I love the past. There are parts of the past I hate, of course.
PAUL MCCARTNEYIt’s also not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that’s your pool of resources.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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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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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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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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If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.
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The willow turns his back on inclement weather. And if he can do it, we can do it.
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Having a beard is natural. When you think about it, shaving it off is quite weird.
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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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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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Being in the audience actually looks like quite a lot of fun.
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Somewhere down the line everyone must pay for their misdeeds.
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It’s a powerful thing hearing your friend on a very beautiful song.
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My message is a peaceful one and I hope that the idea will spread.
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One may not eat what has a face.
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The thing you must remember is that I’m the Number One John Lennon fan. I love him to this day and I always did love him
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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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