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.
Interpretation
Music should be genuine and relatable rather than flawless.
In this quote, Tom Petty emphasizes the essence of music as a means of deep human connection rather than a pursuit of technical perfection. He highlights that true music comes from the heart and soul, resonating with people on a personal level, which fosters genuine relationships and shared experiences.
In practice
In a speech about the importance of artistic expression during a community event.
When my record company rejected 'Full Moon Fever', I was hurt so bad. I was pretty far along in my career at that point. I'd never had anything rejected; I'd never really even had a comment. So when that happened, it was really just a board to the forehead. But then, finally, I picked myself up.
I developed a problem with authority. Any time that authority was what I interpreted as being unjust, I stood up to it, and that became my personality.
I don't know, my music has always just come from where the wind blew me. Like where I'm at during a particular moment in time.
It's hard for me... If I don't have a project going, I don't feel like I'm connected to anything. I don't even think it's that healthy for me. I like to get out of bed and have a purpose.
I think for it to be hip to be idealistic is weird, you know? I mean, even all the best rebels to me, had some sense of hope in them.
Yeah, the world would swing if I were king._x000D_ _x000D_ Can I help it if I still dream time to time?
The faster the word sticks to the thought, the more beautiful is the effect.
Above all, a well-imagined story is organized around extraordinary human behaviors and unexpected and startling events, which help illuminate the commonplace and the ordinary.
and the sad notes floated out to the patio and hung in the trees like birds too tired to fly
People call things 'vulgar' when they are new to them. When they have become old, they become 'good taste.'
I was always the first person in the theater all the time. If it was an eight-o'clock curtain, I was here at five-thirty, and it wasn't that I needed to vocalize, because I was all warmed up. I couldn't wait for it to begin.
Every actor has to make terrible films from time to time, but the trick is never to be terrible in them.
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