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.
TOM PETTYI 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.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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I think watching the TV news is bad for you. It is bad for your physical health and your mental health.
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I think it’s important to always offer something new.
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Oh yeah, alright, take it easy baby, make it last all night. She was an American Girl.
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When you get older, your health becomes important to you, things start breaking down, you’ve always got a different ache or pain.
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I’ve always had a great love for the blues.
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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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If I’d had to work at Taco Bell I’d have still been out at night trying to play music.
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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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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 believe what you want to believe.
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Let’s get to the point Let’s roll another joint.
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You get into your late fifties, people start falling like flies all around you. I don’t take life for granted any more. I’m really glad to be here.
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You need eagles wings to get over things that make no sense in this world.
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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.
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When you kill somebody’s little sister with a missile, he’s going to hate you forever. And the next generation will hate you even more.
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