When I see bacon, I see a pig, I see a little friend, and that’s why I can’t eat it. Simple as that.
PAUL MCCARTNEYWhat I have to say is all in the music. If I want to say anything, I write a song.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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Why would I retire? Sit at home and watch TV? No thanks. I’d rather be out playing.
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When you get the money, you still need to keep going; you don’t stop. There has to be something else. I think it’s the freedom to do what you want and to live your dreams.
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One may not eat what has a face.
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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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No one is out to break your heart, it only seems that way.
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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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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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Be cool and you’ll be alright. That’s rock & roll religion.
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And what’s the point of changing when I’m happy as I am?
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The willow turns his back on inclement weather. And if he can do it, we can do it.
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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.
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I realize now that taking drugs was like taking an aspirin without having a headache.
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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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I love the past. There are parts of the past I hate, of course.
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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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