You see, my mother was a district nurse until she died when I was 14, and we used to move from time to time because of her work.
PAUL MCCARTNEYI 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.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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Transcendental Meditation gives me an island of calm in the midst of so much turbulence.
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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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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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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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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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If anyone wants to save the planet, all they have to do is just stop eating meat.
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No one is out to break your heart, it only seems that way.
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I support decriminalisation. People are smoking pot anyway and to make them into criminals is wrong. It’s when you’re in jail you really become a criminal.
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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 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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To this day, if I ever meet grownups who play ukulele, I love ’em.
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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 definitely did look up to John. We all looked up to John. He was older and he was very much the leader; he was the quickest wit and the smartest.
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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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I’ve got to admit it’s getting better. It’s a little better all the time.
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