I have never been comfortable being the front man.
TOM PETTYIt’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.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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We could move catalog, if he’d only die quicker.
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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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Go after what you really love and find a way to make that work for you, and then you’ll be a happy person.
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I never could have dreamed that her heart was so wicked, but I keep coming back because it’s so hard to kick it.
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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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Most things I worry about never happen anyway.
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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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Good loving is hard to find, you got lucky babe, when I found you.
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No matter how long you play the guitar, there’s always something else to learn.
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There’s a freeway running through the yard.
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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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Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks. Some doors are opened, some roads are blocked. Sundowns are golden, then fade away. And if I never do nothing, I’ll get you back someday.
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It’s funny how the music industry is enraged about the Internet and the way things are copied without being paid for. But you know why people steal the music? Because they can’t afford the music.
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I think it’s important to always offer something new.
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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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