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Did You Know...

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

...that Tom Petty once forgot the words to one of his own hits?

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

Random Quote

"For too long the kids have had to listen to rock music handed down to them by their older brothers and sisters. They've never had any rock and roll bands they could call their own."

- Tom Petty