Most things I worry about never happen anyway.
TOM PETTYAny time you’re making a living at what you love to do, you’re blessed.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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No matter how long you play the guitar, there’s always something else to learn.
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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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Honey, don’t walk out, I’m too drunk to follow.
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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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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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You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out.
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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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Buy me a drink, sing me a song; take me as I come, cause I can’t stay long.
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You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down.
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That’s stupid. You couldn’t pay me to go. I’m not oversimplifying it. That’s what’s going on. I don’t think it would be any fun without the drugs. It’s a drug party.
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I developed a problem with authority. Any time that authority was what I interpreted as being unjust, I stood up to it, and that became my personality.
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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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You believe what you want to believe.
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Any time you’re making a living at what you love to do, you’re blessed.
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I love history, doesn’t matter what era, I’m fascinated.
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I got my own way of praying.
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Go after what you really love and find a way to make that work for you, and then you’ll be a happy person.
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How about a cheer for all those bad girls! And all those boys that play that rock ‘n’ roll! They love it like you love Jesus.
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I’m always having fun. Playing is fun. Music is fun.
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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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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 like making money like anybody else, and I’m paid well, but I think there is a point at which you can out-price your audience or your base.
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You need eagles wings to get over things that make no sense in this world.
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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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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 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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