I would never put my songs in a commercial.
TOM PETTYI’m barely prolific and incredibly lazy.
More Tom Petty Quotes
-
-
I had the radio on, I was driving. Trees flew by, me and Del were singing, Little Runaway, I was flying.
TOM PETTY -
I’m learning to fly, but I ain’t got wings. Coming down is the hardest thing.
TOM PETTY -
There goes your freedom of choice, there goes the last human voice.
TOM PETTY -
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.
TOM PETTY -
I’ve always had a great love for the blues.
TOM PETTY -
You believe what you want to believe.
TOM PETTY -
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 PETTY -
I think to be successful you have to work really hard but you also have to have a little bit of luck.
TOM PETTY -
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.
TOM PETTY -
I’ve never had any idea that what I like would resonate with the audience, and I’m pleasantly surprised when it does.
TOM PETTY -
At twilight time the smog makes a rainbow.
TOM PETTY -
Redemption comes to those who wait, forgiveness is the key.
TOM PETTY -
I never could have dreamed that her heart was so wicked, but I keep coming back because it’s so hard to kick it.
TOM PETTY -
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.
TOM PETTY -
You belong among the wildflowers You belong in a boat out at sea You belong with your love on your arm You belong somewhere you feel free.
TOM PETTY