Tom Petty
Tom Petty
Thomas Earl "Tom" Pettyis an American musician, singer, songwriter, multi instrumentalist and record producer. He is best known as the lead singer of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, but is also known as a member and co-founder of the late 1980s supergroup the Traveling Wilburys, and his early band Mudcrutch...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth20 October 1950
CityGainesville, FL
CountryUnited States of America
Running down a dream... working on a mystery... going wherever it leads...
You believe what you want to believe
Buy me a drink, sing me a song; take me as I come, cause I can't stay long.
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 putting out there.
You were the one who made things different, you were the one who took me in. You were the one thing I could count on, above all, you were my friend.
Songwriting ability is a gift. After a while, you come to realize, "I've really been blessed. I can write these things and it makes me happy, and it makes millions of people happy." It's an obligation, it's bigger than you. It's the only true magic I know. It's not pulling a rabbit out of a hat; it's real. It's your soul floating out to theirs.
Most things I worry about never happen anyway.
Go after what you really love and find a way to make that work for you, and then you'll be a happy person.
You belong somewhere you feel free.
The waiting is the hardest part, every day you get one more yard. You take it on faith, you take it to the heart, the waiting is hardest part.
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.
Whatever you're looking for, don't come around here no more.
George Harrison was the kind of guy who wasn’t going to leave until he hugged you for five minutes and told you how much he loved you.