Tom Petty Quotes
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I want to be successful. Not just money. Just making a successful record and a successful show... I could feel successful without selling a million records.
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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.
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I'm so tired of being tired. Sure as night will follow day most things I worry about will never happen anyway.
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The poison came in liquid, she was naked all the time.
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Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks. Some doors are opened, some roads are blocked. Sundowns are golden, then fade away. And if I never do nothing, I'll get you back someday.
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Well, I started out down a dirty road Started out all alone And the sun went down as I crossed the hill And the town lit up, the world got still I'm learning to fly but I ain't got wings Coming down is the hardest thing Well, the good ol' days may not return And the rocks might melt and the sea may burn I'm learning to fly but I ain't got wings Coming down is the hardest thing Well, some say life will beat you down Break your heart, steal your crown So I've started out for God knows where I guess I'll know when I get there I'm learning to fly around the clouds But what goes up must come down
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There was rock and roll across the dial, when I think of her it makes me smile.
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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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You believe what you want to believe. You see, you don't have to live like a refugee.
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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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Time to move on, time to get going. What lies ahead I have no way of knowing. But under my feet, baby, grass is growing.
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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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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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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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Honey, don't walk out, I'm too drunk to follow.
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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 don't treat the band like I'm above them or that they're a hired hand for me. We've never worked that way. So I'm a team player. I would be very uncomfortable having to do this alone.
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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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She's a good girl, crazy about Elvis, loves horses, and her boyfriend, too.
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Music is probably the only real magic I have encountered in my life. There's not some trick involved with it. It's pure and it's real. It moves, it heals, it communicates and does all these incredible things.
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If you're not getting older, you're dead.
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Artists aren't necessarily business people. And they aren't necessarily aware of all the things that go on in their names. Some just want to make some music, but there is a lot of greed among artists as well. Whether or not we know it, we are all to blame. I think it's time - starting with the artist - to try to be a little more responsible and aware of what goes on in our name.
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Excuse me if I have/some place in my mind/where I go time to time.
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The music business looks like, you know, innocent schoolboys compared to the TV business. They care about nothing but profit.