Lyricists play with words.
PAUL MCCARTNEYIt was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ I thought, this is it.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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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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Buy, buy, says the sign in the shop window; Why, why, says the junk in the yard.
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Being in the audience actually looks like quite a lot of fun.
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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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It’s a powerful thing hearing your friend on a very beautiful song.
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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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Be cool and you’ll be alright. That’s rock & roll religion.
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There’s nothing as glamorous to me as a record store.
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Love doesn’t come in a minute, sometimes it doesn’t come at all.
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To this day, if I ever meet grownups who play ukulele, I love ’em.
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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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When I sit down to write a song, it’s a kind of improvisation, but I formalize it a bit to get it into the studio, and when I step up to a microphone, I have a vague idea of what I’m about to do.
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No matter how accomplished or how many awards you get, you’re always still thinking there’s somebody out there who’s better than you.
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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 think the minute you’re full up and have had enough to eat, then that’s time to retire.
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