My mama was a rocker way back in fifty-three, buys them old records that they sell on TV. — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
Go after what you really love and find a way to make that work for you, and then you'll be a happy… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
It's funny how the music industry is enraged about the Internet and the way things are copied without being paid for. But… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
The truth is that if you play on TV there is always a sponsor. There is no way around it. I've already… — 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
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
Way up in the nosebleeds we watched him on the screen, they'd hung between the billboards so cheaper seats could see. — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
I don't treat the band like I'm above them or that they're a hired hand for me. We've never worked that way.… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
I'm certainly not a Robin Hood, I'm not that way. I don't want to come through, burn everybody for $200 a ticket… — 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
I don't believe in censorship, but I do believe that an artist has to take some moral responsibility for what he or… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
When I met Elvis, we didn't really have a conversation. I was introduced by my uncle, and he sort of grunted my… — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
When I decided to be a musician I reckoned that that was going to be the way of less profit, less money.… — 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
Take back your insurance, baby, nothing is guaranteed. Take back your acid rain, let your TV bleed. — Tom Petty Copy Share
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
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
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
Even the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a little bit of pride. They get lucky sometimes. — Tom Petty Copy Share
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
I never could have dreamed that her heart was so wicked, but I keep coming back because it's so hard to kick it. — Tom Petty Copy Share
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… — Tom Petty Copy Share
