Tom Petty Quotes

Tom Petty Song Quotes

"It just seems so useless to have to work so hard,
And nothin' ever really seem to come from it
And then she looks me in the eye, says, We gonna last forever.."
-Tom Petty
from Here Comes My Girl (1979)

"God it's so painful when something that's so close
Is still so far out of reach"
-Tom Petty
from American Girl (1976)

"You don't know how it feels
You don't know how it feels to be me"
-Tom Petty
from You Don't Know How It Feels (2017)

"Because this feels so good and so free and so right,
I know we ain't never goin' change our minds about it"
-Tom Petty
from Here Comes My Girl (1979)

"Well I won't back down, no I won't back down
You could stand me up at the gates of hell
But I won't back down"
-Tom Petty
from I Won't Back Down

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Tom Petty Info:

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers was an American rock band from Gainesville, Florida. They were formed in 1976 by Tom Petty, the band's primary vocalist and guitar player.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have sold more than 80 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling bands of all time. -Wikipedia

Members:
Tom Petty -
lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica
(1976-present)

Mike Campbell -
lead guitar, bass, keyboards, mandolin
(1976-2017)

Benmont Tench -
piano, organ, synthesizers, backing vocals
(1976-2017)

Ron Blair -
bass, backing vocals
(1976-1982, 2002-2017)

Scott Thurston -
rhythm guitar, harmonica, synthesizer, backing vocals
(1991-2017)

Steve Ferrone -
drums
(1995-2017)
From: Gainesville, Florida, United States
Genre(s): Rock, heartland rock, blues rock
Active From: 1976-2017
Associated Acts: Mudcrutch, Traveling Wilburys, Jeff Lynne, Stevie Nicks
Quotes:
"It's very easy to be cynical about the hall of fame. But on the other hand, it's really a beautiful thing for someone like me. I dedicated my entire life to this music."

"You and I will meet again, When we're least expecting it, One day in some far off place, I will recognize your face, I won't say goodbye my friend, For you and I will meet again"

"You have four years to be irresponsible here. Relax. Work is for people with jobs. You'll never remember class time, but you'll remember time you wasted hanging out with your friends. So, stay out late. Go out on a Tuesday with your friends when you have a paper due Wednesday. Spend money you don't have. Drink 'til sunrise. The work never ends, but college does..."

"I'm frustrated by what I hear. Maybe it's not meant for me. Personally, I'm way too bright for a lot of the hip-hop lyrics to affect. I'm much too smart to think that jewelry or how cool I am is really going to change much about my personality. If you're dumb enough that it entertains you, have a great time. But I am seeking more than that."

"Most things I worry about never happen anyway."

"Even the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a little bit of pride. They get lucky sometimes."

We said 'You're going to have to quit this. It's gonna get you. You just don't win with heroin. You die or you go to jail. There's no middle ground. There's no other options,'

"We enjoy playing with each other, which I think is a pretty important part of this. If we didn't, we'd have given it up a long time ago. The idea when we started was to take five people and keep 'em together no matter what and see what we could get out of it, and we've pretty much stuck to that plan."