It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ I thought, this is it.
PAUL MCCARTNEYWhen I see bacon, I see a pig, I see a little friend, and that’s why I can’t eat it. Simple as that.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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I love to hear a choir. I love the humanity. To see the faces of real people devoting themselves to a piece of music. I like the teamwork. It makes me feel optimistic about the human race when I see them cooperating like that.
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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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If You can play Your stuff in a pub, then You´re a good band.
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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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I doubt very much if The Beatles would have happened if it was not for Elvis.
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She 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.
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None of us wanted to be the bass player. In our minds he was the fat guy who always played at the back.
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To this day, if I ever meet grownups who play ukulele, I love ’em.
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Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m sixty-four?
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If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.
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There must be a better way to make the things we want, a way that doesn’t spoil the sky, or the rain or the land.
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It’s a powerful thing hearing your friend on a very beautiful song.
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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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I’m only 49 years old. I’m still in the middle of this whole thing. I don’t feel like it’s finished at all. I’m still planning to write better songs.
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I think the French girls are fabulous.
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