Able Quote by Daniel Levitin

If someone can write great music... Paul McCartney is a genius. He's so prolific. All we should do is bow down to Paul McCartney.

— Fred Armisen

Paul McCartney is a genius ... Paul married Rock & Roll to beauty, and forever raised the bar for composers, musicians, and fans ...…

— Alec Baldwin

Paul is a very creative artist but I'm more that thorough, meticulous, disciplined nut.

— Art Garfunkel

I taught myself to play the guitar by listening to Paul Simon records, working it out note by note. He is an incredibly intelligent…

— Douglas Adams

I don't much listen to music as I study it: who's doing what, who wrote it.

— Sixto Rodriguez

And, more important, none of Paul's music feels unfamiliar to me.

— Ednita Nazario

People have made a living deconstructing Lennon and The Beatles songs because of their compositional sophistication. But what's so exciting about John is that…

— Randy Bachman

Sadly, as a songwriter you sooner or later finish developing your musical understanding.

— Bent Saether

Knowing how other people wrote music is a great tool, which can be applied into your own musical mindset.

— Max Cavalera

I wrote 'No Words' and 'Mull of Kintyre' with help from Paul. He was always like a big brother to me and a strong…

— Denny Laine

[Paul McCartney] never, at the time, was going back to leaning back on the roots of his old band. He always built upon where…

— Fred Armisen

The composer does not sit around and wait for an inspiration to walk up and introduce itself…Making music is actually little else than a…

— George Gershwin