I wouldn’t want to get stuck being an oldie-goldie group, but I don’t mind. I think all the trouble you go through these days to go to one of these concerts, I think I owe them a bit of what they came to hear.
TOM PETTYNo matter how long you play the guitar, there’s always something else to learn.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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I’m tired of screwing up. I’m tired of being down. I’m tired of myself. I’m tired of bein’ down.
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At the end of the day, you’re just phonograph records.
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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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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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Go after what you really love and find a way to make that work for you, and then you’ll be a happy person.
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George Harrison was the kind of guy who wasn’t going to leave until he hugged you for five minutes and told you how much he loved you.
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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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I’ve got a room at the top of the world tonight. I can see everything tonight.
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You belong somewhere you feel free.
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The poison came in liquid, she was naked all the time.
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I’m not exactly a guy who makes new friends easily.
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If you listen long enough you can hear my skin grow tough love is painful to the touch must be made of stronger stuff.
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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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Yeah, the world would swing if I were king. Can I help it if I still dream time to time?
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You and I will meet again, When we’re least expecting it, One day in some far off place, I will recognize your face, I won’t say goodbye my friend, For you and I will meet again.
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