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.
TOM PETTYSometimes life, will get you down, break your heart, steal your crown.
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I’m tired of screwing up. I’m tired of being down. I’m tired of myself. I’m tired of bein’ down.
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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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I’ve got a room at the top of the world tonight. I can see everything tonight.
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I’m not exactly a guy who makes new friends easily.
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I’m not interested in the TV much. I quit watching the news a couple years ago and my outlook on life has gotten a whole lot better.
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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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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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George Harrison was the kind of guy who wasn’t going to leave until he hugged you for five minutes and told you how much he loved you.
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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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You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out.
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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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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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We could move catalog, if he’d only die quicker.
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Some grow young, some grow cold.
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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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