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.
TOM PETTYAny time you’re making a living at what you love to do, you’re blessed.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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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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If you’re not getting older, you’re dead.
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You believe what you want to believe.
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At the end of the day, you’re just phonograph records.
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Time to move on, time to get going. What lies ahead I have no way of knowing. But under my feet, baby, grass is growing.
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Gonna wind it up on my guitar. Gonna make that silver sing.
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Just wonderin’, waitin’, worryin’ about some silly little things, that just don’t add up to nothin’.
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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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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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I remember things being more clearer, at one time things were more real.
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A rebel without a clue.
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The waiting is the hardest part.
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I’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings. Coming down is the hardest thing.
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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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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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