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.
TOM PETTYAs we celebrate mediocrity, all the boys upstairs want to see. How much you’ll pay for what you used to get for free.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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If you stretch your imagination, I’ll tell you all a tale, about a time when everything wasn’t up for sale.
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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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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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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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So I started out for God knows where. I guess I’ll know when I get there.
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You belong among the wildflowers You belong in a boat out at sea You belong with your love on your arm You belong somewhere you feel free.
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But not me, baby, I’ve got you to save me.
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Free Fallin” is a very good song. Maybe it would be one of my favorites if it hadn’t become this huge anthem. But I’m grateful that people like it.
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At twilight time the smog makes a rainbow.
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You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out.
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If I’d had to work at Taco Bell I’d have still been out at night trying to play music.
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I’m not trying to be cool. I have a problem with lights. I have one eye that’s become super-sensitive to lighting, so I do wear sunglasses quite a bit.
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I’ll stand my ground and I won’t back down.
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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 never been comfortable being the front man.
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