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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.
Tom Petty
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Tom Petty
Age: 66 †
Born: 1950
Born: October 20
Died: 2017
Died: October 2
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Singer-Songwriter
Gainesville
Florida
Thomas Earl Petty
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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?
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I should have known right then it was too good to last, God, it's such a drag when you're livin' in the past
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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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Even the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a little bit of pride. They get lucky sometimes.
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I think to be successful you have to work really hard but you also have to have a little bit of luck.
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Way up in the nosebleeds we watched him on the screen, they'd hung between the billboards so cheaper seats could see.
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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.
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There was rock and roll across the dial, when I think of her it makes me smile.
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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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We haven't always been boy scouts, but we never lost sight of the music, Let me remind you that this ain't the end.
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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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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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I have never been comfortable being the front man.
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Most things I worry about never happen anyway.
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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.
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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
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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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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.
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Honey, don't walk out, I'm too drunk to follow.
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