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.’
PAUL MCCARTNEYIf children are studying the 20th century, I’m in their text books.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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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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And what’s the point of changing when I’m happy as I am?
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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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I think the minute you’re full up and have had enough to eat, then that’s time to retire.
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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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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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Painting is similar to music. You get a couple or words or notes or chords that excite you, and you just follow them and add a bit more and see where it takes you. That’s the thrill for me. It still is a thrill, which is amazing after all this time.
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Lyricists play with words.
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And when the night is cloudy There is still a light that shines on me Shine on until tomorrow, let it Be.
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Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you, Tomorrow I’ll miss you.
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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.
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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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Love doesn’t come in a minute, sometimes it doesn’t come at all.
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When we were kids growing up in Liverpool, all we ever wanted to be was Elvis Presley.
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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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