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I think to be successful you have to work really hard but you also have to have a little bit of luck.
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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God, it's so painful when something that's so close is still so far out of reach.
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