That’s stupid. You couldn’t pay me to go. I’m not oversimplifying it. That’s what’s going on. I don’t think it would be any fun without the drugs. It’s a drug party.
TOM PETTYI’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.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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I don’t think it’s a good attitude in your life to feel that you have to be rich to have self-esteem.
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And the days went by like paper in the wind. Everything changed, then changed again. It’s hard to find a friend. It’s hard to find a friend.
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I’ve never had any idea that what I like would resonate with the audience, and I’m pleasantly surprised when it does.
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I’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings. Coming down is the hardest thing.
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We don’t really make bad records, though some people might like some more than others. And we have never really done a bad show. So I think in a way maybe we’ve been taken for granted.
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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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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’m always having fun. Playing is fun. Music is fun.
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Time to move on, time to get going. What lies ahead I have no way of knowing. But under my feet, baby, grass is growing.
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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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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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At the end of the day, you’re just phonograph records.
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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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You believe what you want to believe. You see, you don’t have to live like a refugee.
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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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