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.
TOM PETTYAt the end of the day, you’re just phonograph records.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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My sister got lucky, married a yuppie, and took him for all he was worth. Now she’s a swinger dating a singer, I can’t decide which is worse.
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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 think watching the TV news is bad for you. It is bad for your physical health and your mental health.
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She’s a good girl, crazy about Elvis, loves horses, and her boyfriend, too.
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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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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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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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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 always had a great love for the blues.
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You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down.
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Oh yeah, alright, take it easy baby, make it last all night. She was an American Girl.
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Gonna wind it up on my guitar. Gonna make that silver sing.
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When you get older, your health becomes important to you, things start breaking down, you’ve always got a different ache or pain.
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You believe what you want to believe.
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I always liked the idea of the guitar – because cowboys played the guitar.
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