Go after what you really love and find a way to make that work for you, and then you'll be a happy person.
Tom PettyYou get into your late fifties, people start falling like flies all around you. I don't take life for granted any more. I'm really glad to be here.
Tom PettyHe [George Harrison] told me he really, really admired John [Lennon]. He probably wanted John's acceptance pretty bad, you know?
Tom PettyI didn't worry about my career ending, but there were days where I felt pretty beat up by it all and just pretty tired, because they didn't make it easy for me. And coming right off the last lawsuit, it was the last thing I wanted to get involved in. When it was over, we didn't really celebrate, we were just exhausted. I lost all interest in the record business and never wanted to do anything except hand in a record again.
Tom Petty