Sometimes you write a song in a certain era and it’s got a certain kind of significance.
PAUL MCCARTNEYMy arrest was on every bloody TV set. The other prisoners all knew who I was and asked me to sing.
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There will be an answer. Let it be.
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To this day, if I ever meet grownups who play ukulele, I love ’em.
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Look, people are allowed their own opinions and they don’t always coincide with yours. As an artist you just have to keep plugging on.
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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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Be cool and you’ll be alright. That’s rock & roll religion.
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Songs have some kind of structure that connects with people`s hearts.
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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 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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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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Animation is not just for children – it’s also for adults who take drugs.
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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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She is the rock ‘n’ roll queen. Weirdly enough, that is one of the things her reign will be remembered for. Queen Elizabeth I, we remember Raleigh; Queen Elizabeth II it’s gonna be the Beatles.
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When we were kids growing up in Liverpool, all we ever wanted to be was Elvis Presley.
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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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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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