You believe what you want to believe. You see, you don’t have to live like a refugee.
TOM PETTYEvery verse a diamond, every chorus gold, the sound was my salvation. It was only everything, before money became king.
More Tom Petty Quotes
-
-
I think watching the TV news is bad for you. It is bad for your physical health and your mental health.
TOM 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 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 -
If you listen long enough you can hear my skin grow tough love is painful to the touch must be made of stronger stuff.
TOM PETTY -
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.
TOM PETTY -
I always tell my kids, “Find something that you love and within that you’ll find some job that you can do and you’ll always be happy. You’ll go to a job that you want to go to.”
TOM PETTY -
I like a good beer. Of course, I’ll drink a bad one too. Let no person thirst for lack of real ale! Thank god for long-necked bottles, the angel’s remedy.
TOM 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 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 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 ain’t really sure, but it seems I remember the good times.
TOM PETTY -
I had the radio on, I was driving. Trees flew by, me and Del were singing, Little Runaway, I was flying.
TOM PETTY -
And the days went by like paper in the wind. Everything changed, then changed again. It’s hard to find a friend. It’s hard to find a friend.
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 -
At the end of the day, you’re just phonograph records.
TOM PETTY