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

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Tom Petty
Age: 66 †
Born: 1950
Born: October 20
Died: 2017
Died: October 2
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
Record Producer
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Gainesville
Florida
Thomas Earl Petty
Charlie T. Wilbury
Jr.
Going
Wherever
Leads
Mystery
Working
Running
Dream

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I'm not exactly a guy who makes new friends easily.
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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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I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings. Coming down is the hardest thing.
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My sister got lucky, married a yuppie, and took him for all he was worth. Now she's a swinger dating a singer, I can't decide which is worse.
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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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If you don't run, you rust.
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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.
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If 20,000 people start to sing, you tend to go along with it.
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I've never had any idea that what I like would resonate with the audience, and I'm pleasantly surprised when it does.
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A rebel without a clue.
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Good loving is hard to find, you got lucky babe, when I found you.
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I had the radio on, I was driving. Trees flew by, me and Del were singing, Little Runaway, I was flying.
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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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I have never been comfortable being the front man.
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I always tell my kids, Find something that you love and within that you'll find some job that you can do and you'll always be happy. You'll go to a job that you want to go to.
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Even the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a little bit of pride. They get lucky sometimes.
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You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out.
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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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I want to be successful. Not just money. Just making a successful record and a successful show... I could feel successful without selling a million records.
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