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.
PAUL MCCARTNEYTrumpets are a bit more adventurous; they’re drunk! Trumpeters are generally drunk. It wets their whistle.
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I don’t think of myself as a legend. I just love what I do. I love playing with my band, I love going to beautiful places and give people good music. I love what I do, I`m very lucky man.
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There are only four people who knew what the Beatles were about anyway.
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Buy, buy, says the sign in the shop window; Why, why, says the junk in the yard.
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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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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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Animation is not just for children – it’s also for adults who take drugs.
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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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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 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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Having a beard is natural. When you think about it, shaving it off is quite weird.
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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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I can’t manage without homeopathy. In fact, I never go anywhere without homeopathic remedies. I often make use of them.
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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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It’s not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that’s your pool of resources. If you were to write something now, I bet there’s a pretty good chance you’d call on your teenage years, your experiences then, stuff you learned then.
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Putting two songs together, I’ve always loved that trick when it works.
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