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Paul McCartney quotes: There's nothing as glamorous to me as a record store.

There's nothing as glamorous to me as a record store.

Paul McCartney quotes: George Martin, he's very good at a very sort of lush, sweet arrangement.

George Martin, he's very good at a very sort of lush, sweet arrangement.

Paul McCartney quotes: It's also not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that's your pool of resources.

It's also not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that's your pool of resources.

Paul McCartney quotes: It was a period when they used to read into our lyrics a lot, used to think there was more in them than there was.

It was a period when they used to read into our lyrics a lot, used to think there was more in them than there was.

Paul McCartney quotes: Give Ireland back to the Irish, don't make them have to take it away.

Give Ireland back to the Irish, don't make them have to take it away.

Paul McCartney quotes: I can take pot or leave it. I got busted in Japan for it. I was nine days without it and there wasn't a hint of withdrawal, nothing.

I can take pot or leave it. I got busted in Japan for it. I was nine days without it and there wasn't a hint of withdrawal, nothing.

Paul McCartney quotes: My old school in Liverpool is now a performing-arts school, and I kind of teach there - I use the word lightly - but I go there and talk to

My old school in Liverpool is now a performing-arts school, and I kind of teach there - I use the word lightly - but I go there and talk to students.

Paul McCartney quotes: One may not eat what has a face.

One may not eat what has a face.

Paul McCartney quotes: It's been my ambition for about 30 years to do a full- length animation film.

It's been my ambition for about 30 years to do a full- length animation film.

Paul McCartney quotes: I can't manage without homeopathy. In fact, I never go anywhere without homeopathic remedies. I often make use of them.

I can't manage without homeopathy. In fact, I never go anywhere without homeopathic remedies. I often make use of them.

Paul McCartney quotes: But you know, as a kid I would have thought of a vegetarian as a wimp.

But you know, as a kid I would have thought of a vegetarian as a wimp.

Paul McCartney quotes: I realize now that taking drugs was like taking an aspirin without having a headache.

I realize now that taking drugs was like taking an aspirin without having a headache.

Paul McCartney quotes: We got into music to avoid a job, and get lots of girls.

We got into music to avoid a job, and get lots of girls.

Paul McCartney quotes: Every love song I write is for Linda.

Every love song I write is for Linda.

Paul McCartney quotes: We can work it out. Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend.

We can work it out. Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend.

Paul McCartney quotes: I'm trying to do it honestly and genuinely; if some of it's not working to your taste, what can I say?

I'm trying to do it honestly and genuinely; if some of it's not working to your taste, what can I say?

Paul McCartney quotes: So, if I'm cooking, I'll be steaming vegetables, making some nice salad, that kind of stuff.

So, if I'm cooking, I'll be steaming vegetables, making some nice salad, that kind of stuff.

Paul McCartney quotes: I love the past. There are parts of the past I hate, of course.

I love the past. There are parts of the past I hate, of course.

Paul McCartney quotes: When we were kids growing up in Liverpool, all we ever wanted to be was Elvis Presley.

When we were kids growing up in Liverpool, all we ever wanted to be was Elvis Presley.

Paul McCartney quotes: Going to do it to you sweet banana, like it's never been done, and we'll get high, high, high, in the mid-day sun.

Going to do it to you sweet banana, like it's never been done, and we'll get high, high, high, in the mid-day sun.

Paul McCartney quotes: This was one of the best things about Lennon and McCartney, the competitive element within the team. It was great. But hard to live with.

This was one of the best things about Lennon and McCartney, the competitive element within the team. It was great. But hard to live with.

Paul McCartney quotes: I was still 15 when I met John Lennon at a village fete in Woolton, in Liverpool.

I was still 15 when I met John Lennon at a village fete in Woolton, in Liverpool.

Paul McCartney quotes: It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard 'Heartbreak Hotel' I thought, this is it.

It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard 'Heartbreak Hotel' I thought, this is it.

Paul McCartney quotes: I like the idea that people hear my stuff, and if it's commercially successful, that's a good sign that it's being heard.

I like the idea that people hear my stuff, and if it's commercially successful, that's a good sign that it's being heard.

Paul McCartney quotes: My so-called career is a haphazard thing.

My so-called career is a haphazard thing.

Paul McCartney quotes: Close your eyes and I'll kiss you, Tomorrow I'll miss you.

Close your eyes and I'll kiss you, Tomorrow I'll miss you.

Paul McCartney quotes: Some people don't believe in climate warning - like those who don't believe there was a Holocaust.

Some people don't believe in climate warning - like those who don't believe there was a Holocaust.

Paul McCartney quotes: 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

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 McCartney quotes: At the office where the paper grows, she takes a break, drinks another coffee, and she finds it hard to stay awake. It's just another day.

At the office where the paper grows, she takes a break, drinks another coffee, and she finds it hard to stay awake. It's just another day.

Paul McCartney quotes: I think I always had a musicality, and I think I could tell a good song from a bad song. And I would appreciate hearing something that was new to

I think I always had a musicality, and I think I could tell a good song from a bad song. And I would appreciate hearing something that was new to me.

Paul McCartney quotes: Alas, it looks like those unsubstantiated rumours about me are about to come true after all this time ...

Alas, it looks like those unsubstantiated rumours about me are about to come true after all this time ...

Paul McCartney quotes: Live a little be a gypsy, get around. Get your feet up off the ground, live a little, get around.

Live a little be a gypsy, get around. Get your feet up off the ground, live a little, get around.

Paul McCartney quotes: Somewhere down the line everyone must pay for their misdeeds.

Somewhere down the line everyone must pay for their misdeeds.

Paul McCartney quotes: I never look forward, because I have no idea about how any of it happened to getting here. I've no idea how the next five years are going to be.

I never look forward, because I have no idea about how any of it happened to getting here. I've no idea how the next five years are going to be.

Paul McCartney quotes: I think the idea of getting out of a traffic jam and getting out of work each week and going and doing all this stuff would be really exhausting.

I think the idea of getting out of a traffic jam and getting out of work each week and going and doing all this stuff would be really exhausting.

Paul McCartney quotes: 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

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

Paul McCartney quotes: I think [Transcendental Meditation] is what people need. They don't need high minded talk, they need results.

I think [Transcendental Meditation] is what people need. They don't need high minded talk, they need results.

Paul McCartney quotes: We don't eat anything that has to be killed for us. We've been through a lot and we've reached a stage where we really value life.

We don't eat anything that has to be killed for us. We've been through a lot and we've reached a stage where we really value life.

Paul McCartney quotes: My arrest was on every bloody TV set. The other prisoners all knew who I was and asked me to sing.

My arrest was on every bloody TV set. The other prisoners all knew who I was and asked me to sing.

Paul McCartney quotes: I had this song called Helter Skelter, which is just a ridiculous song. So we did it like that, 'cuz I like noise.

I had this song called Helter Skelter, which is just a ridiculous song. So we did it like that, 'cuz I like noise.

Paul McCartney quotes: I've got a few guitars that I like. The trouble with fame and riches is that you have more than one guitar.

I've got a few guitars that I like. The trouble with fame and riches is that you have more than one guitar.

Paul McCartney quotes: I thought the only lonely place was on the moon.

I thought the only lonely place was on the moon.

Paul McCartney quotes: I play to all people, and I play to people not governments, and I believe strongly that all people are peaceful and would want peace.

I play to all people, and I play to people not governments, and I believe strongly that all people are peaceful and would want peace.

Paul McCartney quotes: I got my first guitar when I was 15, and I just used to fool about with it, more or less, as time went by, though, I got more interested.

I got my first guitar when I was 15, and I just used to fool about with it, more or less, as time went by, though, I got more interested.

Paul McCartney quotes: Love is a robber and he lives within your eyes.

Love is a robber and he lives within your eyes.

Paul McCartney quotes: 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.

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.

Paul McCartney quotes: Jet, I can almost remember their funny faces

Jet, I can almost remember their funny faces

Paul McCartney quotes: When you're wide awake say it for goodness sake, it's gonna be a great day.

When you're wide awake say it for goodness sake, it's gonna be a great day.

Paul McCartney quotes: 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.

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.

Paul McCartney quotes: But with writers, there's nothing wrong with melancholy. It's an important color in writing.

But with writers, there's nothing wrong with melancholy. It's an important color in writing.

Paul McCartney quotes: Sometimes you write a song in a certain era and it's got a certain kind of significance.

Sometimes you write a song in a certain era and it's got a certain kind of significance.

Paul McCartney quotes: Be cool and you'll be alright. That's rock & roll religion.

Be cool and you'll be alright. That's rock & roll religion.

Paul McCartney quotes: A lot of the Beatles albums were very various, and we did it on purpose: We didn't want the next track to sound like the last one.

A lot of the Beatles albums were very various, and we did it on purpose: We didn't want the next track to sound like the last one.

Paul McCartney quotes: And what's the point of changing when I'm happy as I am?

And what's the point of changing when I'm happy as I am?

Paul McCartney quotes: Everybody's talking about the President, we all chipped in for a bag of cement.

Everybody's talking about the President, we all chipped in for a bag of cement.

Paul McCartney quotes: If I ever get out of here, thought of giving it all away to a registered charity.

If I ever get out of here, thought of giving it all away to a registered charity.

Paul McCartney quotes: If there were no Carl Perkins, there would be no Beatles.

If there were no Carl Perkins, there would be no Beatles.

Paul McCartney quotes: Love doesn't come in a minute, sometimes it doesn't come at all.

Love doesn't come in a minute, sometimes it doesn't come at all.

Paul McCartney quotes: It's a lifelong gift, something you can call on at any time.

It's a lifelong gift, something you can call on at any time.

Paul McCartney quotes: There are seven levels!

There are seven levels!

Paul McCartney quotes: When two great saints meet, it's a humbling experience.

When two great saints meet, it's a humbling experience.

Paul McCartney quotes: Someone like John would want to end the Beatle period and start the Yoko period. He wouldn't like either to interfere with the other.

Someone like John would want to end the Beatle period and start the Yoko period. He wouldn't like either to interfere with the other.

Paul McCartney quotes: Looking back, I think I was always musical. My dad was very musical, and I think my mom was musical.

Looking back, I think I was always musical. My dad was very musical, and I think my mom was musical.

Paul McCartney quotes: There will be no wardrobe malfunction with me. I can promise you that ... I have nothing I will be exposing or taking off.

There will be no wardrobe malfunction with me. I can promise you that ... I have nothing I will be exposing or taking off.

Paul McCartney quotes: There will be an answer. Let it be.

There will be an answer. Let it be.

Paul McCartney quotes: Think globally, act locally.

Think globally, act locally.

Paul McCartney quotes: 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.

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.

Paul McCartney quotes: Long live all us crazy soldiers Who were born under calico skies May we never be called to handle All the weapons of war we despise

Long live all us crazy soldiers
Who were born under calico skies
May we never be called to handle
All the weapons of war we despise

Paul McCartney quotes: Transcendental Meditation gives me an island of calm in the midst of so much turbulence.

Transcendental Meditation gives me an island of calm
in the midst of so much turbulence.

Paul McCartney quotes: 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."

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."

Paul McCartney quotes: I'm always writing songs, and I've got a bunch that I want to record.

I'm always writing songs, and I've got a bunch that I want to record.

Paul McCartney quotes: There are a lot of artists who haven't lost anything to domesticity. In my case, it probably did happen.

There are a lot of artists who haven't lost anything to domesticity. In my case, it probably did happen.

Paul McCartney quotes: I'm mad, you know? I don't think of retiring at all.

I'm mad, you know? I don't think of retiring at all.

Paul McCartney quotes: A hundred years from now, people will listen to the music of the Beatles the same way we listen to Mozart.

A hundred years from now, people will listen to the music of the Beatles the same way we listen to Mozart.

Paul McCartney quotes: The willow turns his back on inclement weather. And if he can do it, we can do it.

The willow turns his back on inclement weather. And if he can do it, we can do it.

Paul McCartney quotes: Trumpets are a bit more adventurous; they're drunk! Trumpeters are generally drunk. It wets their whistle.

Trumpets are a bit more adventurous; they're drunk! Trumpeters are generally drunk. It wets their whistle.

Paul McCartney quotes: I was impossible. I don't know how anyone could have lived with me. For the first time in my life, I was on the scrap heap, an unemployed worker.

I was impossible. I don't know how anyone could have lived with me. For the first time in my life, I was on the scrap heap, an unemployed worker.

Paul McCartney quotes: I go back so far I'm in front of me.

I go back so far I'm in front of me.

Paul McCartney quotes: Music is like a psychiatrist. You can tell your guitar things that you can't tell people. And it will answer you with things people can't tell you.

Music is like a psychiatrist. You can tell your guitar things that you can't tell people. And it will answer you with things people can't tell you.

Paul McCartney quotes: That's the terrible thing about growing up. You lose friends. It's inevitable. It's not like it's a surprise. But it is terrible.

That's the terrible thing about growing up. You lose friends. It's inevitable. It's not like it's a surprise. But it is terrible.

Paul McCartney quotes: I don't have any desire to learn. I feel it's like a voodoo, that it would spoil things if I actually learnt how things are done.

I don't have any desire to learn. I feel it's like a voodoo, that it would spoil things if I actually learnt how things are done.

Paul McCartney quotes: Criticism didn't really stop us and it shouldn't ever stop anyone, because critics are only the people who can't get a record deal themselves.

Criticism didn't really stop us and it shouldn't ever stop anyone, because critics are only the people who can't get a record deal themselves.

Paul McCartney quotes: I didn't earn that much in record royalties. You've only got to look at my sales in 1980 to figure that one out.

I didn't earn that much in record royalties. You've only got to look at my sales in 1980 to figure that one out.

Paul McCartney quotes: I think a domestic situation can change you and your attitudes. I suppose if you did get a bit content, then you might not write savage lyrics.

I think a domestic situation can change you and your attitudes. I suppose if you did get a bit content, then you might not write savage lyrics.

Paul McCartney quotes: What's wrong with sentimental? Sentimental means you like stuff.

What's wrong with sentimental? Sentimental means you like stuff.

Paul McCartney quotes: The Pound is sinking, the Peso's failing, the Lira's reeling, and feeling quite appalling.

The Pound is sinking, the Peso's failing, the Lira's reeling, and feeling quite appalling.

Paul McCartney quotes: It's nice to have a little bit of art to fall back on.

It's nice to have a little bit of art to fall back on.

Paul McCartney quotes: I like most kinds of music. So I haven't got a bag, as they say ... except the big black one in the hall outside.

I like most kinds of music. So I haven't got a bag, as they say ... except the big black one in the hall outside.

Paul McCartney quotes: 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.

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.

Paul McCartney quotes: I am alive and well and unconcerned about the rumors of my death. But if I were dead, I would be the last to know.

I am alive and well and unconcerned about the rumors of my death. But if I were dead, I would be the last to know.

Paul McCartney quotes: I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people that call others weird that are weird.

I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people that call others weird that are weird.

Paul McCartney quotes: I would quite like to have been a 1920s writer.

I would quite like to have been a 1920s writer.

Paul McCartney quotes: I just always enjoy it; if you really enjoy what you do, you don't want to stop.

I just always enjoy it; if you really enjoy what you do, you don't want to stop.

Paul McCartney quotes: Microphones are just like people, if you shout at them, they get scared.

Microphones are just like people, if you shout at them, they get scared.

Paul McCartney quotes: Every time I felt low, I just put on an Elvis record and I'd feel great, beautiful.

Every time I felt low, I just put on an Elvis record and I'd feel great, beautiful.

Paul McCartney quotes: I still believe that love is all you need. I don't know a better message than that.

I still believe that love is all you need. I don't know a better message than that.

Paul McCartney quotes: None of us wanted to be the bass player. In our minds he was the fat guy who always played at the back.

None of us wanted to be the bass player. In our minds he was the fat guy who always played at the back.

Paul McCartney quotes: I do like Eddie Van Halen as a player. He gets it right quite often.

I do like Eddie Van Halen as a player. He gets it right quite often.

Paul McCartney quotes: Look, people are allowed their own opinions and they don't always coincide with yours. As an artist you just have to keep plugging on.

Look, people are allowed their own opinions and they don't always coincide with yours. As an artist you just have to keep plugging on.

Paul McCartney quotes: What I have to say is all in the music. If I want to say anything, I write a song.

What I have to say is all in the music. If I want to say anything, I write a song.