I think people who create and write, it actually does flow-just flows from into their head, into their hand, and they write it down. It’s simple.
PAUL MCCARTNEYIt’s a lifelong gift, something you can call on at any time.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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I am alive and well and unconcerned about the rumors of my death. But if I were dead, I would be the last to know.
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Painting 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.
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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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When you get the money, you still need to keep going; you don’t stop. There has to be something else. I think it’s the freedom to do what you want and to live your dreams.
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Be cool and you’ll be alright. That’s rock & roll religion.
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Love doesn’t come in a minute, sometimes it doesn’t come at all.
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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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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.
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Out 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.
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A 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.
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When you got a job to do, you got to do it well. You gotta give the other fellow hell.
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Look, people are allowed their own opinions and they don’t always coincide with yours. As an artist you just have to keep plugging on.
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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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I’m not religious, but I’m very spiritual.
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If you love your life, everybody will love you too.
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