Why would I retire? Sit at home and watch TV? No thanks. I’d rather be out playing.
PAUL MCCARTNEYNo one is out to break your heart, it only seems that way.
More Paul McCartney Quotes
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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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Bend like the willow, winds gonna blow you hard and cold tonight. Life as it happens, nobody warns you, willow hold on tight.
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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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The willow turns his back on inclement weather. And if he can do it, we can do it.
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If you love your life, everybody will love you too.
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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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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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If You can play Your stuff in a pub, then You´re a good band.
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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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I have not practiced how to be a singer without an instrument.
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We live in hope of deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us.
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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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I meet so many people that just sort of say, “I want to thank you for your music. It really helped me” or “It changed my life.”
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It’s a lifelong gift, something you can call on at any time.
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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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