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.”
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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Be cool and you’ll be alright. That’s rock & roll religion.
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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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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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Nothing pleases me more than to go into a room and come out with a piece of music.
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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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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.
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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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It’s also not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that’s your pool of resources.
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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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My message is a peaceful one and I hope that the idea will spread.
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I realized marvelling at nature was a deep pleasure of mine.
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If anyone wants to save the planet, all they have to do is just stop eating meat.
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Being in the audience actually looks like quite a lot of fun.
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I have not practiced how to be a singer without an instrument.
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What’s wrong with sentimental? Sentimental means you like stuff.
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