Tom Petty Quotes
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Excuse me if I have/some place in my mind/where I go time to time.
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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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I always tell my kids, "Find something that you love and within that you'll find some job that you can do and you'll always be happy. You'll go to a job that you want to go to."
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Running down a dream... working on a mystery... going wherever it leads.
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I started playing the bass because nobody else would play the bass, and then I got bumped up into singing because no one else really wanted to sing. So I learned how to sing and I wrote the songs, so I tended to get the most attention.
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In a world that keeps on pushing me around, I'm gonna stand my ground, and I won't back down.
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There was no use pretending, no magic left to hear, all the music gave me was a craving for lite beer.
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You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won't back down.
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You're dealing in magic-it's this intangible thing that has to happen. And to seek it out too much might not be a good idea. Because, you know, it's very shy, too. But once you've got the essence of them, you can work songs and improve them. You see if there's a better word, or a better change.
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I think sometimes maybe you're going to connect with the audience more than others, but the journey is about getting all there is to get out of this group of people.
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If you're not getting older, you're dead.
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Let's get to the point Let's roll another joint...
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You need eagles wings to get over things that make no sense in this world.
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I'm not exactly a guy who makes new friends easily.
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If 20,000 people start to sing, you tend to go along with it.
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He don't wanna change, what don't need to change.
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Some grow young, some grow cold...
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I would never put my songs in a commercial.
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Yeah, the world would swing if I were king. Can I help it if I still dream time to time?
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I'm always having fun. Playing is fun. Music is fun.
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You belong somewhere you feel free.
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I wouldn't want to get stuck being an oldie-goldie group, but I don't mind. I think all the trouble you go through these days to go to one of these concerts, I think I owe them a bit of what they came to hear.
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No matter how long you play the guitar, there's always something else to learn.
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I've always had a great love for the blues.