When we were kids growing up in Liverpool, all we ever wanted to be was Elvis Presley.
PAUL MCCARTNEYWhen I write, there are times — not always — when I hear John (Lennon) in my head, I’ll think, OK, what would we have done here?, and I can hear him gripe or approve.
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I think the minute you’re full up and have had enough to eat, then that’s time to retire.
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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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A lot of artists use memories. A lot of prose writers, a lot of poets, a lot of songwriters, refer back to something. Generally it’s all you’ve got, unless you’re brilliant and can write totally in the now.
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Animation is not just for children – it’s also for adults who take drugs.
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Take these broken wings and learn to fly.
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But you know, as a kid I would have thought of a vegetarian as a wimp.
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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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The beatles were always a great band. nothing more nothing less.
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When you got a job to do, you got to do it well. You gotta give the other fellow hell.
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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 think the French girls are fabulous.
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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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The best thing I ever saw was a man who loved his wife.
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One may not eat what has a face.
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And what’s the point of changing when I’m happy as I am?
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