At the end of the Beatles, I really was done in for the first time in my life. Until then, I really was a kind of cocky sod.
PAUL MCCARTNEYWhen 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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It’s also not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that’s your pool of resources.
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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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When we were kids growing up in Liverpool, all we ever wanted to be was Elvis Presley.
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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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I can’t manage without homeopathy. In fact, I never go anywhere without homeopathic remedies. I often make use of them.
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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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To get a big hit single you’ve got to go a bit dance. You’ve got to go a bit Britney. I don’t think I can do that – well, I could but it wouldn’t look very seemly!.
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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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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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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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Sadness isn’t sadness. It’s happiness in a black jacket. Tears are not tears. They’re balls of laughter dipped in salt. Death is not death. It’s life that’s jumped off a tall cliff.
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Nothing pleases me more than to go into a room and come out with a piece of music.
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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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The interesting thing about the Beatles was: The music was one thing, but we kind of symbolized a certain kind of freedom at a time when people of our generation were just growing up and just becoming adults.
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Somewhere down the line everyone must pay for their misdeeds.
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Lyricists play with words.
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My message is a peaceful one and I hope that the idea will spread.
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I took my brains out and stretched them on the rack, now I’m not too sure I’m gonna get them back.
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One may not eat what has a face.
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If children are studying the 20th century, I’m in their text books.
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If You can play Your stuff in a pub, then You´re a good band.
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I realize now that taking drugs was like taking an aspirin without having a headache.
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Every time I felt low, I just put on an Elvis record and I’d feel great, beautiful.
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I still believe that love is all you need. I don’t know a better message than that.
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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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I’m not religious, but I’m very spiritual.
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