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 MCCARTNEYMy arrest was on every bloody TV set. The other prisoners all knew who I was and asked me to sing.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people that call others weird that are weird.
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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.
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Transcendental Meditation gives me an island of calm in the midst of so much turbulence.
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There must be a better way to make the things we want, a way that doesn’t spoil the sky, or the rain or the land.
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One may not eat what has a face.
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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?
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I’ve got to admit it’s getting better. It’s a little better all the time.
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To get a big hit single you’ve got to go a bit dance. You’ve got to go a bit Britney. I don’t think I can do that – well, I could but it wouldn’t look very seemly!.
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I had this song called Helter Skelter, which is just a ridiculous song. So we did it like that, ‘cuz I like noise.
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There is good and bad in everyone.
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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.
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It’s also not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that’s your pool of resources.
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Animation is not just for children – it’s also for adults who take drugs.
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Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m sixty-four?
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When you’re wide awake say it for goodness sake, it’s gonna be a great day.
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The best thing I ever saw was a man who loved his wife.
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We can work it out. Life is very short, and there’s no time for fussing and fighting, my friend.
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I don’t think of myself as a legend. I just love what I do. I love playing with my band, I love going to beautiful places and give people good music. I love what I do, I`m very lucky man.
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I love to hear a choir. I love the humanity. To see the faces of real people devoting themselves to a piece of music. I like the teamwork. It makes me feel optimistic about the human race when I see them cooperating like that.
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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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Bend like the willow, winds gonna blow you hard and cold tonight. Life as it happens, nobody warns you, willow hold on tight.
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I definitely did look up to John. We all looked up to John. He was older and he was very much the leader; he was the quickest wit and the smartest.
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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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I think the minute you’re full up and have had enough to eat, then that’s time to retire.
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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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If anyone wants to save the planet, all they have to do is just stop eating meat.
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