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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 DadamoSounds magazine

Did You Know...

...thatĀ this website accepts donations, which go directly towards ourĀ hosting fees?

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

...that Tom Petty appeared with Dwight Twilley on a children's television show called Wacko?

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"Tom Petty was the coolest guy I ever knew."

- Jeff Lynne