“ When I find myself in times of trouble, mother Mary comes to me,speaking words of wisdom, let it be.And in my hour of darkness she is standing right in front of me,speaking words of wisdom, let it be.… Paul McCartney
“ Music is like a psychiatrist. You can tell your guitar things that you can't tell people. And it will answer you with things people can't tell you. Paul McCartney
“ And I loved Fats Waller. I love his instrumental abilities, his vocal abilities and his sense of humor. 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
“ 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
“ It's time to end the cruel slaughter of whales and leave these magnificent creatures alone. Paul McCartney
“ I'm 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
“ George wrote Taxman, and I played guitar on it. He wrote it in anger at finding out what the taxman did. He had never known before then what could happen to your money. Paul McCartney
“ When you were young, and your heart, was an open book. You used to say, live and let live. 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
“ Where I come from, you don't really talk about how much you're earning. Those things are private. My dad never told my mum how much he was earning. I'm certainly not going to tell the world. I'm doing… Paul McCartney
“ My dad, bless him, was a musician. And his dad had thought that his music was rubbish. Paul McCartney