I had the radio on, I was driving. Trees flew by, me and Del were singing, Little Runaway, I was flying.
TOM PETTYI 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.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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Music really isn’t supposed to be perfect. It’s all about people relating to each other and doing something that’s really from the soul. It must come from the soul.
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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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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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I’m actually better on the guitar than when I started, I think, because I’ve had so much time with it and I still practice and I love to do it and I love to sing.
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I’m so tired of being tired. Sure as night will follow day most things I worry about will never happen anyway.
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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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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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God, it’s so painful when something that’s so close is still so far out of reach.
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Even the losers get lucky sometimes!
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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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I have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy.
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Lord, please watch over all these lost children born to chase the hurricane.
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Yeah, the world would swing if I were king. Can I help it if I still dream time to time?
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The waiting is the hardest part.
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I never could have dreamed that her heart was so wicked, but I keep coming back because it’s so hard to kick it.
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