There are two things John and I always do when we’re going to sit down and write a song. First of all we sit down. Then we think about writing a song.
PAUL MCCARTNEYLyricists play with words.
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She is the rock ‘n’ roll queen. Weirdly enough, that is one of the things her reign will be remembered for. Queen Elizabeth I, we remember Raleigh; Queen Elizabeth II it’s gonna be the Beatles.
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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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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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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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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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I think people who create and write, it actually does flow-just flows from into their head, into their hand, and they write it down. It’s simple.
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I realized marvelling at nature was a deep pleasure of mine.
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The good Lord made this world and everything that’s in it. The way I see it, baby, you got to love it to the limit.
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Bend like the willow, winds gonna blow you hard and cold tonight. Life as it happens, nobody warns you, willow hold on tight.
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Painting is similar to music. You get a couple or words or notes or chords that excite you, and you just follow them and add a bit more and see where it takes you. That’s the thrill for me. It still is a thrill, which is amazing after all this time.
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In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.
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I think the French girls are fabulous.
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I don’t work at being ordinary.
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Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m sixty-four?
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Transcendental Meditation gives me an island of calm in the midst of so much turbulence.
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