292 Quotes by Tom Petty

Running down a dream... working on a mystery... going wherever it leads...

I have never been comfortable being the front man.

You believe what you want to believe

I started playing the bass because nobody else would play the bass, and then I got bumped up into singing because no one else really wanted to sing. So I learned how to sing and I wrote the songs, so I tended to get the most attention.

Buy me a drink, sing me a song; take me as I come, cause I can't stay long.

I think sometimes maybe you're going to connect with the audience more than others, but the journey is about getting all there is to get out of this group of people.

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.

I'm always having fun. Playing is fun. Music is fun.

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.