Imagine the thrill for us going on the Ed Sullivan Show, especially when they told us it was the biggest show ever. I still remember one of the producer guys coming into our dressing room just before we went on and saying – Paul McCartney
I dont work at being ordinary. – Paul McCartney
It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard Heartbreak Hotel I thought, this is it. – Paul McCartney
Why would I retire? Sit at home and watch TV? No thanks. Id rather be out playing. – Paul McCartney
I never really got on that well with Yoko anyway. Strangely enough, I only started to get to know her after Johns death. – Paul McCartney
Im a pretty hands-on dad and make the most of my custody. I take care of my little one whenever I can, and she determines what I can do and where I can do it. – Paul McCartney
Where I come from, you dont really talk about how much youre earning. Those things are private. My dad never told my mum how much he was earning. Im certainly not going to tell the world. Im doing well. – Paul McCartney
When you first get money, you buy all these things so no one thinks youre mean, and you spread it around. You get a chauffeur and you find yourself thrown around the back of this car and you think, I was happier when I had my own little car! I could drive myself! – Paul McCartney
To keep the record straight, it wasnt always John and Yoko. Weve all accused one another of various business things we tend to be pretty paranoid by now, as you can imagine. Theres a lot of money involved. – Paul McCartney
Its time to end the cruel slaughter of whales and leave these magnificent creatures alone. – Paul McCartney
You see, my mother was a district nurse until she died when I was 14, and we used to move from time to time because of her work. – Paul McCartney
We were pretty good mates until the Beatles started to split up and Yoko came into it. It was more like old army buddies splitting up on account of wedding bells. – Paul McCartney
I hate the idea of success robbing you of your private life. – Paul McCartney
Nothing pleases me more than to go into a room and come out with a piece of music. – Paul McCartney
In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make. – Paul McCartney
And I loved Fats Waller. I love his instrumental abilities, his vocal abilities and his sense of humor. – Paul McCartney
The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated. – Paul McCartney
My dad, bless him, was a musician. And his dad had thought that his music was rubbish. – Paul McCartney
My dad was a particularly polite kind of guy, very courteous. – Paul McCartney
Looking back, I think I was always musical. My dad was very musical, and I think my mom was musical. – Paul McCartney
