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.
TOM PETTYGood loving is hard to find, you got lucky babe, when I found you.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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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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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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I’m tired of screwing up. I’m tired of being down. I’m tired of myself. I’m tired of bein’ down.
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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.
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If you look around at America, that’s one of its biggest problems is you have corporations that can never be pleased at a profit.
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You need eagles wings to get over things that make no sense in this world.
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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.
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I’m not any happier anywhere than when I’m in the studio. I’m over the moon about it. It keeps me young, it keeps me feeling like I have some purpose.
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I don’t think it’s a good attitude in your life to feel that you have to be rich to have self-esteem.
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Some days are diamonds, some days are rocks. Some doors are opened, some roads are blocked. Sundowns are golden, then fade away. And if I never do nothing, I’ll get you back someday.
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Do something you really like, and hopefully it pays the rent. As far as I’m concerned, that’s success.
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Let’s get to the point Let’s roll another joint.
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Music is probably the only real magic I have encountered in my life. There’s not some trick involved with it. It’s pure and it’s real. It moves, it heals, it communicates and does all these incredible things.
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Free Fallin” is a very good song. Maybe it would be one of my favorites if it hadn’t become this huge anthem. But I’m grateful that people like it.
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If you stretch your imagination, I’ll tell you all a tale, about a time when everything wasn’t up for sale.
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