At the end of the Beatles, I really was done in for the first time in my life. Until then, I really was a kind of cocky sod.
PAUL MCCARTNEYI just always enjoy it; if you really enjoy what you do, you don’t want to stop.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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I am alive and well and unconcerned about the rumors of my death. But if I were dead, I would be the last to know.
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Buy, buy, says the sign in the shop window; Why, why, says the junk in the yard.
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There are only four people who knew what the Beatles were about anyway.
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If I were dead, I would be the last to know.
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When I write, there are times — not always — when I hear John (Lennon) in my head, I’ll think, OK, what would we have done here?, and I can hear him gripe or approve.
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Being in the audience actually looks like quite a lot of fun.
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I love the past. There are parts of the past I hate, of course.
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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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Look, people are allowed their own opinions and they don’t always coincide with yours. As an artist you just have to keep plugging on.
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We can work it out. Life is very short, and there’s no time for fussing and fighting, my friend.
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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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It’s a lifelong gift, something you can call on at any time.
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There must be a better way to make the things we want, a way that doesn’t spoil the sky, or the rain or the land.
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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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Be cool and you’ll be alright. That’s rock & roll religion.
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