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I'm barely prolific and incredibly lazy.

Tom Petty

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Tom Petty
Age: 66 †
Born: 1950
Born: October 20
Died: 2017
Died: October 2
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
Record Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Gainesville
Florida
Thomas Earl Petty
Charlie T. Wilbury
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Prolific
Barely
Laziness
Petty
Incredibly
Lazy

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You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out.
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