I should have known right then it was too good to last, God, it’s such a drag when you’re livin’ in the past
TOM PETTYIt’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.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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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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George Harrison was the kind of guy who wasn’t going to leave until he hugged you for five minutes and told you how much he loved you.
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At the end of the day, you’re just phonograph records.
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I’ve got a room at the top of the world tonight. I can see everything tonight.
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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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I’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings. Coming down is the hardest thing.
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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 have never been comfortable being the front man.
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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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I always liked the idea of the guitar – because cowboys played the guitar.
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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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What I’ve learned about marriage: You need to have each other’s back; you have to be a kind of team going through life.
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There’s a freeway running through the yard.
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I’ve always had a great love for the blues.
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I’m not any happier anywhere than when I’m in the studio. I’m over the moon about it. It keeps me young, it keeps me feeling like I have some purpose.
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