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Tom Petty
American
Musician
About the author
Most things I worry about never happen anyway.
Tom Petty,
American
Musician
#Worry
The music business looks like, you know, innocent schoolboys compared to the TV business. They care about nothing but profit.
Tom Petty,
American
Musician
#Nothing
#Music
#Business
#Care
#Profit
It's very easy to be cynical about the hall of fame. But on the other hand, it's really a beautiful thing for someone like me. I dedicated my entire life to this music.
Tom Petty,
American
Musician
#Life
#Music
#Fame
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.
Tom Petty,
American
Musician
#People
#Being
#Music
#Internet
#Funny
It's better to burn out, then to fade away.
Tom Petty,
American
Musician
I'm barely prolific and incredibly lazy.
Tom Petty,
American
Musician
I think television's become a downright dangerous thing. It has no moral barometer whatsoever. If you want to talk about something that is all about money, just watch the television.
Tom Petty,
American
Musician
#Want
#Talk
#Money
#Television
I have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy.
Tom Petty,
American
Musician
#Money
I don't think it's a good attitude in your life to feel that you have to be rich to have self-esteem.
Tom Petty,
American
Musician
#Life
#Self
#Attitude
TV does not care about you or what happens to you. It's downright bad for your health now, and that's not a far-out concept. I think watching the TV news is bad for you. It is bad for your physical health and your mental health.
Tom Petty,
American
Musician
#Now
#Care
#Health
#News
#Mental health
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.
Tom Petty,
American
Musician
#People
You and I will meet again, When we're least expecting it, One day in some far off place, I will recognize your face, I won't say goodbye my friend, For you and I will meet again.
Tom Petty,
American
Musician
#Will
#Day
#Friend
#Goodbye