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 MCCARTNEYOut of all those millions and millions of planets floating around there in space, this is our planet, this is our little one, so we just got to be aware of it and take care of it.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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I can’t manage without homeopathy. In fact, I never go anywhere without homeopathic remedies. I often make use of them.
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A hundred years from now, people will listen to the music of the Beatles the same way we listen to Mozart.
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Animation is not just for children – it’s also for adults who take drugs.
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The beatles were always a great band. nothing more nothing less.
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When you were young, and your heart, was an open book. You used to say, live and let live.
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And what’s the point of changing when I’m happy as I am?
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What I have to say is all in the music. If I want to say anything, I write a song.
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Transcendental Meditation gives me an island of calm in the midst of so much turbulence.
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We can work it out. Life is very short, and there’s no time for fussing and fighting, my friend.
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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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Sadness isn’t sadness. It’s happiness in a black jacket. Tears are not tears. They’re balls of laughter dipped in salt. Death is not death. It’s life that’s jumped off a tall cliff.
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I’m not religious, but I’m very spiritual.
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Painting 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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When we were kids growing up in Liverpool, all we ever wanted to be was Elvis Presley.
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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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