I realize now that taking drugs was like taking an aspirin without having a headache.
PAUL MCCARTNEYIt’s a powerful thing hearing your friend on a very beautiful song.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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I had this song called Helter Skelter, which is just a ridiculous song. So we did it like that, ‘cuz I like noise.
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Trumpets are a bit more adventurous; they’re drunk! Trumpeters are generally drunk. It wets their whistle.
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Animation is not just for children – it’s also for adults who take drugs.
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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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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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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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I still believe that love is all you need. I don’t know a better message than that.
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When you get the money, you still need to keep going; you don’t stop. There has to be something else. I think it’s the freedom to do what you want and to live your dreams.
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Out of all those millions and millions of planets floating around there in space, this is our planet, this is our little one, so we just got to be aware of it and take care of it.
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I don’t work at being ordinary.
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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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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.
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Transcendental Meditation gives me an island of calm in the midst of so much turbulence.
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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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She is the rock ‘n’ roll queen. Weirdly enough, that is one of the things her reign will be remembered for. Queen Elizabeth I, we remember Raleigh; Queen Elizabeth II it’s gonna be the Beatles.
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