On Paul McCartney’s 79th birthday, let’s take a look at the Top 10 quotes by the legendary musician

The legendary British musician is celebrating his 79th birthday today, and we wish him loads of love and happiness!

Rising to prominence as one of the lead singers and a bassist for the iconic rock band ‘The Beatles’, the man is known for his brilliant works and contribution to the music industry, not only for his group performances but also his solo ones.

Fondly called as the ‘Cute One’, Sir James Paul McCartney was born on June 18, 1942, at Walton, in Liverpool, and went ahead with his solo career in 1970, after ‘The Beatles’ disbanded, releasing his debut studio album ‘McCartney’, that was critically acclaimed, making him one of the finest artists of his generation.

On this occasion, let’s take a visit back, to the musician’s best said quotes of all times, that prove to be as inspiring as they are informative-

 

#1

“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, you know, that’s a nice thing, that’s a courtesy.”

 

#2

“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 learnt then.”

 

#3

“I’m not a great practiser at all. We were never great ‘practisers’. The Beatles would come together for about a day before we had a tour, to make sure the amp worked.”

 

#4

“I am quite happy that the Beatles came and went. There is even a sort of glory in not having it go on forever. There is a complete body of work that went from A to Z and it is all pretty damn good stuff. The one thing I am particularly proud of is that nearly every single bit of it has some good message. I feel fortunate when I look back. Life is not easy, but I’ve been very lucky – and I’m touching wood as I say that.”

 

#5

“I think that selling rights is a bad move commercially, not just morally. It cheapens the songs. When people come to my concerts, they often hold up candles when we do “Let It Be.” I don’t think they’d do that anymore if the song suddenly became part of an Oldsmobile ad.”

 

#6

“My stepmother sold my birth certificate and someone asked why I didn’t buy it back. I don’t know, really. I just couldn’t bring myself to do it. It was mine. It cost me nothing and suddenly I had to buy it back.”

 

#7

“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.”

 

#8

“In some ways we live in a world where things appear to be very logical, very rational, and mechanical aspects of our world are rather scientific and rather straightforward.”

 

#9

“When you first get money, you buy all these things so no one thinks you’re 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!”

 

#10

“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.”