But with writers, there’s nothing wrong with melancholy. It’s an important color in writing.
PAUL MCCARTNEYI 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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One of my biggest thrills for me still is sitting down with a guitar or a piano and just out of nowhere trying to make a song happen.
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There will be an answer. Let it be.
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But you know, as a kid I would have thought of a vegetarian as a wimp.
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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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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.
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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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For tomorrow may rain, so I’ll follow the sun.
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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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I think [Transcendental Meditation] is what people need. They don’t need high minded talk, they need results.
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Animation is not just for children – it’s also for adults who take drugs.
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So, if I’m cooking, I’ll be steaming vegetables, making some nice salad, that kind of stuff.
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Buy, buy, says the sign in the shop window; Why, why, says the junk in the yard.
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We can work it out. Life is very short, and there’s no time for fussing and fighting, my friend.
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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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When I sit down to write a song, it’s a kind of improvisation, but I formalize it a bit to get it into the studio, and when I step up to a microphone, I have a vague idea of what I’m about to do.
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I doubt very much if The Beatles would have happened if it was not for Elvis.
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Being in the audience actually looks like quite a lot of fun.
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Love doesn’t come in a minute, sometimes it doesn’t come at all.
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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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There must be a better way to make the things we want, a way that doesn’t spoil the sky, or the rain or the land.
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The thing you must remember is that I’m the Number One John Lennon fan. I love him to this day and I always did love him
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Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you, Tomorrow I’ll miss you.
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I just always enjoy it; if you really enjoy what you do, you don’t want to stop.
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I don’t work at being ordinary.
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We got into music to avoid a job, and get lots of girls.
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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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