When we were kids growing up in Liverpool, all we ever wanted to be was Elvis Presley.
PAUL MCCARTNEYWe live in hope of deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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It’s a lifelong gift, something you can call on at any time.
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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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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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Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m sixty-four?
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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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Songs have some kind of structure that connects with people`s hearts.
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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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She is the rock ‘n’ roll queen. Weirdly enough, that is one of the things her reign will be remembered for. Queen Elizabeth I, we remember Raleigh; Queen Elizabeth II it’s gonna be the Beatles.
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I realize now that taking drugs was like taking an aspirin without having a headache.
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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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Think globally, act locally.
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When I see bacon, I see a pig, I see a little friend, and that’s why I can’t eat it. Simple as that.
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Lyricists play with words.
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What’s wrong with sentimental? Sentimental means you like stuff.
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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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