Every time I felt low, I just put on an Elvis record and I’d feel great, beautiful.
PAUL MCCARTNEYIt’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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If children are studying the 20th century, I’m in their text books.
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When you were young, and your heart, was an open book. You used to say, live and let live.
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When we were kids growing up in Liverpool, all we ever wanted to be was Elvis Presley.
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Trumpets are a bit more adventurous; they’re drunk! Trumpeters are generally drunk. It wets their whistle.
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We got into music to avoid a job, and get lots of girls.
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I realized marvelling at nature was a deep pleasure of mine.
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There’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.
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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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None of us wanted to be the bass player. In our minds he was the fat guy who always played at the back.
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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.
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I doubt very much if The Beatles would have happened if it was not for Elvis.
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But you know, as a kid I would have thought of a vegetarian as a wimp.
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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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Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you, Tomorrow I’ll miss you.
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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.
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