Pastoral Resources

A Country is not a mere territory; the particular territory is only its foundation. The Country is the idea which rises upon that foundation; it is the sentiment of love, the sense of fellowship which binds together all the sons of that territory.

I really just tried to make a record full of great songs, which is the goal I always have.

I am happy that women can relate to my songs, and hopefully men can too.

Aside from my son, no person has ever shown for me the gentle concern I knew from Governor Adlai Stevenson.

I knew the words to 25 rock songs, so I got in the group. Long Tall Sally and Tutti-Frutti, that got me in. That was my audition.

I used to think that all my Wings stuff was second-rate stuff, but I began to meet younger kids, not kids from my Beatle generation, who would say, We really love this song.

I had this song called Helter Skelter, which is just a ridiculous song. So we did it like that, 'cuz I like noise.

They gave me four weeks, and I asked if the first week could be just music with the two main conductors. So, the conductors came over to my home, and we worked in the music room, and I learned my two little songs.

Thank God for beautiful songs about feeling despair when you yourself are in despair. They really get us through.

If I love a song I hope to find a way to get other people to love it too.

But I was ready for it and I knew I could do it. I've just turned 40, I have a son and I feel more settled and driven than ever. I think my 40s will be my most prolific time. It's a very rare life you get to lead as a sitcom guy.

I live again the days and evenings of my long career. I dream at night of operas and concerts in which I have had my share of success. Now like the old Irish minstrel, I have hung up my harp because my songs are all sung.

If my life were a song it would probably be titled 'Roller Coaster', up and down all the time.

There's nothing that makes you so aware of the improvisation of human existence as a song unfinished. Or an old address book.

If my life were a song, what would it be? 'A Never Ending Road of Musical Good Times'.

My favorite music to sing would be my own songs, my original songs, just because I know them, you know I write the tunes, so my favorite songs are the newest ones that I write. That's what I like to sing the most, because it means something, it's real, it comes from me.

It's much easier to play supporting roles because that's what I do in my life: I support my son.

After I set out to refute Christianity intellectually and couldn't, I came to the conclusion the Bible was true and Jesus Christ was God's Son.

I've got CDs in my car, listening all the time for that next song, because everybody's looking.

You know, I get a lot of people pitching songs to me.