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.
PAUL MCCARTNEYThere are only four people who knew what the Beatles were about anyway.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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The interesting thing about the Beatles was: The music was one thing, but we kind of symbolized a certain kind of freedom at a time when people of our generation were just growing up and just becoming adults.
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I have not practiced how to be a singer without an instrument.
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There are two things John and I always do when we’re going to sit down and write a song. First of all we sit down. Then we think about writing a song.
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I’ve got to admit it’s getting better. It’s a little better all the time.
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It’s also not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that’s your pool of resources.
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But you know, as a kid I would have thought of a vegetarian as a wimp.
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It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard ‘Heartbreak Hotel’ I thought, this is it.
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If You can play Your stuff in a pub, then You´re a good band.
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I think the French girls are fabulous.
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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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And what’s the point of changing when I’m happy as I am?
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So, if I’m cooking, I’ll be steaming vegetables, making some nice salad, that kind of stuff.
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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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You see, my mother was a district nurse until she died when I was 14, and we used to move from time to time because of her work.
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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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