Running down a dream… working on a mystery… going wherever it leads.
TOM PETTYLet’s get to the point Let’s roll another joint.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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My sister got lucky, married a yuppie, and took him for all he was worth. Now she’s a swinger dating a singer, I can’t decide which is worse.
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Any time you’re making a living at what you love to do, you’re blessed.
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I think watching the TV news is bad for you. It is bad for your physical health and your mental health.
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Lord, please watch over all these lost children born to chase the hurricane.
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I’ll stand my ground and I won’t back down.
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At the end of the day, you’re just phonograph records.
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I’m always having fun. Playing is fun. Music is fun.
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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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I’m barely prolific and incredibly lazy.
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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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There’s a freeway running through the yard.
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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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Somewhere, somehow, somebody must have kicked you around some. Tell me, why you want to lay there, revel in your abandon?
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You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down.
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You get into your late fifties, people start falling like flies all around you. I don’t take life for granted any more. I’m really glad to be here.
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