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.
TOM PETTYI’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.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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Free Fallin” is a very good song. Maybe it would be one of my favorites if it hadn’t become this huge anthem. But I’m grateful that people like it.
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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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My sister got lucky, married a yuppie, and took him for all he was worth. Now she’s a swinger dating a singer, I can’t decide which is worse.
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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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She’s a good girl, crazy about Elvis, loves horses, and her boyfriend, too.
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And the days went by like paper in the wind. Everything changed, then changed again. It’s hard to find a friend. It’s hard to find a friend.
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I remember things being more clearer, at one time things were more real.
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I have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy.
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I’m barely prolific and incredibly lazy.
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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’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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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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I’m always having fun. Playing is fun. Music is fun.
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The waiting is the hardest part, every day you get one more yard. You take it on faith, you take it to the heart, the waiting is hardest part.
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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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