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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 the U.S. District Court ordered tire company B.F. Goodrich to stop using a song that closely resembled "Mary's New Car"?

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

Random Quote

"Most of my songs are just about girls ... that's a good subject. I certainly don't consider myself a poet, or anything."

- Tom Petty