By the time we made “Abbey Road”, John and I were openly critical of each other’s music, and I felt John wasn’t much interested in performing anything he hadn’t written himself.
PAUL MCCARTNEYNone of us wanted to be the bass player. In our minds he was the fat guy who always played at the back.
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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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It’s also not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that’s your pool of resources.
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I believe that in the future meditation could be as commonplace in schools and society as eco-awareness is now. It interests me that an ancient cure may be the solution to a modern problem.
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Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you, Tomorrow I’ll miss you.
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What I have to say is all in the music. If I want to say anything, I write a song.
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Be cool and you’ll be alright. That’s rock & roll religion.
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If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.
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Having a beard is natural. When you think about it, shaving it off is quite weird.
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If You can play Your stuff in a pub, then You´re a good band.
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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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Being in the audience actually looks like quite a lot of fun.
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My arrest was on every bloody TV set. The other prisoners all knew who I was and asked me to sing.
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A hundred years from now, people will listen to the music of the Beatles the same way we listen to Mozart.
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There’s nothing like the eureka moment of knocking off a song that didn’t exist before – I won’t compare it to sex, but it lasts longer.
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Lyricists play with words.
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