Take these broken wings and learn to fly.
PAUL MCCARTNEYThere’s nothing like the eureka moment of knocking off a song that didn’t exist before – I won’t compare it to sex, but it lasts longer.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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And when the night is cloudy There is still a light that shines on me Shine on until tomorrow, let it Be.
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Sometimes you write a song in a certain era and it’s got a certain kind of significance.
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To this day, if I ever meet grownups who play ukulele, I love ’em.
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Look, people are allowed their own opinions and they don’t always coincide with yours. As an artist you just have to keep plugging on.
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For tomorrow may rain, so I’ll follow the sun.
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A hundred years from now, people will listen to the music of the Beatles the same way we listen to Mozart.
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I have not practiced how to be a singer without an instrument.
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To get a big hit single you’ve got to go a bit dance. You’ve got to go a bit Britney. I don’t think I can do that – well, I could but it wouldn’t look very seemly!.
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It’s like if you’re an astronaut and you’ve been to the moon, what do you want to do with the rest of your life?
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I had this song called Helter Skelter, which is just a ridiculous song. So we did it like that, ‘cuz I like noise.
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When I sit down to write a song, it’s a kind of improvisation, but I formalize it a bit to get it into the studio, and when I step up to a microphone, I have a vague idea of what I’m about to do.
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It’s also not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that’s your pool of resources.
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Songs have some kind of structure that connects with people`s hearts.
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You see, my mother was a district nurse until she died when I was 14, and we used to move from time to time because of her work.
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Painting is a magical process that I like, where you conjure something out of nothing; you get a little idea that leads you through. You can go into a trance while you’re doing it, so it’s a nice contrast to real life.
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