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I love history, doesn't matter what era, I'm fascinated.

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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.
Fascinated
History
Doesn
Matter
Love
Eras

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I remember things being more clearer, at one time things were more real.
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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.
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You believe what you want to believe. You see, you don't have to live like a refugee.
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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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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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She's a good girl, crazy about Elvis, loves horses, and her boyfriend, too.
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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 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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Whatever you're looking for, don't come around here no more.
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I wouldn't want to get stuck being an oldie-goldie group, but I don't mind. I think all the trouble you go through these days to go to one of these concerts, I think I owe them a bit of what they came to hear.
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We could move catalog, if he'd only die quicker.
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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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I'm not exactly a guy who makes new friends easily.
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Let's get to the point Let's roll another joint
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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 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 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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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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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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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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