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.
PAUL MCCARTNEYA 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.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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There will be an answer. Let it be.
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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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Trumpets are a bit more adventurous; they’re drunk! Trumpeters are generally drunk. It wets their whistle.
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It’s a lifelong gift, something you can call on at any time.
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It’s also not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that’s your pool of resources.
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But with writers, there’s nothing wrong with melancholy. It’s an important color in writing.
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Be cool and you’ll be alright. That’s rock & roll religion.
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Nothing pleases me more than to go into a room and come out with a piece of music.
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Transcendental Meditation gives me an island of calm in the midst of so much turbulence.
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I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people that call others weird that are weird.
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Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you, Tomorrow I’ll miss you.
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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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I think [Transcendental Meditation] is what people need. They don’t need high minded talk, they need results.
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I meet so many people that just sort of say, “I want to thank you for your music. It really helped me” or “It changed my life.”
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When you were young, and your heart, was an open book. You used to say, live and let live.
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