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 MCCARTNEYI support decriminalisation. People are smoking pot anyway and to make them into criminals is wrong. It’s when you’re in jail you really become a criminal.
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But you know, as a kid I would have thought of a vegetarian as a wimp.
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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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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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We live in hope of deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us.
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There are two things John and I always do when we’re going to sit down and write a song. First of all we sit down. Then we think about writing a song.
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I believe that in the future meditation could be as commonplace in schools and society as eco-awareness is now. It interests me that an ancient cure may be the solution to a modern problem.
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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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When you’re wide awake say it for goodness sake, it’s gonna be a great day.
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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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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 don’t think of myself as a legend. I just love what I do. I love playing with my band, I love going to beautiful places and give people good music. I love what I do, I`m very lucky man.
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I doubt very much if The Beatles would have happened if it was not for Elvis.
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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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No matter how accomplished or how many awards you get, you’re always still thinking there’s somebody out there who’s better than you.
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There’s nothing as glamorous to me as a record store.
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