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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 Mike Campbell was invited to play guitar on the Traveling Wilburys' "Handle With Care"?

...that Tom Petty played so much Pac-Man that he rubbed the skin off his hand?

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

Random Quote

"I don't know if it's just Gainesville, maybe it's the whole country, but there are few places where you can go into a club and actually hear musicians doing things, playing rock. 'I'm into jazz, I'm past rock & roll.' That's a fairly common excuse. Rock music is just pretty rare these days."

- Tom Petty