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.
PAUL MCCARTNEYShe 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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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.
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Every time I felt low, I just put on an Elvis record and I’d feel great, beautiful.
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No one is out to break your heart, it only seems that way.
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What’s wrong with sentimental? Sentimental means you like stuff.
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Be cool and you’ll be alright. That’s rock & roll religion.
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If you love your life, everybody will love you too.
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I’m still looking to write a great song. You always are. You know, you never think, ‘Well, that’s enough that’s good enough.’
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Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m sixty-four?
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And what’s the point of changing when I’m happy as I am?
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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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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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I doubt very much if The Beatles would have happened if it was not for Elvis.
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When we were kids growing up in Liverpool, all we ever wanted to be was Elvis Presley.
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I like most kinds of music. So I haven’t got a bag, as they say. Except the big black one in the hall outside.
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Painting is similar to music. You get a couple or words or notes or chords that excite you, and you just follow them and add a bit more and see where it takes you. That’s the thrill for me. It still is a thrill, which is amazing after all this time.
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