Why would I retire? Sit at home and watch TV? No thanks. I’d rather be out playing.
PAUL MCCARTNEYWhy would I retire? Sit at home and watch TV? No thanks. I’d rather be out playing.
PAUL MCCARTNEYThink globally, act locally.
PAUL MCCARTNEYI think the minute you’re full up and have had enough to eat, then that’s time to retire.
PAUL MCCARTNEYShe 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.
PAUL MCCARTNEYThere is good and bad in everyone.
PAUL MCCARTNEYOut of all those millions and millions of planets floating around there in space, this is our planet, this is our little one, so we just got to be aware of it and take care of it.
PAUL MCCARTNEYNone of us wanted to be the bass player. In our minds he was the fat guy who always played at the back.
PAUL MCCARTNEYYou see, my mother was a district nurse until she died when I was 14, and we used to move from time to time because of her work.
PAUL MCCARTNEYI have not practiced how to be a singer without an instrument.
PAUL MCCARTNEYIf anyone wants to save the planet, all they have to do is just stop eating meat.
PAUL MCCARTNEYA 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.
PAUL MCCARTNEYPainting 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.
PAUL MCCARTNEYWhen we were kids growing up in Liverpool, all we ever wanted to be was Elvis Presley.
PAUL MCCARTNEYSongs have some kind of structure that connects with people`s hearts.
PAUL MCCARTNEYAnd when the night is cloudy There is still a light that shines on me Shine on until tomorrow, let it Be.
PAUL MCCARTNEYIt’s a powerful thing hearing your friend on a very beautiful song.
PAUL MCCARTNEY