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I have never been comfortable being the front man.

Tom Petty

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.
TOM PETTY

Communication Healing Life Magic Move Music Myself Reality
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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Alone Band Hands Myself Respect Treat Uncomfortable
Free Fallin” is a very good song. Maybe it would be one of my favorites if it hadn’t become this huge anthem. But I’m grateful that people like it.
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Goodness Gratitude Oneself People
Gonna wind it up on my guitar. Gonna make that silver sing.
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Guitar Sing Wind
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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Boy Love Play Yourself
What I’ve learned about marriage: You need to have each other’s back; you have to be a kind of team going through life.
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Each Other Learning Marriage Yourself
She’s a good girl, crazy about Elvis, loves horses, and her boyfriend, too.
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Goodness Horse Relationship Woman
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.
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Hope Ideal Myself Thinking Weird
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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Feeling Happiness Moon Myself Purpose Young
Sometimes life, will get you down, break your heart, steal your crown.
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Crown Heart Broken Life Steal Time
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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Audience Happiness Ideas Myself
Let’s get to the point Let’s roll another joint.
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Joint Point
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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Mindset Myself Thinking
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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Audience Money Pay Price Yourself
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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Cool Light Myself Problem
I’ve got a room at the top of the world tonight. I can see everything tonight.
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Myself Night Room World

I have never been comfortable being the front man.

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