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
PAUL MCCARTNEYThere are only four people who knew what the Beatles were about anyway.
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For tomorrow may rain, so I’ll follow the sun.
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Having a beard is natural. When you think about it, shaving it off is quite weird.
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Why would I retire? Sit at home and watch TV? No thanks. I’d rather be out playing.
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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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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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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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The beatles were always a great band. nothing more nothing less.
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I had this song called Helter Skelter, which is just a ridiculous song. So we did it like that, ‘cuz I like noise.
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When I write, there are times — not always — when I hear John (Lennon) in my head, I’ll think, OK, what would we have done here?, and I can hear him gripe or approve.
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I believe that in the future meditation could be as commonplace in schools and society as eco-awareness is now. It interests me that an ancient cure may be the solution to a modern problem.
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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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Sometimes you write a song in a certain era and it’s got a certain kind of significance.
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What’s wrong with sentimental? Sentimental means you like stuff.
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Putting two songs together, I’ve always loved that trick when it works.
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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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You can judge a man’s true character by the way he treats his fellow animals.
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But you know, as a kid I would have thought of a vegetarian as a wimp.
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I just always enjoy it; if you really enjoy what you do, you don’t want to stop.
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Bend like the willow, winds gonna blow you hard and cold tonight. Life as it happens, nobody warns you, willow hold on tight.
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To get a big hit single you’ve got to go a bit dance. You’ve got to go a bit Britney. I don’t think I can do that – well, I could but it wouldn’t look very seemly!.
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I meet so many people that just sort of say, “I want to thank you for your music. It really helped me” or “It changed my life.”
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I don’t work at being ordinary.
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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 you’re wide awake say it for goodness sake, it’s gonna be a great day.
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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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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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