Paul McCartney Quotes & Sayings (Page 8)

“One of my biggest thrills for me still is sitting down with a guitar or a piano and just out of nowhere trying to make a song happen.”

“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.”

“If children are studying the 20th century, I'm in their text books.”

“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 microphone, I have a vague idea of what I'm about to do.”

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

“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.”

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

“The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.”

“I don't work at being ordinary.”

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