My life with the Beatles had become a trap... I always remember to thank Jesus for the end of my touring days; if I hadn't said that the Beatles were 'bigger than Jesus' and upset the very Christian Ku Klux Klan, well, Lord, I might still be up there with all the other performing fleas! God bless America. Thank you, Jesus.

I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me.

I get by with a little help from my friends.

I want you to make love, not war, I know you've heard it before.

People always got the image I was an anti-Christ or antireligion. I'm not. I'm a most religious fellow. I was brought up a Christian and I only now understand some of the things that Christ was saying in those parables. Because people got hooked on the teacher and missed the message. All this bit about electing a President. We pick our own daddy out of a dog pound of daddies.

Rituals are important. Nowadays it's hip not to be married. I'm not interested in being hip.

I thought the original Communist revolutionaries coordinated themselves a bit better and didn't go around shouting about it.