The good Lord made this world and everything that’s in it. The way I see it, baby, you got to love it to the limit.
PAUL MCCARTNEYIt was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ I thought, this is it.
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You see, my mother was a district nurse until she died when I was 14, and we used to move from time to time because of her work.
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I think the French girls are fabulous.
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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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No matter how accomplished or how many awards you get, you’re always still thinking there’s somebody out there who’s better than you.
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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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But with writers, there’s nothing wrong with melancholy. It’s an important color in writing.
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It’s a powerful thing hearing your friend on a very beautiful song.
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To this day, if I ever meet grownups who play ukulele, I love ’em.
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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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Nothing pleases me more than to go into a room and come out with a piece of music.
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We live in hope of deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us.
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I have not practiced how to be a singer without an instrument.
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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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I’m not religious, but I’m very spiritual.
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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 think [Transcendental Meditation] is what people need. They don’t need high minded talk, they need results.
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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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Having a beard is natural. When you think about it, shaving it off is quite weird.
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Transcendental Meditation gives me an island of calm in the midst of so much turbulence.
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I like most kinds of music. So I haven’t got a bag, as they say. Except the big black one in the hall outside.
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I meet so many people that just sort of say, “I want to thank you for your music. It really helped me” or “It changed my life.”
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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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For tomorrow may rain, so I’ll follow the sun.
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Putting two songs together, I’ve always loved that trick when it works.
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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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Lyricists play with words.
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