God, it’s so painful when something that’s so close is still so far out of reach.
TOM PETTYI 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!
More Tom Petty Quotes
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Oh yeah, alright, take it easy baby, make it last all night. She was an American Girl.
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I’m not interested in the TV much. I quit watching the news a couple years ago and my outlook on life has gotten a whole lot better.
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I would never put my songs in a commercial.
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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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Every verse a diamond, every chorus gold, the sound was my salvation. It was only everything, before money became king.
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At the end of the day, you’re just phonograph records.
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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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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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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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I’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings. Coming down is the hardest thing.
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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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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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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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I have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy.
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Music really isn’t supposed to be perfect. It’s all about people relating to each other and doing something that’s really from the soul. It must come from the soul.
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