Tom Petty Quotes
- All Quotes
-
At the end of the day, you're just phonograph records.
-
Even the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a little bit of pride. They get lucky sometimes.
-
It's always been great to be onstage. It's really effortless up there. It's not a lot of work.
-
I remember things being more clearer, at one time things were more real.
-
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.
-
We haven't always been boy scouts, but we never lost sight of the music, Let me remind you that this ain't the end.
-
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.
-
I'm more interested in what I'm going to leave behind me than in making a big hit record. I've refined what I do for a long time. If getting better at it means it goes over the heads of those who only wanted to party, then so be it.
-
I have never been comfortable being the front man.
-
So I started out for God knows where. I guess I'll know when I get there.
-
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.
-
I have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy.
-
As we celebrate mediocrity, all the boys upstairs want to see. How much you'll pay for what you used to get for free.
-
She's a good girl, crazy about Elvis, loves horses, and her boyfriend, too.
-
Last dance with Mary Jane One more time to kill the pain I feel summer creepin' in and I'm Tired of this town again...
-
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.
-
You were the one who made things different, you were the one who took me in. You were the one thing I could count on, above all, you were my friend.
-
I always liked the idea of the guitar - because cowboys played the guitar.
-
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...
-
The truth is that if you play on TV there is always a sponsor. There is no way around it. I've already passed on so much money I don't worry about it anymore.
-
You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out.
-
A rebel without a clue.
-
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.
-
You and I will meet again, When we're least expecting it, One day in some far off place, I will recognize your face, I won't say goodbye my friend, For you and I will meet again.