I always liked the idea of the guitar – because cowboys played the guitar.
TOM PETTYIf I’d had to work at Taco Bell I’d have still been out at night trying to play music.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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You get into your late fifties, people start falling like flies all around you. I don’t take life for granted any more. I’m really glad to be here.
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I think to be successful you have to work really hard but you also have to have a little bit of luck.
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You belong somewhere you feel free.
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I think for it to be hip to be idealistic is weird, you know? I mean, even all the best rebels to me, had some sense of hope in them.
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I love history, doesn’t matter what era, I’m fascinated.
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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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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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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 would never put my songs in a commercial.
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I developed a problem with authority. Any time that authority was what I interpreted as being unjust, I stood up to it, and that became my personality.
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Let’s get to the point Let’s roll another joint.
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There goes your freedom of choice, there goes the last human voice.
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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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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’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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