A lot of artists use memories. A lot of prose writers, a lot of poets, a lot of songwriters, refer back to something. Generally it’s all you’ve got, unless you’re brilliant and can write totally in the now.
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.
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It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ I thought, this is it.
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I like most kinds of music. So I haven’t got a bag, as they say. Except the big black one in the hall outside.
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Love doesn’t come in a minute, sometimes it doesn’t come at all.
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Be cool and you’ll be alright. That’s rock & roll religion.
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When we were starting off as kids, just the idea of maybe going to do this as a living instead of getting what we thought was going to be a boring job, was exciting.
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I had this song called Helter Skelter, which is just a ridiculous song. So we did it like that, ‘cuz I like noise.
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Transcendental Meditation gives me an island of calm in the midst of so much turbulence.
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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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I doubt very much if The Beatles would have happened if it was not for Elvis.
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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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We got into music to avoid a job, and get lots of girls.
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There will be an answer. Let it be.
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I 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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My arrest was on every bloody TV set. The other prisoners all knew who I was and asked me to sing.
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For tomorrow may rain, so I’ll follow the sun.
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