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.
TOM PETTYAt the end of the day, you’re just phonograph records.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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We could move catalog, if he’d only die quicker.
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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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I don’t understand the ones that have no sense of hope and invest in hate. That’s not gonna work out, you know? It’s a waste of your time!
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Yeah, the world would swing if I were king. Can I help it if I still dream time to time?
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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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And the days went by like paper in the wind. Everything changed, then changed again. It’s hard to find a friend. It’s hard to find a friend.
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If you don’t run, you rust.
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I always tell my kids, “Find something that you love and within that you’ll find some job that you can do and you’ll always be happy. You’ll go to a job that you want to go to.”
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You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out.
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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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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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Good loving is hard to find, you got lucky babe, when I found you.
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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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Even the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a little bit of pride. They get lucky sometimes.
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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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