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I'm not an overly skilled piano player or organ player at all, but I think I'm the right piano and organ player for the Heartbreakers. And I've been the right piano and organ player for a lot of sessions that I've been called on.

Benmont Tench Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

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• I conduct business, not dependent of public sentiment, but according to the rules of fair business.

  

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• A revolutionary idea is usually one with its sleeves rolled up.

  

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• You grow and evolve and as you do that, your art hopefully reflects that change and that growth.

  

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• I love when you get to work with people you know because there's so much more trust, and you're much more willing to be vulnerable in a scene with someone you trust.

  

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• I'm not an overly skilled piano player or organ player at all, but I think I'm the right piano and organ player for the Heartbreakers. And I've been the right piano and organ player for a lot of sessions that I've been called on.

  

  Benmont Tench Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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