Tom Petty Quotes
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I'm more interested in what I'm going to leave behind me than in making a big hit record. I've refined what I do for a long time. If getting better at it means it goes over the heads of those who only wanted to party, then so be it.
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It's funny how the music industry is enraged about the Internet and the way things are copied without being paid for. But you know why people steal the music? Because they can't afford the music.
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There goes your freedom of choice, there goes the last human voice.
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We haven't always been boy scouts, but we never lost sight of the music, Let me remind you that this ain't the end.
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But not me, baby, I've got you to save me.
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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.
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I have never been comfortable being the front man.
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You were the one who made things different, you were the one who took me in. You were the one thing I could count on, above all, you were my friend.
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What I've learned about marriage: You need to have each other's back; you have to be a kind of team going through life.
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I'm not any happier anywhere than when I'm in the studio. I'm over the moon about it. It keeps me young, it keeps me feeling like I have some purpose.
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I love history, doesn't matter what era, I'm fascinated.
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It's always been great to be onstage. It's really effortless up there. It's not a lot of work.
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Take back your insurance, baby, nothing is guaranteed. Take back your acid rain, let your TV bleed.
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Any time you're making a living at what you love to do, you're blessed.
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Most things I worry about never happen anyway.
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I remember things being more clearer, at one time things were more real.
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The truth is that if you play on TV there is always a sponsor. There is no way around it. I've already passed on so much money I don't worry about it anymore.
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Go after what you really love and find a way to make that work for you, and then you'll be a happy person.
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So I started out for God knows where. I guess I'll know when I get there.
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You and I will meet again, When we're least expecting it, One day in some far off place, I will recognize your face, I won't say goodbye my friend, For you and I will meet again.
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I have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy.
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I always liked the idea of the guitar - because cowboys played the guitar.
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Music really isn’t supposed to be perfect. It’s all about people relating to each other and doing something that’s really from the soul. It must come from the soul.
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She's a good girl, crazy about Elvis, loves horses, and her boyfriend, too.