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Did You Know...

...that Tom Petty once forgot the words to one of his own hits?

...that Tom Petty shortened his name because "Tommy Petty" didn't look right on the record?

...that Tom Petty met Phil Everly while picking his daughter up from school?

Random Quote

"So it comes out in big, bold type: HE'S ONLY IN IT FOR THE CHICKS. So we get to England, and by the time we got off the plane they were there. I mean every hotel. Chicks everywhere. It was really crazy and every day I had to say, 'No, really, I like music too.'"

- Tom Petty