Buy me a drink, sing me a song; take me as I come, cause I can't stay long. — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
You're dealing in magic-it's this intangible thing that has to happen. And to seek it out too much might not be a… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
When I was 15 or 16 playing in groups, we used to sit in the car and try to write the lyrics… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
There's nothing like that feeling of having just written a song that you know is 'the song,' and you know it's really… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
The first time I tried to write was when I was 14, after I got an electric guitar. I put a song… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
I started playing the bass because nobody else would play the bass, and then I got bumped up into singing because no… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
Making a record? You've got to have the song, then you create a record. I think it's the same with a live… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
I tend to write on an acoustic guitar or the piano. I have kind of a rule: if I can't sit down… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
'Free Fallin'' is a very good song. Maybe it would be one of my favorites if it hadn't become this huge anthem.… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
When I go to see people, I always kind of hope they are going to play some kind of songs I know.… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
A good song should give you a lot of images; you should be able to make your own little movie in your… — 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
