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.
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.
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The thing you must remember is that I’m the Number One John Lennon fan. I love him to this day and I always did love him
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Having a beard is natural. When you think about it, shaving it off is quite weird.
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I don’t work at being ordinary.
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For tomorrow may rain, so I’ll follow the sun.
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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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I’m not religious, but I’m very spiritual.
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You can judge a man’s true character by the way he treats his fellow animals.
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But with writers, there’s nothing wrong with melancholy. It’s an important color in writing.
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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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We can work it out. Life is very short, and there’s no time for fussing and fighting, my friend.
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If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.
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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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To get a big hit single you’ve got to go a bit dance. You’ve got to go a bit Britney. I don’t think I can do that – well, I could but it wouldn’t look very seemly!.
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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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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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