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.
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.
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It’s a lifelong gift, something you can call on at any time.
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Lyricists play with words.
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Transcendental Meditation gives me an island of calm in the midst of so much turbulence.
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There will be an answer. Let it be.
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I realize now that taking drugs was like taking an aspirin without having a headache.
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Think globally, act locally.
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I think the French girls are fabulous.
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There are only four people who knew what the Beatles were about anyway.
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My message is a peaceful one and I hope that the idea will spread.
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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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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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Somewhere down the line everyone must pay for their misdeeds.
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Take these broken wings and learn to fly.
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Bend 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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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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