You don't really know what to believe until the Government denies it.

Gershwin inspired me very much. The concept of 'That Lucky Old Sun' was inspired by 'Rhapsody in Blue' - not influenced, but inspired.

If there's not love present, it's much, much harder to function. When there's love present, it's easier to deal with life.

I have stage fright every single concert I've ever done. I have at least four or five minutes of it. It's absolute living hell.

I'm just a shy and retreating kind of person. Sometimes I get in a real talkative mood - but not very often.

I met Paul in 1967, Ringo in 1985, and I saw George Harrison in a nightclub somewhere in L. A. I never met John.

I wake up in the morning and I say 'Ahh! Today's the day for a song! I'm going to write a song today!' And I do. I write a song.