I think the minute you’re full up and have had enough to eat, then that’s time to retire.
PAUL MCCARTNEYPutting two songs together, I’ve always loved that trick when it works.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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My arrest was on every bloody TV set. The other prisoners all knew who I was and asked me to sing.
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I love the past. There are parts of the past I hate, of course.
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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 realized marvelling at nature was a deep pleasure of mine.
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The interesting thing about the Beatles was: The music was one thing, but we kind of symbolized a certain kind of freedom at a time when people of our generation were just growing up and just becoming adults.
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Buy, buy, says the sign in the shop window; Why, why, says the junk in the yard.
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I took my brains out and stretched them on the rack, now I’m not too sure I’m gonna get them back.
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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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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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A lot of artists use memories. A lot of prose writers, a lot of poets, a lot of songwriters, refer back to something. Generally it’s all you’ve got, unless you’re brilliant and can write totally in the now.
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Putting two songs together, I’ve always loved that trick when it works.
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The willow turns his back on inclement weather. And if he can do it, we can do it.
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Out of all those millions and millions of planets floating around there in space, this is our planet, this is our little one, so we just got to be aware of it and take care of it.
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Nothing pleases me more than to go into a room and come out with a piece of music.
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When I see bacon, I see a pig, I see a little friend, and that’s why I can’t eat it. Simple as that.
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