It's the songs. People who love music love Tom Petty, and the songs are why. It's not because he was a dominant personality, a stylistic innovator, or a monster performer. He didn't necessarily turn every head when he walked into the room. He didn't remake his genre. He didn't make it OK to be weird.
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