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.
PAUL MCCARTNEYI used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people that call others weird that are weird.
PAUL MCCARTNEYBuy, buy, says the sign in the shop window; Why, why, says the junk in the yard.
PAUL MCCARTNEYSometimes you write a song in a certain era and it’s got a certain kind of significance.
PAUL MCCARTNEYThink globally, act locally.
PAUL MCCARTNEYI have not practiced how to be a singer without an instrument.
PAUL MCCARTNEYI realize now that taking drugs was like taking an aspirin without having a headache.
PAUL MCCARTNEYWhen you’re wide awake say it for goodness sake, it’s gonna be a great day.
PAUL MCCARTNEYWhen 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.
PAUL MCCARTNEYSongs have some kind of structure that connects with people`s hearts.
PAUL MCCARTNEYBut with writers, there’s nothing wrong with melancholy. It’s an important color in writing.
PAUL MCCARTNEYIf slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.
PAUL MCCARTNEYPainting 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.
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.
PAUL MCCARTNEYI can’t manage without homeopathy. In fact, I never go anywhere without homeopathic remedies. I often make use of them.
PAUL MCCARTNEYI’m still looking to write a great song. You always are. You know, you never think, ‘Well, that’s enough that’s good enough.’
PAUL MCCARTNEYMy message is a peaceful one and I hope that the idea will spread.
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