I think for it to be hip to be idealistic is weird, you know? I mean, even all the best rebels to me, had some sense of hope in them.
TOM PETTYEvery verse a diamond, every chorus gold, the sound was my salvation. It was only everything, before money became king.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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I have never been comfortable being the front man.
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I’m always having fun. Playing is fun. Music is fun.
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Sometimes life, will get you down, break your heart, steal your crown.
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You belong among the wildflowers You belong in a boat out at sea You belong with your love on your arm You belong somewhere you feel free.
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You believe what you want to believe.
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Even the losers get lucky sometimes!
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I don’t think it’s a good attitude in your life to feel that you have to be rich to have self-esteem.
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Music is probably the only real magic I have encountered in my life. There’s not some trick involved with it. It’s pure and it’s real. It moves, it heals, it communicates and does all these incredible things.
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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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Just wonderin’, waitin’, worryin’ about some silly little things, that just don’t add up to nothin’.
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It’s very easy to be cynical about the hall of fame. But on the other hand, it’s really a beautiful thing for someone like me. I dedicated my entire life to this music.
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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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The waiting is the hardest part, every day you get one more yard. You take it on faith, you take it to the heart, the waiting is hardest part.
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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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Most things I worry about never happen anyway.
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