All Paul McCartney Quotes
- I saw that Meryl Streep said, I just want to do my job well. And really, that's all I'm ever trying to do. All
- It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard 'Heartbreak Hotel' I thought, this is it. Beat
- 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,… Bit
- I knew the words to 25 rock songs, so I got in the group. Long Tall Sally and Tutti-Frutti, that got me in. That was… Audition
- 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… Any
- If children are studying the 20th century, I'm in their text books. Book
- I had this song called Helter Skelter, which is just a ridiculous song. So we did it like that, 'cuz I like noise. Called
- My dad, bless him, was a musician. And his dad had thought that his music was rubbish. Bless
- 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… Busted
- I feel that if I said anything about John, I would have to sit here for five days and say it all. Or I don't… All
- I look a lot busier than I am, as I'm actually a rather sporadic, random person and I'll play a few gigs and then disappear… Busier
- Microphones are just like people, if you shout at them, they get scared. Get Scared
- My old school in Liverpool is now a performing-arts school, and I kind of teach there - I use the word lightly - but I… Art
- Why would I retire? Sit at home and watch TV? No thanks. I'd rather be out playing. Home
- And I loved Fats Waller. I love his instrumental abilities, his vocal abilities and his sense of humor. Abilities
- But you know, as a kid I would have thought of a vegetarian as a wimp. Inspirational
- George Martin, he's very good at a very sort of lush, sweet arrangement. Arrangement
- I can't deal with the press; I hate all those Beatles questions. All
- I hate the idea of success robbing you of your private life. Hate
- I have not practiced how to be a singer without an instrument. Inspirational
- I never really got on that well with Yoko anyway. Strangely enough, I only started to get to know her after John's death. Anyway Strangely
- 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… Appreciate
- I think the pop industry is still a young man's game. Game
- I was still 15 when I met John Lennon at a village fete in Woolton, in Liverpool. Fete
- It's also not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that's your pool of resources. Backward