I’ve always had a great love for the blues.
TOM PETTYWe 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.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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Music is probably the only real magic I have encountered in my life. There’s not some trick involved with it. It’s pure and it’s real. It moves, it heals, it communicates and does all these incredible things.
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She’s a good girl, crazy about Elvis, loves horses, and her boyfriend, too.
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You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down.
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As we celebrate mediocrity, all the boys upstairs want to see. How much you’ll pay for what you used to get for free.
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I would never put my songs in a commercial.
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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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You and I will meet again, When we’re least expecting it, One day in some far off place, I will recognize your face, I won’t say goodbye my friend, For you and I will meet again.
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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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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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I’m actually better on the guitar than when I started, I think, because I’ve had so much time with it and I still practice and I love to do it and I love to sing.
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Buy me a drink, sing me a song; take me as I come, cause I can’t stay long.
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You need eagles wings to get over things that make no sense in this world.
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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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Yeah, the world would swing if I were king. Can I help it if I still dream time to time?
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So I started out for God knows where. I guess I’ll know when I get there.
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