Every verse a diamond, every chorus gold, the sound was my salvation. It was only everything, before money became king.
TOM PETTYDo something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I’m concerned, that’s success.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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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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Excuse me if I have some place in my mind where I go time to time.
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Honey, don’t walk out, I’m too drunk to follow.
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Oh yeah, alright, take it easy baby, make it last all night. She was an American Girl.
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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.
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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’m not exactly a guy who makes new friends easily.
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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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Even the losers get lucky sometimes!
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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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Redemption comes to those who wait, forgiveness is the key.
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Any time you’re making a living at what you love to do, you’re blessed.
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I always liked the idea of the guitar – because cowboys played the guitar.
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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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Sometimes life, will get you down, break your heart, steal your crown.
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