The people have the power. All we have to do is awaken the power in the people.

If I had the capabilities of being something other than I am, I would. It's no fun being an artist. You know what it's like, writing, it's torture.

You say you want a revolution? Well, you know. We all want to change the world.

I'm an Elvis fan because it was Elvis who really got me out of Liverpool.

You can't give a child too much love and if you love somebody, you can't be with them enough. There's no such thing.

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.

My original idea for the cover was better - decapitate Paul - but he wouldn't go along with it.