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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 accidentally smashed a Flying V guitar on a lighting rig?

...that after leaving the Heartbreakers in the early 1980s, Ron Blair ran a swimwear shop?

...that Tom Petty wrote a song called "Reptiles" about "what scumsuckers lawyers are"?

Random Quote

"Well, I don't usually get too excited about bands but I'm real excited about this one."

- Tom Petty