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I don't think it's a good attitude in your life to feel that you have to be rich to have self-esteem.

Tom Petty

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Tom Petty
Age: 66 †
Born: 1950
Born: October 20
Died: 2017
Died: October 2
Composer
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Record Producer
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Singer-Songwriter
Gainesville
Florida
Thomas Earl Petty
Charlie T. Wilbury
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