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.
PAUL MCCARTNEYSomewhere down the line everyone must pay for their misdeeds.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you, Tomorrow I’ll miss you.
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You 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.
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Sadness isn’t sadness. It’s happiness in a black jacket. Tears are not tears. They’re balls of laughter dipped in salt. Death is not death. It’s life that’s jumped off a tall cliff.
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The beatles were always a great band. nothing more nothing less.
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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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For tomorrow may rain, so I’ll follow the sun.
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I realized marvelling at nature was a deep pleasure of mine.
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What I have to say is all in the music. If I want to say anything, I write a song.
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There is good and bad in everyone.
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My arrest was on every bloody TV set. The other prisoners all knew who I was and asked me to sing.
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I think the minute you’re full up and have had enough to eat, then that’s time to retire.
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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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Somewhere down the line everyone must pay for their misdeeds.
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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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I just always enjoy it; if you really enjoy what you do, you don’t want to stop.
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