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
You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won't back down.
Time to move on, time to get going. What lies ahead I have no way of knowing. But under my feet, baby, grass is growing.
There used to be this real sense of community integrity in rock. It has really eroded. Everyone seems to be on their own now.
I've never had any idea that what I like would resonate with the audience, and I'm pleasantly surprised when it does.
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.
He [George Harrison] told me he really, really admired John [Lennon]. He probably wanted John's acceptance pretty bad, you know?
No matter how long you play the guitar, there's always something else to learn.
You get in there, you get the job done and you get the hell out.
At the end of the day, you're just phonograph records.
If you listen long enough you can hear my skin grow tough love is painful to the touch must be made of stronger stuff.
We don't really make bad records, though some people might like some more than others. And we have never really done a bad show. So I think in a way maybe we've been taken for granted.
In a world that keeps on pushing me around, I'm gonna stand my ground, and I won't back down...
I'm not exactly a guy who makes new friends easily.
We haven't always been boy scouts, but we never lost sight of the music, Let me remind you that this ain't the end.