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78 quotes by Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. With John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, he gained worldwide fame as a member of the Beatles, one of the most popular and influential acts in the history of rock music; his songwriting partnership with Lennon is one of the most celebrated of the 20th century. After the band's break-up, he pursued a solo career and formed Wings...
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The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.

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I've got to admit it's getting better. It's a little better all the time.

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I definitely did look up to John. We all looked up to John. He was older and he was very much the leader; he was the quickest wit and the smartest.

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Nothing pleases me more than to go into a room and come out with a piece of music.

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We were a savage little lot, Liverpool kids, not pacifist or vegetarian or anything. But I feel I've gone beyond that, and that it was immature... →

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Buy, buy, says the sign in the shop window; Why, why, says the junk in the yard.

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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... →

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With the Beatles, we'd been very spoiled because we had George Martin who worked for the record label we were going to be signed to. That was... →

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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.

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I hate the idea of success robbing you of your private life.

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I'm not religious, but I'm very spiritual.

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

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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.

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