A lot of artists use memories. A lot of prose writers, a lot of poets, a lot of songwriters, refer back to something. Generally it’s all you’ve got, unless you’re brilliant and can write totally in the now.
PAUL MCCARTNEYLook, people are allowed their own opinions and they don’t always coincide with yours. As an artist you just have to keep plugging on.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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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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Why would I retire? Sit at home and watch TV? No thanks. I’d rather be out playing.
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I feel like the sixties is about to happen. It feels like a period in the future to me, rather than a period in the past.
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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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If I were dead, I would be the last to know.
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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 think people who create and write, it actually does flow-just flows from into their head, into their hand, and they write it down. It’s simple.
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To this day, if I ever meet grownups who play ukulele, I love ’em.
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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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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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One may not eat what has a face.
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What’s wrong with sentimental? Sentimental means you like stuff.
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No one is out to break your heart, it only seems that way.
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When you get the money, you still need to keep going; you don’t stop. There has to be something else. I think it’s the freedom to do what you want and to live your dreams.
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But you know, as a kid I would have thought of a vegetarian as a wimp.
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