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When 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.

Paul McCartney

You can judge a man’s true character by the way he treats his fellow animals.
PAUL MCCARTNEY

Animal Character Himself Judgement Man
Think globally, act locally.
PAUL MCCARTNEY

Act Business Global Local Myself Thinking
I had this song called Helter Skelter, which is just a ridiculous song. So we did it like that, ‘cuz I like noise.
PAUL MCCARTNEY

Myself Noise Song
The willow turns his back on inclement weather. And if he can do it, we can do it.
PAUL MCCARTNEY

Himself Weather Willow
Being in the audience actually looks like quite a lot of fun.
PAUL MCCARTNEY

Audience Fun Quite
Nothing pleases me more than to go into a room and come out with a piece of music.
PAUL MCCARTNEY

Myself Pieces Room
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.
PAUL MCCARTNEY

Accomplishment Award Better Yourself
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.
PAUL MCCARTNEY

Feeling Future Myself Past
But with writers, there’s nothing wrong with melancholy. It’s an important color in writing.
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Color Important Sadness Writing Wrong
It’s like if you’re an astronaut and you’ve been to the moon, what do you want to do with the rest of your life?
PAUL MCCARTNEY

Life Moon Yourself
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.
PAUL MCCARTNEY

Artist Brilliant Lyrics Memories Writing Yourself
Painting is similar to music. You get a couple or words or notes or chords that excite you, and you just follow them and add a bit more and see where it takes you. That’s the thrill for me. It still is a thrill, which is amazing after all this time.
PAUL MCCARTNEY

Amazing Couple Follow Music Myself Similar Thrill Time
It’s also not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that’s your pool of resources.
PAUL MCCARTNEY

Pool Resource Writing Yourself
I’ve got to admit it’s getting better. It’s a little better all the time.
PAUL MCCARTNEY

Better Improvement Myself Time
What I have to say is all in the music. If I want to say anything, I write a song.
PAUL MCCARTNEY

Feeling Music Myself Song Writing
When 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.
PAUL MCCARTNEY

Boredom Children Excitement Live Start Thinking

When 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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