Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Quotes
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I've always written songs since I was a kid - always.
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We still go over calls, ... It is hard in plain clothes to jump in because people will ask, 'Who is this guy?'
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When I decided to be a musician I reckoned that that was going to be the way of less profit, less money. I was sort of giving up the idea of making a lot of money. It was what I loved to do. I would have done it anyway. If I'd had to work at Taco Bell I'd have still been out at night trying to play music.
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I was just writing songs because, if a song shows up, you've gotta write it. I didn't know what to do with them. I didn't have any faith in my voice.
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I got my own way of praying.
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Yeah and it's over before you know it It all goes by so fast Yeah the bad nights take forever And the good nights don't ever seem to last...
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We think the barns are a statewide significance...
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You get into your late fifties, people start falling like flies all around you. I don't take life for granted any more. I'm really glad to be here.
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Bring me a girl, they're always the best. You put 'em on stage, and you have 'em undress.
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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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Way up in the nosebleeds we watched him on the screen, they'd hung between the billboards so cheaper seats could see.
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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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At the end of the day, you're just phonograph records.
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I ain't really sure, but it seems I remember the good times...
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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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At twilight time the smog makes a rainbow.
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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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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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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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I remember things being more clearer, at one time things were more real.
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I found myself not jumping in (to assist) as often if someone did not have that (corrections) background.
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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 have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy.