I found I was having continually to please the sort of people I'd always hated when I was a child. This began to bring me back to reality.

I was trying to say something about Christianity, the idea that you have to be tortured to attain heaven. I didn't believe that.

I can't speak for George, but I pretty damn well know we got fed up of being sidemen for Paul.

I don't believe in yesterday.

You better get yourself together, darling, and join the human race.

It's fear of the unknown. The unknown is what it is. And to be frightened of it is what sends everybody scurrying around chasing dreams, illusions, wars, peace, love, hate, all that-it's all illusion. Unknown is what it is. Accept that it's unknown and it's plain sailing. Everything is unknown-then you're ahead of the game. That's what it is. Right?

If we took over Britain, then we'd have the job of cleaning up the bourgeoisie and keeping people in a revolutionary state of mind.