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.
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 MCCARTNEYIt’s like if you’re an astronaut and you’ve been to the moon, what do you want to do with the rest of your life?
PAUL MCCARTNEYI think the minute you’re full up and have had enough to eat, then that’s time to retire.
PAUL MCCARTNEYI’m not religious, but I’m very spiritual.
PAUL MCCARTNEYI realized marvelling at nature was a deep pleasure of mine.
PAUL MCCARTNEYNone of us wanted to be the bass player. In our minds he was the fat guy who always played at the back.
PAUL MCCARTNEYA hundred years from now, people will listen to the music of the Beatles the same way we listen to Mozart.
PAUL MCCARTNEYIn the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.
PAUL MCCARTNEYMy 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.
PAUL MCCARTNEYYou can judge a man’s true character by the way he treats his fellow animals.
PAUL MCCARTNEYIt’s a powerful thing hearing your friend on a very beautiful song.
PAUL MCCARTNEYIf anyone wants to save the planet, all they have to do is just stop eating meat.
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 MCCARTNEYTranscendental Meditation gives me an island of calm in the midst of so much turbulence.
PAUL MCCARTNEYThere 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.
PAUL MCCARTNEYI have not practiced how to be a singer without an instrument.
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