I always was a rebel...but on the other hand, I wanted to be loved and accepted...and not just be a loudmouth, lunatic, poet, musician. But I cannot be what I am not.

Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.

Whenever in doubt, turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream.

Always remember this: 'A kiss will never miss, and after many kisses a miss becomes a misses.'

The whole thing died in my mind long before the rumpus started. We used to believe the Beatles myth just as much as the public and we were in love with them just the same way. But we were four individuals who eventually recovered our individualities after being submerged in a myth.

There were very few real folk singers you know, though I liked Dominic Behan a bit and there was some good stuff to be heard in Liverpool. Just occasionally you hear very old records on the radio or TV of real workers in Ireland or somewhere singing these songs and the power of them is fantastic.

Reporter lady: What's that color? John: Hm. I'd call this a color!