I love the past. There are parts of the past I hate, of course.
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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Lyricists play with words.
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I’m still looking to write a great song. You always are. You know, you never think, ‘Well, that’s enough that’s good enough.’
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No matter how accomplished or how many awards you get, you’re always still thinking there’s somebody out there who’s better than you.
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If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.
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It’s a powerful thing hearing your friend on a very beautiful song.
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If you love your life, everybody will love you too.
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Being in the audience actually looks like quite a lot of fun.
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It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ I thought, this is it.
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I realized marvelling at nature was a deep pleasure of mine.
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But with writers, there’s nothing wrong with melancholy. It’s an important color in writing.
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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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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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I don’t work at being ordinary.
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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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Hamburg totally wrecked us. I remember getting home to England and my dad thought I was half-dead. I looked like a skeleton, I hadn’t noticed the change, I’d been having such a ball!
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