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Every verse a diamond, every chorus gold, the sound was my salvation. It was only everything, before money became king.

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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Sound
Verse
Money
Verses
Everything
Diamond
Every
Salvation
King
Kings
Became
Gold
Chorus

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