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.
TOM PETTYI always liked the idea of the guitar – because cowboys played the guitar.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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The waiting is the hardest part, every day you get one more yard. You take it on faith, you take it to the heart, the waiting is hardest part.
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You and I will meet again, When we’re least expecting it, One day in some far off place, I will recognize your face, I won’t say goodbye my friend, For you and I will meet again.
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I think it’s important to always offer something new.
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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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You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down.
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I’ve got a room at the top of the world tonight. I can see everything tonight.
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You were the one who made things different, you were the one who took me in. You were the one thing I could count on, above all, you were my friend.
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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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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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Some grow young, some grow cold.
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At the end of the day, you’re just phonograph records.
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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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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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I’m barely prolific and incredibly lazy.
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I got my own way of praying.
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