Yeah, the world would swing if I were king. Can I help it if I still dream time to time? — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
I should have known right then it was too good to last, God, it's such a drag when you're livin' in the… — 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
I developed a problem with authority. Any time that authority was what I interpreted as being unjust, I stood up to it,… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
I don't understand the ones that have no sense of hope and invest in hate. That's not gonna work out, you know?… — 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… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
Time to move on, time to get going. What lies ahead I have no way of knowing. But under my feet, baby,… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
It's kind of a lonely work, because you just have to keep your pole in the water. I always had a little… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
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
My hours get kinda backwards. Most of the time, we're basing out of one town, flying out, doing the show, then flying… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
An average show is two hours. And that's usually right up to the curfew or the union triple time. I always feel… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
You have four years to be irresponsible here. Relax. Work is for people with jobs. You'll never remember class time, but you'll… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
I don't eat fish and chicken and all that. But I will have some eggs. So I'm not technically a vegan. But… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
I don't know, my music has always just come from where the wind blew me. Like where I'm at during a particular… — 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 think, in America, for a long time you had groups that wanted to be stars more than they wanted to make… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
I feel sorry for kids these days. They get so much homework. Remember the days when we put a belt around our… — 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
