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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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“The music has to be affordable. It's the common man that keeps it going, and if you price it out of his realm, it becomes a thing of the elite.”

Ifs Men Common Realms Elites Affordable Common Man

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“I'm more interested in what I'm going to leave behind me than in making a big hit record. I've refined what I do for a long time. If getting better at it means it goes over the heads of those who only wanted to party, then so be it.”

Ifs Mean Long Bigs Wanted Party Behinds Records Long Time Get Better Refined

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“The truth is that if you play on TV there is always a sponsor. There is no way around it. I've already passed on so much money I don't worry about it anymore.”

Ifs Way Play Worry Tvs Truth Is Sponsors

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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. And I think a lot of these young kids are going to have to learn the hard way before they realize that you can actually do some damage if you're being careless or frivolous in what you're saying.”

Ifs Thinking Way Believe Hard Kids Young Artist Realizing Responsibility Moral Don't Believe Damage Censorship Petty Careless Frivolous Hard Way Moral Responsibility Learning The Hard Way

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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.”

Ifs Stills Helping Dream Might Running Pain Forever Missing Lucky Rounds Hanging Out Get Over Trance Lucky You

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“If you don't run, you rust.”

Ifs Running Rust

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“If 20,000 people start to sing, you tend to go along with it.”

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“If you look around at America, that's one of its biggest problems is you have corporations that can never be pleased at a profit.”

Ifs Looks Problem America Profit Corporations

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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.”

Ifs Trying Stills Play Night Bells Petty Tacos Taco Bell

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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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“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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“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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“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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“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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“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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“If you listen long enough you can hear my skin grow tough love is painful to the touch must be made of stronger stuff.”

Ifs Love Long Made Enough Grows Stuff Love Is Tough Skins Stronger Painful Tough Love

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“We could move catalog, if he'd only die quicker.”

Ifs Art Moving Dies Media Entertainment

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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.”

Ifs Games Imagination Tales Nursery

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“Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks. Some doors are opened, some roads are blocked. Sundowns are golden, then fade away. And if I never do nothing, I'll get you back someday.”

Ifs Doors Rocks Golden Someday Diamond Fades Adages Fade Away Blocked

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

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