Quotes by Paul McCartney

About Paul McCartney:

Sir James Paul McCartney is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. With John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, he gained worldwide fame as the bassist of the English rock band the Beatles, one of the most popular and influential groups in the history of pop 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 with his first wife, Linda, and Denny Laine.
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Take these broken wings and learn to fly.

Paul McCartney

And, in the end The love you take is equal to the love you make.

Paul McCartney

It's time to end the cruel slaughter of whales and leave these magnificent creatures alone.

Paul McCartney

George wrote Taxman, and I played guitar on it. He wrote it in anger at finding out what the taxman did. He had never known before then what could happen to your money.

Paul McCartney

If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.

Paul McCartney

There are only four people who knew what the Beatles were about anyway.

Paul McCartney

I think people who create and write, it actually does flow-just flows from into their head, into their hand, and they write it down. It's simple.

Paul McCartney

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.

Paul McCartney

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

Paul McCartney

None of us wanted to be the bass player. In our minds he was the fat guy who always played at the back.

Paul McCartney

I used to think that anyone doing anything weird was weird. I suddenly realized that anyone doing anything weird wasn't weird at all and it was the people saying they were weird that were weird.

Paul McCartney

Somebody said to me, 'But the Beatles were anti-materialistic.' That's a huge myth. John and I literally used to sit down and say, 'Now, let's write a swimming pool.'

Paul McCartney

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 to be so prejudiced and believe in all the stereotypes.

Paul McCartney

It's also not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that's your pool of resources.

Paul McCartney

My old school in Liverpool is now a performing-arts school, and I kind of teach there - I use the word lightly - but I go there and talk to students.

Paul McCartney

Microphones are just like people, if you shout at them, they get scared.

Paul McCartney

I don't ever try to make a serious social comment.

Paul McCartney

I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people that call others weird that are weird.

Paul McCartney

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

Paul McCartney

But with writers, there's nothing wrong with melancholy. It's an important color in writing.

Paul McCartney

Author Bio

  • NamePaul McCartney
  • DescriptionBritish musician, former member of the Beatles
  • AliasesSir James Paul McCartney
  • BornJune 18, 1942
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionSinger; Guitarist; Composer; Bassist; Songwriter; Singer-songwriter; Painter; Writer
  • AwardsKnight Of The Legion Of Honour; Member Of The Order Of The British Empire; Academy Award For Best Original Score; Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; MusiCares Person Of The Year