George Harrison was the kind of guy who wasn’t going to leave until he hugged you for five minutes and told you how much he loved you.
TOM PETTY
TOM PETTY
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Tom Petty112 quotes“George Harrison was the kind of guy who wasn’t going to leave until he hugged you for five minutes and told you how much he loved you.”
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