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There was no use pretending, no magic left to hear, all the music gave me was a craving for lite beer.

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
Jr.
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Left
Lite
Music
Craving
Pretending
Beer
Gave
Magic

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