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?
I wanted to show the history and strength of all kinds of black women. Working women, country women, urban women, great women in the history of the United States.
The details are details. They make the product. The connections, the connections, the connections. It will in the end be these details that give the product its life.
Comics are expensive. Don’t make me resent the money I spend buying yours. Every single moment in your script must either move the story along or demonstrate something important about the characters — preferably both — and every panel that does neither is a sloppy waste of space.
I will tell you what Jeanne was like. She was like a piano in a country where everyone has had their hands cut off.
Everything can be going well, but if I'm not writing, I'm not happy. When I'm writing well, I'm like a different person.
When a man talks from his heart, in his moment of truth, he speaks poetry.
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