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A rebel without a clue.

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
Charlie T. Wilbury
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Rebel
Entertainment
Media
Art
Without
Clue

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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 have never been comfortable being the front man.
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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'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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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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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 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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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 barely prolific and incredibly lazy.
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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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Gonna wind it up on my guitar. Gonna make that silver sing.
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Time to move on, time to get going. What lies ahead I have no way of knowing. But under my feet, baby, grass is growing.
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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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But not me, baby, I've got you to save me.
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I'm certainly not a Robin Hood, I'm not that way. I don't want to come through, burn everybody for $200 a ticket and then they can't afford to come see me again. Plus, I just don't think it's right. I don't think we need that much money. I just do what seems like the logical thing to do.
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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 love history, doesn't matter what era, I'm fascinated.
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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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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.
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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.
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