No one is out to break your heart, it only seems that way.
PAUL MCCARTNEYThe good Lord made this world and everything that’s in it. The way I see it, baby, you got to love it to the limit.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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What’s wrong with sentimental? Sentimental means you like stuff.
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If children are studying the 20th century, I’m in their text books.
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At the end of the Beatles, I really was done in for the first time in my life. Until then, I really was a kind of cocky sod.
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One of my biggest thrills for me still is sitting down with a guitar or a piano and just out of nowhere trying to make a song happen.
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And what’s the point of changing when I’m happy as I am?
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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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One may not eat what has a face.
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Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you, Tomorrow I’ll miss you.
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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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I’ve got to admit it’s getting better. It’s a little better all the time.
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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.
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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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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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Be cool and you’ll be alright. That’s rock & roll religion.
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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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Animation is not just for children – it’s also for adults who take drugs.
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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 was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ I thought, this is it.
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Lyricists play with words.
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Love doesn’t come in a minute, sometimes it doesn’t come at all.
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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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A hundred years from now, people will listen to the music of the Beatles the same way we listen to Mozart.
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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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You can judge a man’s true character by the way he treats his fellow animals.
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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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Think globally, act locally.
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