I have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy.
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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God, it’s so painful when something that’s so close is still so far out of reach.
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Any time you’re making a living at what you love to do, you’re blessed.
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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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If I’d had to work at Taco Bell I’d have still been out at night trying to play music.
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Honey, don’t walk out, I’m too drunk to follow.
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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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You belong among the wildflowers You belong in a boat out at sea You belong with your love on your arm You belong somewhere you feel free.
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Running down a dream… working on a mystery… going wherever it leads.
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I always liked the idea of the guitar – because cowboys played the guitar.
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You believe what you want to believe.
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I’ll stand my ground and I won’t back down.
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You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down.
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No matter how long you play the guitar, there’s always something else to learn.
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If you don’t run, you rust.
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Yeah, the world would swing if I were king. Can I help it if I still dream time to time?
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Somewhere, somehow, somebody must have kicked you around some. Tell me, why you want to lay there, revel in your abandon?
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You belong somewhere you feel free.
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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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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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I’m not exactly a guy who makes new friends easily.
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You believe what you want to believe. You see, you don’t have to live like a refugee.
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Good loving is hard to find, you got lucky babe, when I found you.
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You need eagles wings to get over things that make no sense in this world.
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You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out.
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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 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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