If I’d had to work at Taco Bell I’d have still been out at night trying to play 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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I would never put my songs in a commercial.
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I like making money like anybody else, and I’m paid well, but I think there is a point at which you can out-price your audience or your base.
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I’ll stand my ground and I won’t back down.
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If you stretch your imagination, I’ll tell you all a tale, about a time when everything wasn’t up for sale.
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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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At the end of the day, you’re just phonograph records.
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I think watching the TV news is bad for you. It is bad for your physical health and your mental health.
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When you kill somebody’s little sister with a missile, he’s going to hate you forever. And the next generation will hate you even more.
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You belong among the wildflowers You belong in a boat out at sea You belong with your love on your arm You belong somewhere you feel free.
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I always liked the idea of the guitar – because cowboys played the guitar.
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I never could have dreamed that her heart was so wicked, but I keep coming back because it’s so hard to kick it.
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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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Good loving is hard to find, you got lucky babe, when I found you.
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Most things I worry about never happen anyway.
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The waiting is the hardest part.
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