Flying V guitar on a lighting rig?

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

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

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"Tom Petty was the coolest guy I ever knew."

- Jeff Lynne