At the end of the day, you’re just phonograph records.
TOM PETTYI think to be successful you have to work really hard but you also have to have a little bit of luck.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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But not me, baby, I’ve got you to save me.
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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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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’ve got a room at the top of the world tonight. I can see everything tonight.
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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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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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She’s a good girl, crazy about Elvis, loves horses, and her boyfriend, too.
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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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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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I had the radio on, I was driving. Trees flew by, me and Del were singing, Little Runaway, I was flying.
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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 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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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 the music. I’m never, ever tired of playing it.
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There’s a freeway running through the yard.
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You need eagles wings to get over things that make no sense in this world.
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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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Honey, don’t walk out, I’m too drunk to follow.
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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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Yeah, the world would swing if I were king. Can I help it if I still dream time to time?
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I’ve always had a great love for the blues.
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I got my own way of praying.
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Excuse me if I have some place in my mind where I go time to time.
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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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I don’t think it’s a good attitude in your life to feel that you have to be rich to have self-esteem.
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