One may not eat what has a face.
PAUL MCCARTNEYOne may not eat what has a face.
PAUL MCCARTNEYWhen 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.
PAUL MCCARTNEYMy arrest was on every bloody TV set. The other prisoners all knew who I was and asked me to sing.
PAUL MCCARTNEYWill you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m sixty-four?
PAUL MCCARTNEYWhat’s wrong with sentimental? Sentimental means you like stuff.
PAUL MCCARTNEYWhen we were kids growing up in Liverpool, all we ever wanted to be was Elvis Presley.
PAUL MCCARTNEYI 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.
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.
PAUL MCCARTNEYI 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.
PAUL MCCARTNEYI 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.
PAUL MCCARTNEYI love the past. There are parts of the past I hate, of course.
PAUL MCCARTNEYI 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 MCCARTNEYIt’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 MCCARTNEYLove doesn’t come in a minute, sometimes it doesn’t come at all.
PAUL MCCARTNEYThe interesting thing about the Beatles was: The music was one thing, but we kind of symbolized a certain kind of freedom at a time when people of our generation were just growing up and just becoming adults.
PAUL MCCARTNEYYou 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.
PAUL MCCARTNEY