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"For too long the kids have had to listen to rock music handed down to them by their older brothers and sisters. They've never had any rock and roll bands they could call their own."

- Tom Petty

Did You Know...

...that Tom Petty told his father that he'd be a millionaire by the time he was 35?

...that Bob Dylan and Tom Petty once showed up to a press conference wearing ridiculous make-up?

...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

"Tom Petty is a particularly American story."

- Peter Bogdanovich