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.
TOM PETTYYeah, the world would swing if I were king. Can I help it if I still dream time to time?
More Tom Petty Quotes
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If you listen long enough you can hear my skin grow tough love is painful to the touch must be made of stronger stuff.
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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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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
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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 think it’s important to always offer something new.
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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 wouldn’t want to get stuck being an oldie-goldie group, but I don’t mind. I think all the trouble you go through these days to go to one of these concerts, I think I owe them a bit of what they came to hear.
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Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks. Some doors are opened, some roads are blocked. Sundowns are golden, then fade away. And if I never do nothing, I’ll get you back someday.
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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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I’ve always had a great love for the blues.
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Sometimes life, will get you down, break your heart, steal your crown.
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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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If I’d had to work at Taco Bell I’d have still been out at night trying to play music.
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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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You believe what you want to believe. You see, you don’t have to live like a refugee.
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