“Music really isn’t supposed to be perfect. Why would I want to do anything else? Rock and roll is such a good job.” I’m impatient now with anything that gets in the way of what I want to do. It’s funny when you realize there are time limits. “I’ve never had any idea that what I like would resonate with the audience, and I’m pleasantly surprised when it does.” I would be very uncomfortable having to do this alone.” “I don’t treat the band like I’m above them or that they’re a hired hand for me. Work on the songs, work on the songs, work on the songs.” I always tell young people it’s all about the music, the songs. If the material is strong, you’re already 90% there. I think it’s the same with a live performance. “Making a record? You’ve got to have the song, then you create a record.
Like where I’m at during a particular moment in time.” “I don’t know, my music has always just come from where the wind blew me. If I’d had to work at Taco Bell I’d have still been out at night trying to play music.” I was sort of giving up the idea of making a lot of money. “When I decided to be a musician I reckoned that that was going to be the way of less profit, less money. And so I have that kind of background, but I always kind of aspired to be something else, and I made a lot of different friends over the years that were passing through.” They were more of just your ‘white trash’ kind of family. “My family wasn’t involved in the college. I could feel successful without selling a million records.” Just making a successful record and a successful show. But I stand my ground and I won’t back down.” “I got just one life in a world that keeps on pushin’ me around. Tom Petty quotes: the legendary rock music icon’s words on success, running down your dream, and going where it leads.
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