292 Quotes by Tom Petty

The great thing about the Wilburys was that none of us had to take the heat by ourselves. I was just a member of the band. Nobody felt like he was above anybody else. We had such a good time.

I developed a problem with authority. Any time that authority was what I interpreted as being unjust, I stood up to it, and that became my personality.

There was rock and roll across the dial, when I think of her it makes me smile.

There used to be this real sense of community integrity in rock. It has really eroded. Everyone seems to be on their own now.

Gonna wind it up on my guitar. Gonna make that silver sing.

Every verse a diamond, every chorus gold, the sound was my salvation. It was only everything, before money became king.

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.

Gypsies at home watching Jerry Falwell on TV, might mean something to you, it ain't nothing to me.

I've never had any idea that what I like would resonate with the audience, and I'm pleasantly surprised when it does.