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 PETTYI think it’s important to always offer something new.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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I ain’t really sure, but it seems I remember the good times.
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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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You belong among the wildflowers You belong in a boat out at sea You belong with your love on your arm You belong somewhere you feel free.
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The waiting is the hardest part.
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There goes your freedom of choice, there goes the last human voice.
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At twilight time the smog makes a rainbow.
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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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I’m not interested in the TV much. I quit watching the news a couple years ago and my outlook on life has gotten a whole lot better.
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Gonna wind it up on my guitar. Gonna make that silver sing.
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You need eagles wings to get over things that make no sense in this world.
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Last dance with Mary Jane One more time to kill the pain I feel summer creepin’ in and I’m Tired of this town again.
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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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I don’t treat the band like I’m above them or that they’re a hired hand for me. We’ve never worked that way. So I’m a team player. I would be very uncomfortable having to do this alone.
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I’m not any happier anywhere than when I’m in the studio. I’m over the moon about it. It keeps me young, it keeps me feeling like I have some purpose.
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Even the losers get lucky sometimes!
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