If I were dead, I would be the last to know. Paul McCartney More Quotes by Paul McCartney More Quotes From Paul McCartney I like most kinds of music. So I haven't got a bag, as they say... except the big black one in the hall outside. Paul McCartney bags black kind I realize now that taking drugs was like taking an aspirin without having a headache. Paul McCartney aspirin realizing drug No matter how accomplished or how many awards you get, you're always still thinking there's somebody out there who's better than you. Paul McCartney awards matter thinking That's the terrible thing about growing up. You lose friends. It's inevitable. It's not like it's a surprise. But it is terrible. Paul McCartney inevitable growing-up surprise It's a powerful thing hearing your friend on a very beautiful song. Paul McCartney powerful song beautiful I'm still looking to write a great song.... You always are. You know, you never think, 'Well, that's enough ... that's good enough.' Paul McCartney writing song thinking You can fill my appetite without me taking up a bite. Paul McCartney appetite bites compliment The thing you must remember is that I'm the Number One John Lennon fan. I love him to this day and I always did love him Paul McCartney i-love-him fans numbers I never really got on that well with Yoko anyway. Strangely enough, I only started to get to know her after John's death. Paul McCartney wells enough knows When I left the Beatles, I made an album called McCartney that I played everything on. And it was kind of a cool experience. I felt like a professor in a laboratory, just crafting stuff and adding this, and putting this on and moving the microphone, and it was very homemade. Paul McCartney albums stuff moving I play to all people, and I play to people not governments, and I believe strongly that all people are peaceful and would want peace. Paul McCartney government play believe There was one moment where they were riding their little ponies in Scotland, and Stella said to me: 'Dad! You're Paul McCartney, aren't you?' 'Yes darling, but I'm Daddy really'. Paul McCartney scotland dad interesting My arrest was on every bloody TV set. The other prisoners all knew who I was and asked me to sing. Paul McCartney bloody prisoner tvs We live in hope of deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us Paul McCartney surround deliverance darkness My dad was a particularly polite kind of guy, very courteous. So when we got on a bus, he would always encourage me and my younger brother to get up and offer our seat to an old lady. I grew up kind of liking that, thinking, y'know, that's a nice thing, that's a courtesy. Paul McCartney dad nice brother My mum died when I was 14. That is a kind of strange age to lose a mother. John lost his mum when he was 17. Paul McCartney strange age mother This is the first time I've ever played the Grammys. I finally passed the audition. Paul McCartney auditions first-time firsts I don't know anything about the Appalachian mountains or cowboys and Indians or anything. I just made it up. Paul McCartney cowboy mountain made I don't have any desire to learn. I feel it's like a voodoo, that it would spoil things if I actually learnt how things are done. Paul McCartney voodoo done desire I'm actually doing what I want with my life. I do sometime think I could just shut up and rest on my laurels and say: you know what guys, I'll operate out of the pocket you put me in.... but no way! No way I'm gonna do that! I'd just get bored stiff the first minute. Paul McCartney bored guy thinking