It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ I thought, this is it.
PAUL MCCARTNEYBend like the willow, winds gonna blow you hard and cold tonight. Life as it happens, nobody warns you, willow hold on tight.
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By the time we made “Abbey Road”, John and I were openly critical of each other’s music, and I felt John wasn’t much interested in performing anything he hadn’t written himself.
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I don’t work at being ordinary.
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One may not eat what has a face.
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If you love your life, everybody will love you too.
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When you’re wide awake say it for goodness sake, it’s gonna be a great day.
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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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Somewhere down the line everyone must pay for their misdeeds.
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It’s a lifelong gift, something you can call on at any time.
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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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She is the rock ‘n’ roll queen. Weirdly enough, that is one of the things her reign will be remembered for. Queen Elizabeth I, we remember Raleigh; Queen Elizabeth II it’s gonna be the Beatles.
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I think people who create and write, it actually does flow-just flows from into their head, into their hand, and they write it down. It’s simple.
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Lyricists play with words.
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There 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.
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Every time I felt low, I just put on an Elvis record and I’d feel great, beautiful.
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I have not practiced how to be a singer without an instrument.
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