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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 Tom Petty credits Peter Wolf of the J. Geils Band as being a big influence on the Heartbreakers' live show?

...that recording of "The Waiting" was held up by a gorilla?

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

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