I’ve never had any idea that what I like would resonate with the audience, and I’m pleasantly surprised when it does.
TOM PETTYBuy me a drink, sing me a song; take me as I come, cause I can’t stay long.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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A rebel without a clue.
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Running down a dream… working on a mystery… going wherever it leads.
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Sometimes life, will get you down, break your heart, steal your crown.
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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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So I started out for God knows where. I guess I’ll know when I get there.
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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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In a world that keeps on pushing me around, I’m gonna stand my ground, and I won’t back down.
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Even the losers get lucky sometimes!
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If you look around at America, that’s one of its biggest problems is you have corporations that can never be pleased at a profit.
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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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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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She’s a good girl, crazy about Elvis, loves horses, and her boyfriend, too.
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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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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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I ain’t really sure, but it seems I remember the good times.
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