I realize now that taking drugs was like taking an aspirin without having a headache. Paul McCartney More Quotes by Paul McCartney More Quotes From Paul McCartney You can judge a man's true character by the way he treats his fellow animals. Paul McCartney animalcharactermen I think the 'Just say no' mentality is so crazed. I saw a thing in a women's magazine the other day. 'He smokes cannabis, what am I to do? He laughs it off when I try to tell him, he says it's not really harmful...' Of course you're half hoping the advice will be, 'Well, you know it's not that harmful; if you love him, if you talk to him about it, tell him maybe he should keep it in the garden shed or something,' you know, a reasonable point of view. But of course it was, 'No, no, all drugs are bad. Librium's good, Valium's good. But cannabis, ooooh!' I hate that unreasoned attitude. Paul McCartney weedhateattitude There’s nothing as glamorous to me as a record store. Paul McCartney storesglamorousrecords 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 simplewritingthinking Songs have some kind of structure that connects with people`s hearts. Paul McCartney heartsongpeople There must be a better way to make the things we want, a way that doesn't spoil the sky, or the rain or the land Paul McCartney futurelandrain A lot of artists use memories. A lot of prose writers, a lot of poets, a lot of songwriters, refer back to something. Generally it's all you've got, unless you're brilliant and can write totally in the now. Paul McCartney artistwritingmemories It's not unusual for writers to look backward. Because that's your pool of resources. If you were to write something now, I bet there's a pretty good chance you'd call on your teenage years, your experiences then, stuff you learned then. Paul McCartney teenagewritingyears Painting is similar to music. You get a couple or words or notes or chords that excite you, and you just follow them and add a bit more and see where it takes you. That's the thrill for me. It still is a thrill, which is amazing after all this time. Paul McCartney thrillcoupleadd It (LSD) opened my eyes. We only use one-tenth of our brain. Just think of what we could accomplish if we could only tap that hidden part! It would mean a whole new world if the politicians would take LSD. There wouldn't be any more war or poverty or famine. Paul McCartney eyewarfunny Painting is a magical process that I like, where you conjure something out of nothing; you get a little idea that leads you through ... You can go into a trance while you're doing it, so it's a nice contrast to real life. Paul McCartney nicerealideas When you were young, and your heart, was an open book. You used to say, live and let live. Paul McCartney musicheartbook If anyone wants to save the planet, all they have to do is just stop eating meat. That's the single most important thing you could do. It's staggering when you think about it. Vegetarianism takes care of so many things in one shot: ecology, famine, cruelty. Paul McCartney importantvegetarianismthinking I have not practiced how to be a singer without an instrument. Paul McCartney instrumentssingers I support decriminalisation. People are smoking pot anyway and to make them into criminals is wrong. It's when you're in jail you really become a criminal. Paul McCartney marijuanajailweed I love the past. There are parts of the past I hate, of course. Paul McCartney i-hatehatepast Why would I retire? Sit at home and watch TV? No thanks. I'd rather be out playing. Paul McCartney tvshomewatches 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 moneywritingfunny We got into music to avoid a job, and get lots of girls. Paul McCartney girljobs What I have to say is all in the music. If I want to say anything, I write a song. Paul McCartney say-anythingwritingsong
