I don’t treat the band like I’m above them or that they’re a hired hand for me. We’ve never worked that way. So I’m a team player. I would be very uncomfortable having to do this alone.
TOM PETTYI don’t understand the ones that have no sense of hope and invest in hate. That’s not gonna work out, you know? It’s a waste of your time!
More Tom Petty Quotes
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I remember things being more clearer, at one time things were more real.
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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 think it’s important to always offer something new.
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I’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings. Coming down is the hardest thing.
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Even the losers get lucky sometimes!
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You were the one who made things different, you were the one who took me in. You were the one thing I could count on, above all, you were my friend.
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I would never put my songs in a commercial.
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I’ll stand my ground and I won’t back down.
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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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You need eagles wings to get over things that make no sense in this world.
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I like a good beer. Of course, I’ll drink a bad one too. Let no person thirst for lack of real ale! Thank god for long-necked bottles, the angel’s remedy.
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Some grow young, some grow cold.
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I’ve got a room at the top of the world tonight. I can see everything tonight.
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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.
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Excuse me if I have some place in my mind where I go time to time.
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