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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But not me, baby, I’ve got you to save me.
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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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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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I always liked the idea of the guitar – because cowboys played the guitar.
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I always tell my kids, “Find something that you love and within that you’ll find some job that you can do and you’ll always be happy. You’ll go to a job that you want to go to.”
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Oh yeah, alright, take it easy baby, make it last all night. She was an American Girl.
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You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down.
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Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I’m concerned, that’s success.
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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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That’s stupid. You couldn’t pay me to go. I’m not oversimplifying it. That’s what’s going on. I don’t think it would be any fun without the drugs. It’s a drug party.
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How about a cheer for all those bad girls! And all those boys that play that rock ‘n’ roll! They love it like you love Jesus.
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I’m not trying to be cool. I have a problem with lights. I have one eye that’s become super-sensitive to lighting, so I do wear sunglasses quite a bit.
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I’m always having fun. Playing is fun. Music is fun.
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Most things I worry about never happen anyway.
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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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