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"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

Did You Know...

...that the Hard Promises tour was delayed because Tom Petty injured his knee on a trampoline?

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

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

Random Quote

"He always used to say, 'I want to be a rock star.' And I would say, 'Shut up, Tom. You should be a dentist.'"

- Ted Geltner, Gainesville Sun