Somebody said to me, 'But the Beatles were anti-materialistic.' That's…

Paul McCartney
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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: One for the Road. Interview with David Fricke, www.rollingstone.com. February 08, 1990.
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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: One for the Road. Interview with David Fricke, www.rollingstone.com. February 08, 1990.

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