#Tom petty quotes professional#

#Tom petty quotes professional#

“If you’re not careful, can convince you that this is a career opportunity, like being a professional person. But it does seem in the last few years there’s a certain great expectation of us and that can cause you a certain amount of pressure.” (1982) What we’re really striving for is to inspire someone. On one hand I’m flattered that’s why it’s so hard to complain. “I don’t see myself as the savior of anything. So this is how the world has changed.” (2005) I guess there was Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley, but they had become kind of oldies acts.

The Rolling Stones were about seven years older than us and that was as far as we could look. There just weren’t people doing it at our age. “I think I saw myself doing this for awhile and then maybe getting into being a songwriter or a record producer or something like that. I like it mainly ’cause there is so much music down there.” (1985) “I’m glad people understand that we are Southern. “Back then it was almost like admitting that you were never going to make any money and realizing you probably were not going to have a professional life but saying, ‘This is what I love, so I’ll do this.'” (1991) I remember thinking at one point, Boy, if this goes on for five years, that would be quite a run. Then when we hit five years, I remember thinking, Man, if this goes on 10 years it’d be incredible.” (2005) You didn’t look at it as a job you’d do your whole life. I don’t think there were that many even in their 40s. There weren’t a lot of rock stars in their 50s or 60s - or 70s - then. “It was 1976 when the band started, and Mike (Campbell) and Ben (Tench) and I had been knocking around since 1970. Tom Petty's 20 Greatest Songs: Critic's Picks