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?
PAUL MCCARTNEYThe 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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No one is out to break your heart, it only seems that way.
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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 doubt very much if The Beatles would have happened if it was not for Elvis.
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Love doesn’t come in a minute, sometimes it doesn’t come at all.
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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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My message is a peaceful one and I hope that the idea will spread.
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Putting two songs together, I’ve always loved that trick when it works.
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Think globally, act locally.
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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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I have not practiced how to be a singer without an instrument.
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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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It’s a lifelong gift, something you can call on at any time.
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Transcendental Meditation gives me an island of calm in the midst of so much turbulence.
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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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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 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 you got a job to do, you got to do it well. You gotta give the other fellow hell.
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Close your eyes and I’ll kiss you, Tomorrow I’ll miss you.
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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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My arrest was on every bloody TV set. The other prisoners all knew who I was and asked me to sing.
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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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I realize now that taking drugs was like taking an aspirin without having a headache.
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Animation is not just for children – it’s also for adults who take drugs.
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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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Sometimes you write a song in a certain era and it’s got a certain kind of significance.
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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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