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I think that selling rights is a bad move commercially, not just morally. It cheapens the songs. When people come to my concerts, they often hold up candles when we do "Let It Be." I don't think they'd do that anymore if the song suddenly became part of an Oldsmobile ad.
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My message is a peaceful one and I hope that the idea will spread.
Paul McCartney The Beatles
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When we were kids we always used to say, ‘Okay, whoever dies first, get a message through.’ When John died, I thought, ‘Well, maybe we’ll get a message,’ because I know he knew the deal. I haven’t had a message from John.
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I used to think that all my Wings stuff was second-rate stuff, but I began to meet younger kids, not kids from my Beatle generation, who would say, We really love this song.
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People who paint, including myself, get to a point where a bit of angst comes in. If you're doing it for a living, it's worth it to suffer those slings and arrows.
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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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I'm a pretty hands-on dad and make the most of my custody. I take care of my little one whenever I can, and she determines what I can do and where I can do it.
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Buy, buy, says the sign in the shop window; Why, why, says the junk in the yard.
Paul McCartney Paul McCartney and Wings
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Yesterday, love was such an easy game to play Now I need a place to hide away. Oh, I believe in yesterday.
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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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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.
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I lost my voice. I'd never had to cancel a show before and I had to walk around with a pad and a pen, writing things down.
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All the lonely people, where do they all come from?
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You guys ready to do this?
Paul McCartney Paul McCartney and Wings
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Animation is not just for children - it's also for adults who take drugs.
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I realize now that taking drugs was like taking an aspirin without having a headache.
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Having a beard is natural. When you think about it, shaving it off is quite weird.
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The last time I twerked I was with @katyperry. She was rather good at it!
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Give Ireland back to the Irish, don't make them have to take it away.
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We would normally play it to Cynthia or whoever was around
Paul McCartney The Beatles
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Domesticity is the enemy of art. I don't know if that's true. You can write good happy songs. So, I don't think it's necessarily happiness. But I think self-satisfaction is maybe the enemy. It's kind of better to think, "Tomorrow night I'm gonna sing it better." There is this forward effort. It feels to me right, it feels human.
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And Jet, I thought the Major was a lady suffragette.
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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.
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We probably seem to be anti-religious...none of us believes in God.
Paul McCartney The Beatles