You can judge a man’s true character by the way he treats his fellow animals.
PAUL MCCARTNEYEvery time I felt low, I just put on an Elvis record and I’d feel great, beautiful.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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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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There’s nothing like the eureka moment of knocking off a song that didn’t exist before – I won’t compare it to sex, but it lasts longer.
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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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I doubt very much if The Beatles would have happened if it was not for Elvis.
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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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If you love your life, everybody will love you too.
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Take these broken wings and learn to fly.
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I realized marvelling at nature was a deep pleasure of mine.
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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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My message is a peaceful one and I hope that the idea will spread.
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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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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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No one is out to break your heart, it only seems that way.
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It’s a powerful thing hearing your friend on a very beautiful song.
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I think the French girls are fabulous.
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