I am alive and well and unconcerned about the rumors of my death. But if I were dead, I would be the last to know.
PAUL MCCARTNEYI’m still looking to write a great song. You always are. You know, you never think, ‘Well, that’s enough that’s good enough.’
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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It’s not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that’s your pool of resources. If you were to write something now, I bet there’s a pretty good chance you’d call on your teenage years, your experiences then, stuff you learned then.
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I don’t work at being ordinary.
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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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I’m only 49 years old. I’m still in the middle of this whole thing. I don’t feel like it’s finished at all. I’m still planning to write better songs.
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Sadness isn’t sadness. It’s happiness in a black jacket. Tears are not tears. They’re balls of laughter dipped in salt. Death is not death. It’s life that’s jumped off a tall cliff.
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Why would I retire? Sit at home and watch TV? No thanks. I’d rather be out playing.
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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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When I write, there are times — not always — when I hear John (Lennon) in my head, I’ll think, OK, what would we have done here?, and I can hear him gripe or approve.
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If children are studying the 20th century, I’m in their text books.
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I like most kinds of music. So I haven’t got a bag, as they say. Except the big black one in the hall outside.
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Every time I felt low, I just put on an Elvis record and I’d feel great, beautiful.
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For tomorrow may rain, so I’ll follow the sun.
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We can work it out. Life is very short, and there’s no time for fussing and fighting, my friend.
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I think the minute you’re full up and have had enough to eat, then that’s time to retire.
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And what’s the point of changing when I’m happy as I am?
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