Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Quotes
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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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I love history, doesn't matter what era, I'm fascinated.
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You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out.
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I got my own way of praying.
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A rebel without a clue.
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You were the one who made things different, you were the one who took me in. You were the one thing I could count on, above all, you were my friend.
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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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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 quit college and neglected to tell my dad.
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Oh yeah, alright, take it easy baby, make it last all night. She was an American Girl.
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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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I'm not trying to be cool. I have a problem with lights. I have one eye that's become super-sensitive to lighting, so I do wear sunglasses quite a bit.
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There goes your freedom of choice, there goes the last human voice.
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At twilight time the smog makes a rainbow.
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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 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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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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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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Gypsies at home watching Jerry Falwell on TV, might mean something to you, it ain't nothing to me.
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The poison came in liquid, she was naked all the time.
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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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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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When you get older, your health becomes important to you, things start breaking down, you've always got a different ache or pain.
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And the days went by like paper in the wind. Everything changed, then changed again. It's hard to find a friend. It's hard to find a friend.