When I see bacon, I see a pig, I see a little friend, and that’s why I can’t eat it. Simple as that.
PAUL MCCARTNEYWhen you’re wide awake say it for goodness sake, it’s gonna be a great day.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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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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It’s also not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that’s your pool of resources.
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I’m still looking to write a great song. You always are. You know, you never think, ‘Well, that’s enough that’s good enough.’
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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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A hundred years from now, people will listen to the music of the Beatles the same way we listen to Mozart.
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I don’t work at being ordinary.
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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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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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My mum died when I was 14. That is a kind of strange age to lose a mother. John lost his mum when he was 17.
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Having a beard is natural. When you think about it, shaving it off is quite weird.
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When you got a job to do, you got to do it well. You gotta give the other fellow hell.
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I realize now that taking drugs was like taking an aspirin without having a headache.
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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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Trumpets are a bit more adventurous; they’re drunk! Trumpeters are generally drunk. It wets their whistle.
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I’ve got to admit it’s getting better. It’s a little better all the time.
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