Tom Petty Quotes
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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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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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Even the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a little bit of pride. They get lucky sometimes.
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She's a good girl, crazy about Elvis, loves horses, and her boyfriend, too.
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At twilight time the smog makes a rainbow.
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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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I ain't really sure, but it seems I remember the good times...
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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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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'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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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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I have never been comfortable being the front man.
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It's very easy to be cynical about the hall of fame. But on the other hand, it's really a beautiful thing for someone like me. I dedicated my entire life to this music.
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You belong among the wildflowers You belong in a boat out at sea You belong with your love on your arm You belong somewhere you feel free...
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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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You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out.
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I always liked the idea of the guitar - because cowboys played the guitar.
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As we celebrate mediocrity, all the boys upstairs want to see. How much you'll pay for what you used to get for free.
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A rebel without a clue.
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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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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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Gypsies at home watching Jerry Falwell on TV, might mean something to you, it ain't nothing to me.
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Last dance with Mary Jane One more time to kill the pain I feel summer creepin' in and I'm Tired of this town again...
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When you kill somebody's little sister with a missile, he's going to hate you forever. And the next generation will hate you even more.