In a world that keeps on pushing me around, I’m gonna stand my ground, and I won’t back down.
TOM PETTYI never could have dreamed that her heart was so wicked, but I keep coming back because it’s so hard to kick it.
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’m always having fun. Playing is fun. Music is fun.
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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 would never put my songs in a commercial.
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I love history, doesn’t matter what era, I’m fascinated.
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I’m tired of screwing up. I’m tired of being down. I’m tired of myself. I’m tired of bein’ down.
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I always tell my kids, “Find something that you love and within that you’ll find some job that you can do and you’ll always be happy. You’ll go to a job that you want to go to.”
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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’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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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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Even the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a little bit of pride. They get lucky sometimes.
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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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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 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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I’m barely prolific and incredibly lazy.
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