Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I’m concerned, that’s success.
TOM PETTYThe 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.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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I’m barely prolific and incredibly lazy.
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I never could have dreamed that her heart was so wicked, but I keep coming back because it’s so hard to kick it.
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You belong somewhere you feel free.
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You believe what you want to believe.
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I’ve always had a great love for the blues.
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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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You spend your life dreaming, running ’round in a trance, You hang out forever and still miss the dance, And if you get lucky, you might find someone, To help you get over the pain that will come.
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Music really isn’t supposed to be perfect. It’s all about people relating to each other and doing something that’s really from the soul. It must come from the soul.
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I love history, doesn’t matter what era, I’m fascinated.
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I think it’s important to always offer something new.
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There’s a freeway running through the yard.
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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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I got my own way of praying.
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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 love the music. I’m never, ever tired of playing it.
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