I don’t work at being ordinary.
PAUL MCCARTNEYNo matter how accomplished or how many awards you get, you’re always still thinking there’s somebody out there who’s better than you.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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I still believe that love is all you need. I don’t know a better message than that.
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Being in the audience actually looks like quite a lot of fun.
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What’s wrong with sentimental? Sentimental means you like stuff.
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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.
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I can’t manage without homeopathy. In fact, I never go anywhere without homeopathic remedies. I often make use of them.
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I doubt very much if The Beatles would have happened if it was not for Elvis.
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Painting 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.
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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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When you were young, and your heart, was an open book. You used to say, live and let live.
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None 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 just always enjoy it; if you really enjoy what you do, you don’t want to stop.
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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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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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The willow turns his back on inclement weather. And if he can do it, we can do it.
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If I were dead, I would be the last to know.
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