It’s also not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that’s your pool of resources.
PAUL MCCARTNEYSo, if I’m cooking, I’ll be steaming vegetables, making some nice salad, that kind of stuff.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
-
-
My mum died when I was 14. That is a kind of strange age to lose a mother. John lost his mum when he was 17.
PAUL MCCARTNEY -
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.
PAUL MCCARTNEY -
It’s not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that’s your pool of resources. If you were to write something now, I bet there’s a pretty good chance you’d call on your teenage years, your experiences then, stuff you learned then.
PAUL MCCARTNEY -
Putting two songs together, I’ve always loved that trick when it works.
PAUL MCCARTNEY -
For tomorrow may rain, so I’ll follow the sun.
PAUL MCCARTNEY -
Buy, buy, says the sign in the shop window; Why, why, says the junk in the yard.
PAUL MCCARTNEY -
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.”
PAUL MCCARTNEY -
There’s nothing as glamorous to me as a record store.
PAUL MCCARTNEY -
The beatles were always a great band. nothing more nothing less.
PAUL MCCARTNEY -
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.
PAUL MCCARTNEY -
The best thing I ever saw was a man who loved his wife.
PAUL MCCARTNEY -
Why would I retire? Sit at home and watch TV? No thanks. I’d rather be out playing.
PAUL MCCARTNEY -
Sometimes you write a song in a certain era and it’s got a certain kind of significance.
PAUL MCCARTNEY -
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?
PAUL MCCARTNEY -
What’s wrong with sentimental? Sentimental means you like stuff.
PAUL MCCARTNEY