James McCartney Quotes & Sayings

I respect my dad, and he's amazing. He's my hero. He's the Beatles, man - or one of them. — James McCartney

I always feel honored to meet people who ever met my mum. It means a lot to me. — James McCartney

I did art; I made furniture. I didn't want to be a cliche - the Beatle's son who became a musician. — James McCartney

Today as never before in their history, Americans are enthralled with military power. The global military supremacy that the United States presently enjoys - and is bent on perpetuating - has become central to our national identity. More than America's matchless material abundance or even the effusions of its pop culture, the nation's arsenal of high tech weaponry and the soldiers who employ that arsenal have come to signify who we are and what we stand for. — James McCartney

For my first album I wanted to make a record that would be intimate, deeply personal, and honest. — James McCartney

When I was 20, my mother died and I went off the rails a little bit. I kinda had my slightly dark period. — James McCartney

Some artists are happy doing the same thing again and again, but my favorite artists are the ones who evolve and grow, and I want to be one of them. — James McCartney

I'm naturally guarded because of the way I was brought up. But I understand people are interested in who I am. — James McCartney

It's hard to live up to The Beatles. When Wings toured, they got slated. Even Dad found it hard living up to The Beatles. I started out playing under an alias because I wanted to start quietly. — James McCartney

Everyone at school knew who my dad was. It made me a little self-conscious a little introverted because I had a lot of attention drawn towards me, but in a way I guess it gives you a little bit of a celebrity skin, even though I wasn't a celebrity. — James McCartney

Growing up, I put a lot of pressure on myself. I felt with The Beatles legacy that there was pressure on me to do music, and while I always loved music and it was always around me at home, I thought about doing other things. — James McCartney

Music is in me. I don't have much of a choice. People might listen to one of my songs or come and see my because of my famous last name, but if my music's not good they won't hang around. — James McCartney

I definitely want to embrace the relationships I have with the people I love. — James McCartney

I was heavily into Nirvana and I still am, but when I was 23 I got disillusioned by music. Then I just focused more on myself and gave up music for a while. — James McCartney

Mum was very cool. Even though she came from a pretty affluent family, she was cool. She was really good, a very normal person. — James McCartney