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Did You Know...

...that Tom Petty credits Peter Wolf of the J. Geils Band as being a big influence on the Heartbreakers' live show?

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

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

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"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