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 More Quotes by Paul McCartney More Quotes From Paul McCartney Give Ireland back to the Irish, don't make them have to take it away. Paul McCartney controversy ireland giving The long and winding road that leads to your door / Will never disappear, / I've seen that road before it always leads me here, / Leads me to your door. Paul McCartney disappear doors long There are a lot of artists who haven't lost anything to domesticity. In my case, it probably did happen. Paul McCartney cases artist lost When we were kids growing up in Liverpool, all we ever wanted to be was Elvis Presley. Paul McCartney growing-up wanted kids Most people don't know that I invented the selfie. Paul McCartney knows people One of things about beards is that, when men reach a certain age, they'd like to see if they can grow one. It's a phenomenon I understand very well. After you get over the itchy face, you go, "Oh, I don't have to shave, that's cool." And then you move into the philosophical thing- people say, "You look weird, you have a beard." And you say, "No, actually, it's weird to shave." Having a beard is natural. When you think about it, shaving it off is quite weird. Paul McCartney philosophical men moving I feel like the sixties is about to happen. It feels like a period in the future to me, rather than a period in the past. Paul McCartney periods feels past I have always adored Mahler, and Mahler was a major influence on the music of the Beatles. John and me used to sit and do the Kindertotenlieder and Wunderhorn for hours, we'd take turns singing and playing the piano. We thought Mahler was gear. Paul McCartney piano gears singing I'm mad, you know? I don't think of retiring at all. Paul McCartney retiring mad thinking There's nothing bigger than being asked to perform at the Super Bowl. Paul McCartney super-bowl nfl bigger I just start singing some words with a tune. I don't ever write a song thinking, Now I'll write a song about... . Paul McCartney writing song thinking Every love song I write is for Linda. Paul McCartney writing song People would say to me, “Hey man, you look just like Paul McCartney”, and I'd say: “I wish I had his money!” Paul McCartney wish men people My thing is about following the accidental, more than trying to paint an accurate bowl of apples. I enjoy most following the paint. It leads me somewhere else. I think I enjoy just letting the magic unfold and letting the spirit of the paint tell me where we're going. Paul McCartney apples somewhere-else thinking People who paint, including myself, get to a point where a bit of angst comes in. If you're doing it for a living, it's worth it to suffer those slings and arrows. Paul McCartney arrows suffering people Bach was so mathematical and I liked this idea that you could have one instrument going, 'One, two, three, four', and then you have another instrument going, [double time] 'One, two, three four', and another instrument going, [doubled again] 'One, two, three, four, one, two, three, four', so you could add twos and fours and eighths, and that happens a lot in Bach. Paul McCartney add two ideas I did study Shakespeare, that was sort of my thing; I got a Literature A-level, which is my only claim to academic fame. Paul McCartney levels study literature I think when you're making an album, as the songs are piling up, one of the good things about it is that you will often write the song that you need. Paul McCartney writing song thinking I'm not really comfortable singing without accompanying myself on stage - I'm not used to it. Paul McCartney stage singing used I can't manage without homeopathy. In fact, I never go anywhere without homeopathic remedies. Paul McCartney homeopathy manage i-can