Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Lyrics

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Info:

From:
Gainesville, Florida, United States

Genres:
Rock, heartland rock, blues rock

Years active:
1976-present

Labels:
Shelter, Backstreet, MCA, Warner Bros.

Associated acts:
Mudcrutch, Traveling Wilburys, Jeff Lynne, Stevie Nicks

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

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

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

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

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

Steve Ferrone -
drums
(1995-present)

Past members:
Stan Lynch -
drums, backing vocals (1976-1994)
Howie Epstein -
bass, backing vocals, mandolin (1982-2002; died 2003)

Tom Petty 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.”

Tom Petty Awards
1985
MTV Video Music Award for Best Special Effects (Tony Mitchell, Kathy Dougherty & Peter Cohen)

1994
MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video ("Mary Jane's Last Dance").

1995
MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video ("You Don't Know How It Feels").

1996
Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male ("You Don't Know How It Feels")

2002
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

2008
Grammy Award for Long Form Music Video: Runnin' Down a Dream - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

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