Tom Petty Lyrics

Tom Petty Info:

Birth name:
Thomas Earl Petty

Also known as:
Charlie T. Wilbury, Jr Muddy Wilbury

Born:
October 20, 1950 ( age )

From:
Gainesville, Florida, US

Height:
5' 9" (175 cm)

Education:
Gainesville High School

Spouses:
Dana York
(June 3rd, 2001 - present)

Jane Benyo
(March 26 1974 - September 9 1996) (divorced)

Children:
Adria Petty
Kimberly Violette Petty

Genres:
Rock, rock and roll, roots rock, heartland rock, blues rock

Occupations:
Musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor

Instruments:
Vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, harmonica, drums

Years active:
1969-present

Associated acts:
Epics, Mudcrutch, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Traveling Wilburys, Stevie Nicks, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, George Harrison, Grateful Dead, Roy Orbison, Bonnie Raitt, Dwight Twilley

Notable Instruments:
Fender Stratocaster
Fender Telecaster
Gibson Dove
Gibson Flying V
Gibson J-200
Rickenbacker Guitars
Vox Mark III

Tom Petty Quotes:
“It's very easy to be cynical about the hall of fame. But on the other hand, it's really a beautiful thing for someone like me. I dedicated my entire life to this music.”

“You and I will meet again, When we're least expecting it, One day in some far off place, I will recognize your face, I won't say goodbye my friend, For you and I will meet again”

“You have four years to be irresponsible here. Relax. Work is for people with jobs. You'll never remember class time, but you'll remember time you wasted hanging out with your friends. So, stay out late. Go out on a Tuesday with your friends when you have a paper due Wednesday. Spend money you don't have. Drink 'til sunrise. The work never ends, but college does..."”

“I'm frustrated by what I hear. Maybe it's not meant for me. Personally, I'm way too bright for a lot of the hip-hop lyrics to affect. I'm much too smart to think that jewelry or how cool I am is really going to change much about my personality. If you're dumb enough that it entertains you, have a great time. But I am seeking more than that.”

“Most things I worry about never happen anyway.”

“Even the losers get lucky sometimes. Even the losers keep a little bit of pride. They get lucky sometimes.”

We said 'You're going to have to quit this. It's gonna get you. You just don't win with heroin. You die or you go to jail. There's no middle ground. There's no other options,'

“We enjoy playing with each other, which I think is a pretty important part of this. If we didn't, we'd have given it up a long time ago. The idea when we started was to take five people and keep 'em together no matter what and see what we could get out of it, and we've pretty much stuck to that plan.”

Tom Petty Awards
1985
MTV Video Music Award for Best Special Effects (Tony Mitchell, Kathy Dougherty & Peter Cohen)

1994
MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video ("Mary Jane's Last Dance").

1995
MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video ("You Don't Know How It Feels").

1996
Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance - Male ("You Don't Know How It Feels")

2002
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

2008
Grammy Award for Long Form Music Video: Runnin' Down a Dream - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

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