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… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
Songs have some kind of structure that connects with people`s hearts. — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
When I left the Beatles, I made an album called McCartney that I played everything on. And it was kind of a… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
My dad was a particularly polite kind of guy, very courteous. So when we got on a bus, he would always encourage… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
Sometimes you write a song in a certain era and it's got a certain kind of significance. — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
The medical argument for animal testing doesn't stand up. Even if it did, I don't think we should kill other species. We… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
When I sit down to write a song, it's a kind of improvisation, but I formalize it a bit to get it… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
So, if I'm cooking, I'll be steaming vegetables, making some nice salad, that kind of stuff. — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
I like most kinds of music. So I haven't got a bag, as they say... except the big black one in the… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
The interesting thing about the Beatles was: The music was one thing, but we kind of symbolized a certain kind of freedom… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
At the end of the Beatles, I really was done in for the first time in my life. Until then, I really… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
My mum died when I was 14. That is a kind of strange age to lose a mother. John lost his mum… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
My old school in Liverpool is now a performing-arts school, and I kind of teach there - I use the word lightly… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
Many years ago I was fishing, and as I was reeling in the poor fish, I realised, 'I am killing him - all for… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
Hamburg totally wrecked us. I remember getting home to England and my dad thought I was half-dead. I looked like a skeleton, I hadn't… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
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… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
I never really got on that well with Yoko anyway. Strangely enough, I only started to get to know her after John's death. — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
I think a domestic situation can change you and your attitudes. I suppose if you did get a bit content, then you might not… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
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… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
...We can work it out. Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend. — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
I am quite happy that the Beatles came and went. There is even a sort of glory in not having it go on forever.… — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
Buy, buy, says the sign in the shop window; Why, why, says the junk in the yard. — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
My dad, bless him, was a musician. And his dad had thought that his music was rubbish. — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image
I can't manage without homeopathy. In fact, I never go anywhere without homeopathic remedies. — Paul McCartney Copy Share Image