It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ I thought, this is it.
PAUL MCCARTNEYThere must be a better way to make the things we want, a way that doesn’t spoil the sky, or the rain or the land.
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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 think of myself as a legend. I just love what I do. I love playing with my band, I love going to beautiful places and give people good music. I love what I do, I`m very lucky man.
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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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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 feel like the sixties is about to happen. It feels like a period in the future to me, rather than a period in the past.
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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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I’m not religious, but I’m very spiritual.
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You can judge a man’s true character by the way he treats his fellow animals.
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Animation is not just for children – it’s also for adults who take drugs.
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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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Somewhere down the line everyone must pay for their misdeeds.
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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.
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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 doubt very much if The Beatles would have happened if it was not for Elvis.
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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.
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