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If you look around at America, that's one of its biggest problems is you have corporations that can never be pleased at a profit.

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.
Problems
Around
America
Problem
Look
Pleased
Looks
Corporations
Never
Profit
Biggest

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