I have never been comfortable being the front man.
TOM PETTYI’ve never had any idea that what I like would resonate with the audience, and I’m pleasantly surprised when it does.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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A rebel without a clue.
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But not me, baby, I’ve got you to save me.
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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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I’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings. Coming down is the hardest thing.
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It’s funny how the music industry is enraged about the Internet and the way things are copied without being paid for. But you know why people steal the music? Because they can’t afford the music.
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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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I’m always having fun. Playing is fun. Music is fun.
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The waiting is the hardest part.
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You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down.
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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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Where the sky begins, the horizon ends, despite the best intentions.
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I 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.”
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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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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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I had the radio on, I was driving. Trees flew by, me and Del were singing, Little Runaway, I was flying.
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