I’m still looking to write a great song. You always are. You know, you never think, ‘Well, that’s enough that’s good enough.’
PAUL MCCARTNEYPainting is similar to music. You get a couple or words or notes or chords that excite you, and you just follow them and add a bit more and see where it takes you. That’s the thrill for me. It still is a thrill, which is amazing after all this time.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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Songs have some kind of structure that connects with people`s hearts.
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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 think the minute you’re full up and have had enough to eat, then that’s time to retire.
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And what’s the point of changing when I’m happy as I am?
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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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Putting two songs together, I’ve always loved that trick when it works.
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Somewhere down the line everyone must pay for their misdeeds.
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Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you, Tomorrow I’ll miss you.
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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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What’s wrong with sentimental? Sentimental means you like stuff.
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Animation is not just for children – it’s also for adults who take drugs.
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The willow turns his back on inclement weather. And if he can do it, we can do it.
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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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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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When we were kids growing up in Liverpool, all we ever wanted to be was Elvis Presley.
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