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… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
I want to be successful. Not just money. Just making a successful record and a successful show... I could feel successful without… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
My mama was a rocker way back in fifty-three, buys them old records that they sell on TV. — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
I didn't worry about my career ending, but there were days where I felt pretty beat up by it all and just… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
We don't really make bad records, though some people might like some more than others. And we have never really done a… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
As time goes by, you seem to weed out the things that were making your life hard. — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
Take back your insurance, baby, nothing is guaranteed. Take back your acid rain, let your TV bleed. — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
The great thing about the Wilburys was that none of us had to take the heat by ourselves. I was just a member of… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
I don't believe in censorship, but I do believe that an artist has to take some moral responsibility for what he or she is… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
If you look around at America, that's one of its biggest problems is you have corporations that can never be pleased at a profit. — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
Even the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a little bit of pride. They get lucky sometimes. — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
If you stretch your imagination, I'll tell you all a tale, about a time when everything wasn't up for sale. — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
Buy me a drink, sing me a song; take me as I come, cause I can't stay long. — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
