There’s nothing like the eureka moment of knocking off a song that didn’t exist before – I won’t compare it to sex, but it lasts longer.
PAUL MCCARTNEYOne 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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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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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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It’s like if you’re an astronaut and you’ve been to the moon, what do you want to do with the rest of your life?
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When I see bacon, I see a pig, I see a little friend, and that’s why I can’t eat it. Simple as that.
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When you’re wide awake say it for goodness sake, it’s gonna be a great day.
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Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you, Tomorrow I’ll miss you.
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I still believe that love is all you need. I don’t know a better message than that.
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There must be a better way to make the things we want, a way that doesn’t spoil the sky, or the rain or the land.
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By the time we made “Abbey Road”, John and I were openly critical of each other’s music, and I felt John wasn’t much interested in performing anything he hadn’t written himself.
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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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What I have to say is all in the music. If I want to say anything, I write a song.
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There’s nothing as glamorous to me as a record store.
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In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.
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I’m only 49 years old. I’m still in the middle of this whole thing. I don’t feel like it’s finished at all. I’m still planning to write better songs.
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Being in the audience actually looks like quite a lot of fun.
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