--- title: "14 Way Quotes By Tom Petty" description: "14 Way quotes by Tom Petty. Plus more from Tom Petty and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d96/tom-petty-2030_my-own_i-got-my-own-way-of-praying-2757939_2757939.png" --- > [I got my own way of praying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/i-got-my-own-way-of-praying/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d96/tom-petty-2030_my-own_i-got-my-own-way-of-praying-2757939_2757939.png) > [Go after what you really love and find a way to make that work for you, and then you'll be a happy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/go-after-what-you-really-love-and-find-a-way-to-make-that-work-for/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4be/tom-petty-2030_find_go-after-what-you-really-love-and-find-a_2552495.png) > [My mama was a rocker way back in fifty-three, buys them old records that they sell on TV.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/my-mama-was-a-rocker-way-back-in-fifty-three-buys-them-old-records/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13a/tom-petty-2030_family_my-mama-was-a-rocker-way-back-in-fifty-t_3002721.png) > [The truth is that if you play on TV there is always a sponsor. There is no way around it. I've already…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/the-truth-is-that-if-you-play-on-tv-there-is-always-a-sponsor-there/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/688/tom-petty-2030_ifs_the-truth-is-that-if-you-play-on-tv-ther_391981.png) > [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/i-don-t-treat-the-band-like-i-m-above-them-or-that-they-re-a-hired/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14a/tom-petty-2030_alone_i-don-t-treat-the-band-like-i-m-above-th_1678032.jpg) > [Way up in the nosebleeds we watched him on the screen, they'd hung between the billboards so cheaper seats could see.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/way-up-in-the-nosebleeds-we-watched-him-on-the-screen-they-d-hung/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f15/tom-petty-2030_art_way-up-in-the-nosebleeds-we-watched-him_2220554.png) > [Time to move on, time to get going. What lies ahead I have no way of knowing. But under my feet, baby,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/time-to-move-on-time-to-get-going-what-lies-ahead-i-have-no-way-of/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db8/tom-petty-2030_baby_time-to-move-on-time-to-get-going-what-l_550959.png) > [We don't really make bad records, though some people might like some more than others. And we have never really done a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/we-don-t-really-make-bad-records-though-some-people-might-like-some/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df5/tom-petty-2030_done_we-don-t-really-make-bad-records-though_3139333.png) > [It's funny how the music industry is enraged about the Internet and the way things are copied without being paid for. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/it-s-funny-how-the-music-industry-is-enraged-about-the-internet-and/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f37/tom-petty-2030_industry_it-s-funny-how-the-music-industry-is-enr_1276347.png) > [When I decided to be a musician I reckoned that that was going to be the way of less profit, less money.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/when-i-decided-to-be-a-musician-i-reckoned-that-that-was-going-to-be/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a29/tom-petty-2030_bells_when-i-decided-to-be-a-musician-i-reckon_441208.jpg) > [When I go to see people, I always kind of hope they are going to play some kind of songs I know.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/when-i-go-to-see-people-i-always-kind-of-hope-they-are-going-to-play/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e11/tom-petty-2030_always_when-i-go-to-see-people-i-always-kind-of_2976253.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/i-m-certainly-not-a-robin-hood-i-m-not-that-way-i-don-t-want-to-come/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a40/tom-petty-2030_hood_i-m-certainly-not-a-robin-hood-i-m-not-t_2923173.png) > [When I met Elvis, we didn't really have a conversation. I was introduced by my uncle, and he sort of grunted my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/when-i-met-elvis-we-didn-t-really-have-a-conversation-i-was/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f9/tom-petty-2030_communication_when-i-met-elvis-we-didn-t-really-have-a_2566643.png) > [I don't believe in censorship, but I do believe that an artist has to take some moral responsibility for what he or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/i-don-t-believe-in-censorship-but-i-do-believe-that-an-artist-has-to/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c0/tom-petty-2030_art_i-don-t-believe-in-censorship-but-i-do-b_132055.png) ## Other authors on Way ## More by Tom Petty > [Where the sky begins, the horizon ends, despite the best intentions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/where-the-sky-begins-the-horizon-ends-despite-the-best-intentions/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) > [As time goes by, you seem to weed out the things that were making your life hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/as-time-goes-by-you-seem-to-weed-out-the-things-that-were-making-your/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) > [I would never put my songs in a commercial.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/i-would-never-put-my-songs-in-a-commercial/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) > [Take back your insurance, baby, nothing is guaranteed. Take back your acid rain, let your TV bleed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/take-back-your-insurance-baby-nothing-is-guaranteed-take-back-your/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) > [The great thing about the Wilburys was that none of us had to take the heat by ourselves. I was just a member of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/the-great-thing-about-the-wilburys-was-that-none-of-us-had-to-take/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/i-don-t-believe-in-censorship-but-i-do-believe-that-an-artist-has-to/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) > [Any time you're making a living at what you love to do, you're blessed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/any-time-you-re-making-a-living-at-what-you-love-to-do-you-re-blessed/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) > [A rebel without a clue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/a-rebel-without-a-clue/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/if-you-look-around-at-america-that-s-one-of-its-biggest-problems-is/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) > [Even the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a little bit of pride. They get lucky sometimes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/even-the-losers-get-lucky-sometimes-even-the-losers-keep-a-little-bit/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) > [If you stretch your imagination, I'll tell you all a tale, about a time when everything wasn't up for sale.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/if-you-stretch-your-imagination-i-ll-tell-you-all-a-tale-about-a-time/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) > [Buy me a drink, sing me a song; take me as I come, cause I can't stay long.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/buy-me-a-drink-sing-me-a-song-take-me-as-i-come-cause-i-can-t-stay/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) > [I never could have dreamed that her heart was so wicked, but I keep coming back because it's so hard to kick it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/i-never-could-have-dreamed-that-her-heart-was-so-wicked-but-i-keep/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) > [She's a good girl, crazy about Elvis, loves horses, and her boyfriend, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/she-s-a-good-girl-crazy-about-elvis-loves-horses-and-her-boyfriend-too/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/i-m-more-interested-in-what-i-m-going-to-leave-behind-me-than-in/) [Tom Petty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-petty/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/way/tom-petty/#itemlist", "name": "14 Way Quotes By Tom Petty", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I got my own way of praying.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tom Petty" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/i-got-my-own-way-of-praying/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d96/tom-petty-2030_my-own_i-got-my-own-way-of-praying-2757939_2757939.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d96/tom-petty-2030_my-own_i-got-my-own-way-of-praying-2757939_2757939.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d96/tom-petty-2030_my-own_i-got-my-own-way-of-praying-2757939_2757939.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I got my own way of praying.” — Tom Petty", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Go after what you really love and find a way to make that work for you, and then you'll be a happy person.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tom Petty" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/go-after-what-you-really-love-and-find-a-way-to-make-that-work-for/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4be/tom-petty-2030_find_go-after-what-you-really-love-and-find-a_2552495.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4be/tom-petty-2030_find_go-after-what-you-really-love-and-find-a_2552495.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4be/tom-petty-2030_find_go-after-what-you-really-love-and-find-a_2552495.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Go after what you really love and find a way to make that work for you, and then you'll be a happy person.” — Tom Petty", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My mama was a rocker way back in fifty-three, buys them old records that they sell on TV.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tom Petty" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-petty/my-mama-was-a-rocker-way-back-in-fifty-three-buys-them-old-records/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13a/tom-petty-2030_family_my-mama-was-a-rocker-way-back-in-fifty-t_3002721.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13a/tom-petty-2030_family_my-mama-was-a-rocker-way-back-in-fifty-t_3002721.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13a/tom-petty-2030_family_my-mama-was-a-rocker-way-back-in-fifty-t_3002721.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My mama was a rocker way back in fifty-three, buys them old records that they sell on TV.” — Tom Petty", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The truth is that if you play on TV there is always a sponsor. 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