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I'm not exactly a guy who makes new friends easily.

Tom Petty

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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
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I never could have dreamed that her heart was so wicked, but I keep coming back because it's so hard to kick it.
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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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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.
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Buy me a drink, sing me a song take me as I come, cause I can't stay long.
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Where the sky begins, the horizon ends, despite the best intentions.
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I'm not any happier anywhere than when I'm in the studio. I'm over the moon about it. It keeps me young, it keeps me feeling like I have some purpose.
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In a world that keeps on pushing me around, I'm gonna stand my ground, and I won't back down.
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I like making money like anybody else, and I'm paid well, but I think there is a point at which you can out-price your audience or your base.
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