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Tom Petty Quotes

Tom Petty quotes

American Musician October 20, 1953

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I had to learn a new way of playing. I had to practice a lot, and just find ways around the limitations. So it was a bad idea to break my hand. You said you were doing a lot of cocaine. Did that affect your songwriting? No. I think it affected my breaking my hand. Tom Petty
Tom Petty quote: "So I started out for God knows where. I guess I'll know when I..."
So I started out for God knows where. I guess I'll know when I get there. Tom Petty
Tom Petty quote: "I have turned down a lot of money for things that would have..."
I have turned down a lot of money for things that would have made me feel cheesy. Tom Petty
I think television's become a downright dangerous thing. It has no moral barometer whatsoever. If you want to talk about something that is all about money, just watch the television. Tom Petty
There used to be this real sense of community integrity in rock. It has really eroded. Everyone seems to be on their own now. Tom Petty
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. Tom Petty
Tom Petty quote: "I would never put my songs in a commercial."
I would never put my songs in a commercial. Tom Petty
Tom Petty quote: "If you're not getting older, you're dead."
If you're not getting older, you're dead. Tom Petty
Tom Petty quote: "Well I won't back down. No I won't back down. You can stand me..."
Well I won't back down. No I won't back down. You can stand me up at the gates of hell. But I won't back down Tom Petty
Tom Petty quote: "I've never had any idea that what I like would resonate with..."
I've never had any idea that what I like would resonate with the audience, and I'm pleasantly surprised when it does. Tom Petty
Tom Petty quote: "I'm barely prolific and incredibly lazy."
I'm barely prolific and incredibly lazy. Tom Petty
Tom Petty quote: "Most things I worry about never happen anyway."
Most things I worry about never happen anyway. Tom Petty
Tom Petty quote: "It's better to burn out, then to fade away."
It's better to burn out, then to fade away. Tom Petty
Tom Petty quote: "I'll stand my ground and I won't back down..."
I'll stand my ground and I won't back down... Tom Petty

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