At the end of the day, you’re just phonograph records.
TOM PETTYI’m barely prolific and incredibly lazy.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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Most things I worry about never happen anyway.
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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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Honey, don’t walk out, I’m too drunk to follow.
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If you’re not getting older, you’re dead.
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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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But not me, baby, I’ve got you to save me.
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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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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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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 like a good beer. Of course, I’ll drink a bad one too. Let no person thirst for lack of real ale! Thank god for long-necked bottles, the angel’s remedy.
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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 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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Running down a dream… working on a mystery… going wherever it leads.
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Every verse a diamond, every chorus gold, the sound was my salvation. It was only everything, before money became king.
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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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