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.
PAUL MCCARTNEYBut you know, as a kid I would have thought of a vegetarian as a wimp.
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Hamburg totally wrecked us. I remember getting home to England and my dad thought I was half-dead. I looked like a skeleton, I hadn’t noticed the change, I’d been having such a ball!
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When you’re wide awake say it for goodness sake, it’s gonna be a great day.
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It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ I thought, this is it.
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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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If children are studying the 20th century, I’m in their text books.
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If you love your life, everybody will love you too.
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The best thing I ever saw was a man who loved his wife.
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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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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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When we were kids growing up in Liverpool, all we ever wanted to be was Elvis Presley.
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Sometimes you write a song in a certain era and it’s got a certain kind of significance.
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And when the night is cloudy There is still a light that shines on me Shine on until tomorrow, let it Be.
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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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Songs have some kind of structure that connects with people`s hearts.
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A lot of artists use memories. A lot of prose writers, a lot of poets, a lot of songwriters, refer back to something. Generally it’s all you’ve got, unless you’re brilliant and can write totally in the now.
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