I love history, doesn’t matter what era, I’m fascinated.
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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Buy me a drink, sing me a song; take me as I come, cause I can’t stay long.
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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 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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I had the radio on, I was driving. Trees flew by, me and Del were singing, Little Runaway, I was flying.
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We don’t really make bad records, though some people might like some more than others. And we have never really done a bad show. So I think in a way maybe we’ve been taken for granted.
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Last dance with Mary Jane One more time to kill the pain I feel summer creepin’ in and I’m Tired of this town again.
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My sister got lucky, married a yuppie, and took him for all he was worth. Now she’s a swinger dating a singer, I can’t decide which is worse.
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I’m not exactly a guy who makes new friends easily.
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If you’re not getting older, you’re dead.
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You get into your late fifties, people start falling like flies all around you. I don’t take life for granted any more. I’m really glad to be here.
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No matter how long you play the guitar, there’s always something else to learn.
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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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Time to move on, time to get going. What lies ahead I have no way of knowing. But under my feet, baby, grass is growing.
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God, it’s so painful when something that’s so close is still so far out of reach.
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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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