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.
TOM PETTYThe waiting is the hardest part.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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I don’t treat the band like I’m above them or that they’re a hired hand for me. We’ve never worked that way. So I’m a team player. I would be very uncomfortable having to do this alone.
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You belong somewhere you feel free.
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As we celebrate mediocrity, all the boys upstairs want to see. How much you’ll pay for what you used to get for free.
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You need eagles wings to get over things that make no sense in this world.
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Honey, don’t walk out, I’m too drunk to follow.
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The poison came in liquid, she was naked all the time.
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If you stretch your imagination, I’ll tell you all a tale, about a time when everything wasn’t up for sale.
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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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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 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 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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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 ain’t really sure, but it seems I remember the good times.
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I love history, doesn’t matter what era, I’m fascinated.
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I’m barely prolific and incredibly lazy.
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