Gonna wind it up on my guitar. Gonna make that silver sing.
TOM PETTYGod, it’s so painful when something that’s so close is still so far out of reach.
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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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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There goes your freedom of choice, there goes the last human voice.
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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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I developed a problem with authority. Any time that authority was what I interpreted as being unjust, I stood up to it, and that became my personality.
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You believe what you want to believe. You see, you don’t have to live like a refugee.
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You and I will meet again, When we’re least expecting it, One day in some far off place, I will recognize your face, I won’t say goodbye my friend, For you and I will meet again.
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There’s a freeway running through the yard.
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Any time you’re making a living at what you love to do, you’re blessed.
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Even the losers get lucky sometimes!
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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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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 for it to be hip to be idealistic is weird, you know? I mean, even all the best rebels to me, had some sense of hope in them.
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Buy me a drink, sing me a song; take me as I come, cause I can’t stay long.
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Running down a dream… working on a mystery… going wherever it leads.
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