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Did You Know...

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

...that a scammer bilked $450,000 from investors and artists by impersonating Stan Lynch?

...that during winter tours, Stan Lynch would pack a Hanukkah menorah?

Random Quote

"I never really thought success would solve all my problems, so I'm lucky in that respect. You want to think that when you become successful you'll wake up one day and all your problems will have been cleaned up, But you've got to clean them up."

- Tom Petty