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.
TOM PETTYI always tell my kids, “Find something that you love and within that you’ll find some job that you can do and you’ll always be happy. You’ll go to a job that you want to go to.”
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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I think it’s important to always offer something new.
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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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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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I never could have dreamed that her heart was so wicked, but I keep coming back because it’s so hard to kick it.
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In a world that keeps on pushing me around, I’m gonna stand my ground, and I won’t back down.
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Even the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a little bit of pride. They get lucky sometimes.
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If you don’t run, you rust.
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Just wonderin’, waitin’, worryin’ about some silly little things, that just don’t add up to nothin’.
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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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Let’s get to the point Let’s roll another joint.
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I think to be successful you have to work really hard but you also have to have a little bit of luck.
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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 don’t believe in censorship, but I do believe that an artist has to take some moral responsibility for what he or she is putting out there.
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