None of us wanted to be the bass player. In our minds he was the fat guy who always played at the back.
PAUL MCCARTNEYIf you love your life, everybody will love you too.
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Songs have some kind of structure that connects with people`s hearts.
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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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I think the minute you’re full up and have had enough to eat, then that’s time to retire.
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I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people that call others weird that are weird.
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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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When you’re wide awake say it for goodness sake, it’s gonna be a great day.
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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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When I sit down to write a song, it’s a kind of improvisation, but I formalize it a bit to get it into the studio, and when I step up to a microphone, I have a vague idea of what I’m about to do.
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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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Trumpets are a bit more adventurous; they’re drunk! Trumpeters are generally drunk. It wets their whistle.
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There are only four people who knew what the Beatles were about anyway.
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I love the past. There are parts of the past I hate, of course.
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To this day, if I ever meet grownups who play ukulele, I love ’em.
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I think the French girls are fabulous.
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Every time I felt low, I just put on an Elvis record and I’d feel great, beautiful.
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