I would never put my songs in a commercial.
TOM PETTYEven the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a little bit of pride. They get lucky sometimes.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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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.
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Music really isn’t supposed to be perfect. It’s all about people relating to each other and doing something that’s really from the soul. It must come from the soul.
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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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Buy me a drink, sing me a song; take me as I come, cause I can’t stay long.
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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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I’ve got a room at the top of the world tonight. I can see everything tonight.
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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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Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I’m concerned, that’s success.
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I’m not interested in the TV much. I quit watching the news a couple years ago and my outlook on life has gotten a whole lot better.
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No matter how long you play the guitar, there’s always something else to learn.
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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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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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That’s stupid. You couldn’t pay me to go. I’m not oversimplifying it. That’s what’s going on. I don’t think it would be any fun without the drugs. It’s a drug party.
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I always liked the idea of the guitar – because cowboys played the guitar.
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