My sister got lucky, married a yuppie, and took him for all he was worth. Now she’s a swinger dating a singer, I can’t decide which is worse.
TOM PETTYGonna wind it up on my guitar. Gonna make that silver sing.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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At the end of the day, you’re just phonograph records.
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I have never been comfortable being the front man.
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Somewhere, somehow, somebody must have kicked you around some. Tell me, why you want to lay there, revel in your abandon?
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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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I would never put my songs in a commercial.
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I developed a problem with authority. Any time that authority was what I interpreted as being unjust, I stood up to it, and that became my personality.
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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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If you stretch your imagination, I’ll tell you all a tale, about a time when everything wasn’t up for sale.
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At twilight time the smog makes a rainbow.
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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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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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The waiting is the hardest part.
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You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out.
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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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Just wonderin’, waitin’, worryin’ about some silly little things, that just don’t add up to nothin’.
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