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.
PAUL MCCARTNEYBe cool and you’ll be alright. That’s rock & roll religion.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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Sometimes you write a song in a certain era and it’s got a certain kind of significance.
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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 think [Transcendental Meditation] is what people need. They don’t need high minded talk, they need results.
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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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Putting two songs together, I’ve always loved that trick when it works.
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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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The thing you must remember is that I’m the Number One John Lennon fan. I love him to this day and I always did love him
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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 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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I have not practiced how to be a singer without an instrument.
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Think globally, act locally.
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I love the past. There are parts of the past I hate, of course.
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Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you, Tomorrow I’ll miss you.
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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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But with writers, there’s nothing wrong with melancholy. It’s an important color in writing.
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