Tom Petty on drive
Tom Petty112 quotes“I had the radio on, I was driving. Trees flew by, me and Del were singing, Little Runaway, I was flying.”
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Running down a dream… working on a mystery… going wherever it leads.
Tom PettyTom Petty I don’t treat the band like I’m above them or that they’re a hired hand for me. We’ve never worked that way. So I’m a team player. I would be very uncomfortable having to do this alone.
Tom PettyTom Petty 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.
Tom PettyTom Petty I ain’t really sure, but it seems I remember the good times.
Tom PettyTom Petty I got my own way of praying.
Tom PettyTom Petty Sometimes life, will get you down, break your heart, steal your crown.
Tom PettyTom Petty Buy me a drink, sing me a song; take me as I come, cause I can’t stay long.
Tom PettyTom Petty 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 PettyTom Petty You spend your life dreaming, running ’round in a trance, You hang out forever and still miss the dance, And if you get lucky, you might find someone, To help you get over the pain that will come.
Tom PettyTom Petty I’m not exactly a guy who makes new friends easily.
Tom PettyTom Petty Most things I worry about never happen anyway.
Tom PettyTom Petty When you kill somebody’s little sister with a missile, he’s going to hate you forever. And the next generation will hate you even more.
Tom PettyTom Petty I always liked the idea of the guitar – because cowboys played the guitar.
Tom PettyTom Petty 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 PettyTom Petty I’ve always had a great love for the blues.
Tom PettyTom Petty What I’ve learned about marriage: You need to have each other’s back; you have to be a kind of team going through life.
Tom PettyTom Petty
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I have to get a licence to drive a motorcycle to protect myself and the people around me. I am adamant there should be some sort of licensing required to have children.
Tim AllenTim Allen Mankind apparently find it easier to drive away adversity than to retain prosperity.
ThucydidesThucydides Love, grief, and the complexity of being human are the driving forces for every artistic revolution.
Yohan AcostaYohan Acosta Have Faith. Where’er thy bark is driven, – The calm’s disport, the tempest’s mirth, – Know this: God rules the hosts of heaven, The habitants of earth.
Friedrich SchillerFriedrich Schiller Whom Jupiter would destroy he first drives mad.
SophoclesSophocles The Scots are a very tough people. They have drive-by headbuttings. In Glasgow a sweatband is considered a silencer.
Emo PhilipsEmo Philips Looking hard for a drive in, searching for a corner cafe, where the hamburgers sizzle on an open grill night and day.
Chuck BerryChuck Berry My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of sincerity.
Eric ClaptonEric Clapton
