Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Quotes
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We still go over calls, ... It is hard in plain clothes to jump in because people will ask, 'Who is this guy?'
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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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Bring me a girl, they're always the best. You put 'em on stage, and you have 'em undress.
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My mama was a rocker way back in fifty-three, buys them old records that they sell on TV.
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There goes your freedom of choice, there goes the last human voice.
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I ain't really sure, but it seems I remember the good times...
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I got my own way of praying.
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We think the barns are a statewide significance...
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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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Way up in the nosebleeds we watched him on the screen, they'd hung between the billboards so cheaper seats could see.
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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'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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Yeah and it's over before you know it It all goes by so fast Yeah the bad nights take forever And the good nights don't ever seem to last...
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I love history, doesn't matter what era, I'm fascinated.
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At twilight time the smog makes a rainbow.
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Even the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a little bit of pride. They get lucky sometimes.
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Well, I started out down a dirty road Started out all alone And the sun went down as I crossed the hill And the town lit up, the world got still I'm learning to fly but I ain't got wings Coming down is the hardest thing Well, the good ol' days may not return And the rocks might melt and the sea may burn I'm learning to fly but I ain't got wings Coming down is the hardest thing Well, some say life will beat you down Break your heart, steal your crown So I've started out for God knows where I guess I'll know when I get there I'm learning to fly around the clouds But what goes up must come down
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At the end of the day, you're just phonograph records.
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I found myself not jumping in (to assist) as often if someone did not have that (corrections) background.
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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...
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I remember things being more clearer, at one time things were more real.
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It's always been great to be onstage. It's really effortless up there. It's not a lot of work.
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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.
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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.