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Did You Know...

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

...that Tom Petty wrote a song called "Reptiles" about "what scumsuckers lawyers are"?

...that a teenaged Tom Petty got put on probation for stealing hood ornaments?

Random Quote

"I never really thought success would solve all my problems, so I'm lucky in that respect. You want to think that when you become successful you'll wake up one day and all your problems will have been cleaned up, But you've got to clean them up."

- Tom Petty