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Did You Know...

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

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

...that the concrete slab bearing Tom Petty's handprints, intended for a Gainesville Walk of Fame, eventually ended up sitting in a garage?

Random Quote

"Most of my songs are just about girls ... that's a good subject. I certainly don't consider myself a poet, or anything."

- Tom Petty