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Touring success

Rolling Stone reported [on the success of] The Heartbreakers' tour. Are you surprised after all these years?

"It's something we're very proud of. And it certainly makes us appreciate the audience that comes out and supports us the way they do. Sometimes I'd just stand, amazed.

"The sheer volume they produced most nights. And to see them all show up in those kind of numbers was humbling. It's so many years down the line, and they're still coming in to see us and having such a great time, and in a moment when life is hard for a lot of people and the dollar is precious. I was moved, really.

"Rock 'n' roll. It's hard to find. But we deliver the real thing, quality rock 'n' roll from what I think is one of the best rock 'n' roll bands in the world."

Read the entirety of Tom Petty's interview here.