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Did You Know...

...that Tom Petty once forgot the words to one of his own hits?

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

...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

"I've changed my mind about a lot of things. I used to say 'Fuck the whales', but now I think we ought to save them too. Why not?"

- Tom Petty