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.
TOM PETTYNo matter how long you play the guitar, there’s always something else to learn.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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You need eagles wings to get over things that make no sense in this world.
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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.
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I would never put my songs in a commercial.
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I’ve got a room at the top of the world tonight. I can see everything tonight.
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A rebel without a clue.
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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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I have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy.
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What I’ve learned about marriage: You need to have each other’s back; you have to be a kind of team going through life.
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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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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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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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We could move catalog, if he’d only die quicker.
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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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How about a cheer for all those bad girls! And all those boys that play that rock ‘n’ roll! They love it like you love Jesus.
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