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"Okay, howzabout 'Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers' is purely and simply the best mainstream rock debut by any American band this year and anyone who doesn't rush out and buy the booger immediately don't know nuthin!' And yes, I really do believe the first half of the statement to be perfectly true."

- Giovanni Dadamo, Sounds magazine

Did You Know...

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

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

...that Tom Petty told his father that he'd be a millionaire by the time he was 35?

Random Quote

"I called Tommy up and said, 'If you're bored, we need a helping hand.' He liked the band and bam!" 

- Benmont Tench