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He don't wanna change, what don't need to change.

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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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It's funny how the music industry is enraged about the Internet and the way things are copied without being paid for. But you know why people steal the music? Because they can't afford the music.
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It just seems to useless to have to work so hard, and nothing ever really seem to come from 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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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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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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Where the sky begins, the horizon ends, despite the best intentions.
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If you look around at America, that's one of its biggest problems is you have corporations that can never be pleased at a profit.
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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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Most things I worry about never happen anyway.
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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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At twilight time the smog makes a rainbow.
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Music really isn’t supposed to be perfect. It’s all about people relating to each other and doing something that’s really from the soul. It must come from the soul.
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I have never been comfortable being the front man.
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I'm barely prolific and incredibly lazy.
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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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Redemption comes to those who wait, forgiveness is the key.
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Let's get to the point Let's roll another joint
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I'm not trying to be cool. I have a problem with lights. I have one eye that's become super-sensitive to lighting, so I do wear sunglasses quite a bit.
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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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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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