No matter how long you play the guitar, there’s always something else to learn.
TOM PETTYHow about a cheer for all those bad girls! And all those boys that play that rock ‘n’ roll! They love it like you love Jesus.
More Tom Petty Quotes
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I think to be successful you have to work really hard but you also have to have a little bit of luck.
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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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Just wonderin’, waitin’, worryin’ about some silly little things, that just don’t add up to nothin’.
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Time to move on, time to get going. What lies ahead I have no way of knowing. But under my feet, baby, grass is growing.
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I’m actually better on the guitar than when I started, I think, because I’ve had so much time with it and I still practice and I love to do it and I love to sing.
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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 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.
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Go after what you really love and find a way to make that work for you, and then you’ll be a happy person.
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Most things I worry about never happen anyway.
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George Harrison was the kind of guy who wasn’t going to leave until he hugged you for five minutes and told you how much he loved you.
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I’ve never had any idea that what I like would resonate with the audience, and I’m pleasantly surprised when it does.
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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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Some grow young, some grow cold.
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I like making money like anybody else, and I’m paid well, but I think there is a point at which you can out-price your audience or your base.
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I’ve always had a great love for the blues.
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