God, it’s so painful when something that’s so close is still so far out of reach.
TOM PETTYMusic 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.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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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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I’m actually better on the guitar than when I started, I think, because I’ve had so much time with it and I still practice and I love to do it and I love to sing.
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I would never put my songs in a commercial.
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I think for it to be hip to be idealistic is weird, you know? I mean, even all the best rebels to me, had some sense of hope in them.
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The poison came in liquid, she was naked all the time.
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I’m so tired of being tired. Sure as night will follow day most things I worry about will never happen anyway.
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At the end of the day, you’re just phonograph records.
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I have never been comfortable being the front man.
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I love the music. I’m never, ever tired of playing it.
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Go after what you really love and find a way to make that work for you, and then you’ll be a happy person.
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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 developed a problem with authority. Any time that authority was what I interpreted as being unjust, I stood up to it, and that became my personality.
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Every verse a diamond, every chorus gold, the sound was my salvation. It was only everything, before money became king.
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If you listen long enough you can hear my skin grow tough love is painful to the touch must be made of stronger stuff.
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You belong somewhere you feel free.
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