At the (record company) meeting Paul just kept mithering on about what we were going to do, so in the end I just said, 'I think you're daft. I want a divorce.'

I never went to high school reunions. My thing is, out of sight, out of mind. That's my attitude toward life. So I don't have any romanticism about any part of my past.

People think the Beatles know what's going on. We don't. We're just doing it.

When you're drowning, you don't say 'I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,' you just scream.

We should be trying to reach the young workers because that's when you're most idealistic and have least fear.

If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'.

I wouldn't say I was a born writer; I'm a born thinker.