Both the Beatles and The Rolling Stones broke on the music scene the summer I was in England. I can vividly remember hearing She Loves You in August 1963.

I took the song The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face from a folk singer called Bonnie Dobson. I knew her and she had a record with that track on it.

It was very interesting time to be in England. Even at that point [John] Lennon and [Paul] McCartney influenced my writing. I thought, "maybe there is a huck or two in here I haven't thought of".

Getting lost in her loving is your first mistake.

You just get the vibes of your surroundings and it rubs off on you.

Think about the fool who by his virtue can be found in a most unusual situation playing jester to the clown.

She is my flower and she blooms for the one who loves her best.