I’m actually better on the guitar than when I started, I think, because I’ve had so much time with it and I still practice and I love to do it and I love to sing.
TOM PETTYIf you’re not getting older, you’re dead.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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Buy me a drink, sing me a song; take me as I come, cause I can’t stay long.
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If you don’t run, you rust.
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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’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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Most things I worry about never happen anyway.
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If you’re not getting older, you’re dead.
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I’m always having fun. Playing is fun. Music is fun.
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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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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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George Harrison was the kind of guy who wasn’t going to leave until he hugged you for five minutes and told you how much he loved you.
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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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She’s a good girl, crazy about Elvis, loves horses, and her boyfriend, too.
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I never could have dreamed that her heart was so wicked, but I keep coming back because it’s so hard to kick it.
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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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No matter how long you play the guitar, there’s always something else to learn.
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