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Did You Know...

...that Tom Petty met Phil Everly while picking his daughter up from school?

...that Tom Petty was invited to perform for the American Assocation of Nude Recreation?

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

Random Quote

"I like those old cheap rock songs. I really do, as much as I like 'Born to Run,' you know, but I just had this theory that if it's a good song, whatever that is, it will endure. I think any songwriter that stands up and plays the guitar and really thinks that he's changing the world and singing to millions needs a tomato in the face."

- Tom Petty