Where the sky begins, the horizon ends, despite the best intentions.
TOM PETTYRunning down a dream… working on a mystery… going wherever it leads.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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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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You spend your life dreaming, running ’round in a trance, You hang out forever and still miss the dance, And if you get lucky, you might find someone, To help you get over the pain that will come.
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Last dance with Mary Jane One more time to kill the pain I feel summer creepin’ in and I’m Tired of this town again.
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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 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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I would never put my songs in a commercial.
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We don’t really make bad records, though some people might like some more than others. And we have never really done a bad show. So I think in a way maybe we’ve been taken for granted.
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I ain’t really sure, but it seems I remember the good times.
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If you listen long enough you can hear my skin grow tough love is painful to the touch must be made of stronger stuff.
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If you stretch your imagination, I’ll tell you all a tale, about a time when everything wasn’t up for sale.
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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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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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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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I’m always having fun. Playing is fun. Music is fun.
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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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My sister got lucky, married a yuppie, and took him for all he was worth. Now she’s a swinger dating a singer, I can’t decide which is worse.
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I’ve never had any idea that what I like would resonate with the audience, and I’m pleasantly surprised when it does.
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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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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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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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Honey, don’t walk out, I’m too drunk to follow.
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Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I’m concerned, that’s success.
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You believe what you want to believe.
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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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I think it’s important to always offer something new.
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Any time you’re making a living at what you love to do, you’re blessed.
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