I always read the papers, the political bits.

It seems that all revolutions end up with a personality cult - even the Chinese seem to need a father-figure.

I was the walrus, but now I am John. And so my friends, you'll just have to carry on. The dream is over.

There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love.

It's like being possessed: like a psychic or a medium. I felt like a hollow temple filled with many spirits, each one passing through me, each inhabiting me for a little time and then leaving to be replaced by another.

I don't bother so much about the others' songs. For instance, I don't give a damn about how 'Something' is doing in the charts - I watch 'Come Together' (the flip side) because that's my song.

The second political thing I did was to say 'The Beatles are bigger than Jesus.' That really broke the scene, I nearly got shot in America for that. It was a big trauma for all the kids that were following us.