I always liked the idea of the guitar – because cowboys played the guitar.
TOM PETTYI love the music. I’m never, ever tired of playing it.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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I love the music. I’m never, ever tired of playing it.
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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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In a world that keeps on pushing me around, I’m gonna stand my ground, and I won’t back 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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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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There goes your freedom of choice, there goes the last human voice.
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I don’t believe in censorship, but I do believe that an artist has to take some moral responsibility for what he or she is putting out there.
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You need eagles wings to get over things that make no sense in this world.
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You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down.
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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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Even the losers get lucky sometimes!
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Go after what you really love and find a way to make that work for you, and then you’ll be a happy person.
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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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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 should have known right then it was too good to last, God, it’s such a drag when you’re livin’ in the past
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