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Tom Petty was an American rock musician born on October 20, 1950. Known for his distinctive voice and creative talent, Petty became one of the iconic figures in the rock music scene. His music spanned various styles including rock, country, and pop, and was beloved by fans worldwide.

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“Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I'm concerned, that's success.”

Success Pay Concerned Hopefully Petty

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“If you're not getting older, you're dead.”

Ifs Petty Getting Older Funny Birthday Funny Happy Birthday Humorous Birthday Funny Birthday Wishes Birthday Wishes Funny

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“Music is probably the only real magic I have encountered in my life. There's not some trick involved with it. It's pure and it's real. It moves, it heals, it communicates and does all these incredible things.”

Doe Real Moving Magic Involved Pure Music Is Incredibles Communicate Tricks Heal

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“Most things I worry about never happen anyway.”

Happens Worry Songwriting Petty

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“I'm barely prolific and incredibly lazy.”

Lazy Laziness Petty

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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.”

Problem Personality Authority Unjust Stood Up

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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.”

People Knows Way Industry Internet Paid Stealing Rock N Roll Petty Funny Things Music Industry

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“When I decided to be a musician I reckoned that that was going to be the way of less profit, less money. I was sort of giving up the idea of making a lot of money. It was what I loved to do. I would have done it anyway. If I'd had to work at Taco Bell I'd have still been out at night trying to play music.”

Ifs Way Giving Trying Stills Ideas Done Play Night Money Giving Up Musician Decided Profit Bells Lots Of Money Petty Tacos Taco Bell

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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.”

People Ifs Would Be Song Huge Grateful Very Good Petty Anthem

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“I don't know, my music has always just come from where the wind blew me. Like where I'm at during a particular moment in time.”

Knows Moments Particular Wind Moments In Time

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“I have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy.”

Feels Made Lots Of Money Cheesy Turned Down

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“You get into your late fifties, people start falling like flies all around you. I don't take life for granted any more. I'm really glad to be here.”

People Fall Late Glad Granted Life For Granted Taking Life For Granted

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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.”

Hands Reality Beautiful Easy Fame Like Me Halls Dedicated Cynical Beautiful Things Beautiful Life Hall Of Fame

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“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.”

Way Hands Would Be Player Team Band Treats Uncomfortable Team Player

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“When I met Elvis, we didn't really have a conversation. I was introduced by my uncle, and he sort of grunted my way. What stays with me is the whole scene. I had never seen a real mob scene before. I was really young and impressionable. Elvis really did look - he looked sort of not real, as if he were glowing.”

Ifs Way Looks Real Whole Young Mets Scene Conversation My Way Uncles Glowing Stay With Me Impressionable

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“I've learned one thing, and that's to quit worrying about stupid things. You have four years to be irresponsible here, relax. Work is for people with jobs. You'll never remember class time, but you'll remember the time you wasted hanging out with your friends. So stay out late. Go out with your friends on a Tuesday when you have a paper due on Wednesday. Spend money you don't have. Drink 'til sunrise. The work never ends, but college does.”

“Excuse me if I have/some place in my mind/where I go time to time.”

Ifs Mind Time Music Solitude Excuse Petty Excuse Me

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“Running down a dream... working on a mystery... going wherever it leads.”

Dream Running Mystery

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“So I started out for God knows where. I guess I'll know when I get there.”

Knows Petty God Knows

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“Sometimes life, will get you down, break your heart, steal your crown.”

Heart Sometimes Break Stealing Crowns Break Your Heart Sometimes In Life

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“Yeah and it's over before you know it It all goes by so fast Yeah the bad nights take forever And the good nights don't ever seem to last”

Knows Seems Lasts Night Forever Yeah Petty Good Night Bad Night

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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.”

Doe Soul Play Girl Jesus Boys Rocks Like You Cheer Rock And Roll Jesus Love Bad Girl

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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”

Feels Sea Arms Boat Wildflowers

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“Well, I started out down a dirty road Started out all alone And the sun went down as I crossed the hill And the town lit up, the world got still I'm learning to fly but I ain't got wings Coming down is the hardest thing Well, the good ol' days may not return And the rocks might melt and the sea may burn I'm learning to fly but I ain't got wings Coming down is the hardest thing Well, some say life will beat you down Break your heart, steal your crown So I've started out for God knows where I guess I'll know when I get there I'm learning to fly around the clouds But what goes up must come down”

Knows World Wells Heart May Stills Might Break Sun Sea Rocks Return Beats Towns Wings Clouds Stealing Hardest Hills Dirty Crowns Hardest Thing Lit God Knows All Alone Break Your Heart Good Ol Days

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“Yeah, the world would swing if I were king. Can I help it if I still dream time to time?”

Ifs World Stills Helping Dream Time Kings Yeah Swings

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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.”

Persons Long Real Courses Drink Angel Beer Bottles Thank God Remedy Thirst Ale Good Beer

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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.”

Thinking Knows Mean Fun Hips Rebel Petty All The Best Idealistic

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“And the days went by like paper in the wind. Everything changed, then changed again. It's hard to find a friend. It's hard to find a friend.”

Hard Changed Wind Paper Friendship Lyrics

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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.”

Made Different One Thing My Friends Friendship Lyrics

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“I don't think it's a good attitude in your life to feel that you have to be rich to have self-esteem.”

Thinking Feels Self Attitude Rich Self Esteem Esteem Petty Miscellaneous Good Attitude

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“You're dealing in magic-it's this intangible thing that has to happen. And to seek it out too much might not be a good idea. Because, you know, it's very shy, too. But once you've got the essence of them, you can work songs and improve them. You see if there's a better word, or a better change.”

Ifs Knows Ideas Might Happens Song Too Much Magic Essence Shy Songwriting Good Ideas Intangible

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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.”

Thinking Would Be Fun Party Pay Stupid Drug

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“The music business looks like, you know, innocent schoolboys compared to the TV business. They care about nothing but profit.”

Knows Looks Care Tvs Like You Profit Innocent Petty Music Business

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“Most magic is a trick, an illusion. But [when The Beatles played the Ed Sullivan Show], this was real. Man oh man, was it real.”

Men Real Shows Magic Illusion Tricks Real Men Ed Sullivan

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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.”

Kind Guy Five Minutes Five Minutes

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“He [George Harrison] told me he really, really admired John [Lennon]. He probably wanted John's acceptance pretty bad, you know?”

Knows Wanted Acceptance Lennon

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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.”

People Soul Perfect Supposed To Be

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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.”

Thinking Tvs News Mental Health Petty Physical Health Tv News

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“Last dance with Mary Jane One more time to kill the pain I feel summer creepin' in and I'm Tired of this town again”

Feels Pain Lasts Summer Towns Tired More Time Mary Jane I'm Tired Time To Kill Last Dance Mary Jane

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“Redemption comes to those who wait, forgiveness is the key.”

Waiting Keys Redemption Those Who Wait

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“Let's get to the point Let's roll another joint”

Smoking Weed Joints Smoking Weed

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“No matter how long you play the guitar, there's always something else to learn.”

Inspirational Long Matter Play Guitar

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“You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out.”

Done Jobs Hell Get The Job Done

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“Even the losers get lucky sometimes!”

Sometimes Lucky Loser Petty Adages

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“Some grow young, some grow cold...”

Young Grows Cold

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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.”

Believe Artist Responsibility Moral Don't Believe Censorship Petty Moral Responsibility

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“When you kill somebody's little sister with a missile, he's going to hate you forever. And the next generation will hate you even more.”

Littles War Hate Next Forever Generations Hate You Next Generation Missiles Little Sister

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“At the end of the day, you're just phonograph records.”

Ends Records Perspective The End Of The Day Tree Hill Short One Tree Hill Phonograph

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“You believe what you want to believe”

Want Believe What You Want Barometer

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About the Author

Born: October 20, 1950
Known for: Musician
Quotes: 153

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