Music is probably the only real magic I have encountered in my life. There’s not some trick involved with it. It’s pure and it’s real. It moves, it heals, it communicates and does all these incredible things.
TOM PETTYI have never been comfortable being the front man.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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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 have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy.
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But not me, baby, I’ve got you to save me.
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Gonna wind it up on my guitar. Gonna make that silver sing.
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I’m always having fun. Playing is fun. Music is fun.
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Some grow young, some grow cold.
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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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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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Where the sky begins, the horizon ends, despite the best intentions.
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The poison came in liquid, she was naked all the time.
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You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down.
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George Harrison was the kind of guy who wasn’t going to leave until he hugged you for five minutes and told you how much he loved you.
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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 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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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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