"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
...that a teenaged Tom Petty got put on probation for stealing hood ornaments?
...that recording of "The Waiting" was held up by a gorilla?
...that during winter tours, Stan Lynch would pack a Hanukkah menorah?
"Maybe the reason it's taken us so long to succeed is that Tom pisses people off. For as long as I've known him he's bugged people in authority."
- Mike Campbell
