Even the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a little bit of pride. They get lucky sometimes.
TOM PETTYMusic 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.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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I love the music. I’m never, ever tired of playing it.
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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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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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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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You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out.
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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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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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Any time you’re making a living at what you love to do, you’re blessed.
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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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Lord, please watch over all these lost children born to chase the hurricane.
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I like a good beer. Of course, I’ll drink a bad one too. Let no person thirst for lack of real ale! Thank god for long-necked bottles, the angel’s remedy.
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I remember things being more clearer, at one time things were more real.
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She’s a good girl, crazy about Elvis, loves horses, and her boyfriend, too.
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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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Every verse a diamond, every chorus gold, the sound was my salvation. It was only everything, before money became king.
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