Sadness isn’t sadness. It’s happiness in a black jacket. Tears are not tears. They’re balls of laughter dipped in salt. Death is not death. It’s life that’s jumped off a tall cliff.
PAUL MCCARTNEYAnimation is not just for children – it’s also for adults who take drugs.
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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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I just always enjoy it; if you really enjoy what you do, you don’t want to stop.
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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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I realized marvelling at nature was a deep pleasure of mine.
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Trumpets are a bit more adventurous; they’re drunk! Trumpeters are generally drunk. It wets their whistle.
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Songs have some kind of structure that connects with people`s hearts.
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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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To this day, if I ever meet grownups who play ukulele, I love ’em.
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Sometimes you write a song in a certain era and it’s got a certain kind of significance.
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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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But you know, as a kid I would have thought of a vegetarian as a wimp.
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I think the French girls are fabulous.
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There’s nothing as glamorous to me as a record store.
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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 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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