I love history, doesn’t matter what era, I’m fascinated.
TOM PETTYYou were the one who made things different, you were the one who took me in. You were the one thing I could count on, above all, you were my friend.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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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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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 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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If you don’t run, you rust.
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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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I don’t understand the ones that have no sense of hope and invest in hate. That’s not gonna work out, you know? It’s a waste of your time!
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But not me, baby, I’ve got you to save me.
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We don’t really make bad records, though some people might like some more than others. And we have never really done a bad show. So I think in a way maybe we’ve been taken for granted.
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So I started out for God knows where. I guess I’ll know when I get there.
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I would never put my songs in a commercial.
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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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You belong somewhere you feel free.
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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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I ain’t really sure, but it seems I remember the good times.
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