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.
PAUL MCCARTNEYPainting 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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Every time I felt low, I just put on an Elvis record and I’d feel great, beautiful.
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If anyone wants to save the planet, all they have to do is just stop eating meat.
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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 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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Painting is a magical process that I like, where you conjure something out of nothing; you get a little idea that leads you through. You can go into a trance while you’re doing it, so it’s a nice contrast to real life.
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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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We live in hope of deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us.
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We got into music to avoid a job, and get lots of girls.
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What’s wrong with sentimental? Sentimental means you like stuff.
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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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I love to hear a choir. I love the humanity. To see the faces of real people devoting themselves to a piece of music. I like the teamwork. It makes me feel optimistic about the human race when I see them cooperating like that.
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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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The beatles were always a great band. nothing more nothing less.
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Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m sixty-four?
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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.
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