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.
PAUL MCCARTNEYI think the minute you’re full up and have had enough to eat, then that’s time to retire.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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When you get the money, you still need to keep going; you don’t stop. There has to be something else. I think it’s the freedom to do what you want and to live your dreams.
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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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I’ve got to admit it’s getting better. It’s a little better all the time.
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What’s wrong with sentimental? Sentimental means you like stuff.
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The beatles were always a great band. nothing more nothing less.
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When we were starting off as kids, just the idea of maybe going to do this as a living instead of getting what we thought was going to be a boring job, was exciting.
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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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In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.
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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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My mum died when I was 14. That is a kind of strange age to lose a mother. John lost his mum when he was 17.
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What I have to say is all in the music. If I want to say anything, I write a song.
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To this day, if I ever meet grownups who play ukulele, I love ’em.
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I believe that in the future meditation could be as commonplace in schools and society as eco-awareness is now. It interests me that an ancient cure may be the solution to a modern problem.
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By the time we made “Abbey Road”, John and I were openly critical of each other’s music, and I felt John wasn’t much interested in performing anything he hadn’t written himself.
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I just always enjoy it; if you really enjoy what you do, you don’t want to stop.
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