I think watching the TV news is bad for you. It is bad for your physical health and your mental health.
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.
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When you kill somebody’s little sister with a missile, he’s going to hate you forever. And the next generation will hate you even more.
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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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Every verse a diamond, every chorus gold, the sound was my salvation. It was only everything, before money became king.
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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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I’m always having fun. Playing is fun. Music is fun.
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Running down a dream… working on a mystery… going wherever it leads.
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I’m actually better on the guitar than when I started, I think, because I’ve had so much time with it and I still practice and I love to do it and I love to sing.
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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 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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The poison came in liquid, she was naked all the time.
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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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Even the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a little bit of pride. They get lucky sometimes.
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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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I got my own way of praying.
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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 ain’t really sure, but it seems I remember the good times.
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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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No matter how long you play the guitar, there’s always something else to learn.
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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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Sometimes life, will get you down, break your heart, steal your crown.
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Lord, please watch over all these lost children born to chase the hurricane.
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Where the sky begins, the horizon ends, despite the best intentions.
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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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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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You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down.
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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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