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" I did art; I made furniture. I didn't want to be a cliche - the Beatle's son who became a musician. "
James McCartney
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" When I was 20, my mother died and I went off the rails a little bit. I kinda had my slightly dark period. "
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" I always feel honored to meet people who ever met my mum. It means a lot to me. "
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" Picking up a guitar - I couldn't imagine doing anything else. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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People
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" For my first album I wanted to make a record that would be intimate, deeply personal, and honest. "
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" 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. "
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" Mum was very cool. Even though she came from a pretty affluent family, she was cool. She was really good, a very normal person. "
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Normal
" I definitely want to embrace the relationships I have with the people I love. "
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