When I decided to be a musician I reckoned that that was going to be the way of less profit, less money. I was sort of giving up the idea of making a lot of money. It was what I loved to do. I would have done it anyway. If I'd had to work at Taco Bell I'd have still been out at night trying to play music.
Tom PettyIt's funny how the music industry is enraged about the Internet and the way things are copied without being paid for. But you know why people steal the music? Because they can't afford the music.
Tom PettyI should have known right then it was too good to last, God, it's such a drag when you're livin' in the past
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 PettyIn a world that keeps on pushing me around, I'm gonna stand my ground, and I won't back down.
Tom Petty