Sometimes you write a song in a certain era and it’s got a certain kind of significance.
PAUL MCCARTNEYThere are only four people who knew what the Beatles were about anyway.
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We live in hope of deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us.
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And when the night is cloudy There is still a light that shines on me Shine on until tomorrow, let it Be.
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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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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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I definitely did look up to John. We all looked up to John. He was older and he was very much the leader; he was the quickest wit and the smartest.
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Be cool and you’ll be alright. That’s rock & roll religion.
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No one is out to break your heart, it only seems that way.
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I support decriminalisation. People are smoking pot anyway and to make them into criminals is wrong. It’s when you’re in jail you really become a criminal.
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To this day, if I ever meet grownups who play ukulele, I love ’em.
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What’s wrong with sentimental? Sentimental means you like stuff.
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I have not practiced how to be a singer without an instrument.
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I think the French girls are fabulous.
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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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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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There is good and bad in everyone.
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