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.
TOM PETTYA rebel without a clue.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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I’m not trying to be cool. I have a problem with lights. I have one eye that’s become super-sensitive to lighting, so I do wear sunglasses quite a bit.
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I should have known right then it was too good to last, God, it’s such a drag when you’re livin’ in the past
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Yeah, the world would swing if I were king. Can I help it if I still dream time to time?
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There’s a freeway running through the yard.
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You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down.
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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 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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You spend your life dreaming, running ’round in a trance, You hang out forever and still miss the dance, And if you get lucky, you might find someone, To help you get over the pain that will come.
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I got my own way of praying.
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So I started out for God knows where. I guess I’ll know when I get there.
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At the end of the day, you’re just phonograph records.
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The waiting is the hardest part, every day you get one more yard. You take it on faith, you take it to the heart, the waiting is hardest part.
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She’s a good girl, crazy about Elvis, loves horses, and her boyfriend, too.
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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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