It’s like if you’re an astronaut and you’ve been to the moon, what do you want to do with the rest of your life?
PAUL MCCARTNEYEvery time I felt low, I just put on an Elvis record and I’d feel great, beautiful.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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Putting two songs together, I’ve always loved that trick when it works.
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We got into music to avoid a job, and get lots of girls.
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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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If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.
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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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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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Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you, Tomorrow I’ll miss you.
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When 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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My arrest was on every bloody TV set. The other prisoners all knew who I was and asked me to sing.
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It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ I thought, this is it.
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Having a beard is natural. When you think about it, shaving it off is quite weird.
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I took my brains out and stretched them on the rack, now I’m not too sure I’m gonna get them back.
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I believe that in the future meditation could be as commonplace in schools and society as eco-awareness is now. It interests me that an ancient cure may be the solution to a modern problem.
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No matter how accomplished or how many awards you get, you’re always still thinking there’s somebody out there who’s better than you.
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You 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.
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