I thought of nothing else but rock 'n' roll; apart from sex and food and money--but that's all the same thing, really.

I only ever asked two people to work with me as a partner. One was Paul McCartney and the other Yoko Ono. Paul and me were the Beatles.

Once the new power has taken over they have to establish a new status quo just to keep the factories and trains running.

I don't believe in magic ... I don't believe in Jesus ... I don't believe in Buddha ... I don't believe in Elvis ... I don't believe in Beatles.

Songwriting is like ... being possessed. You try to go to sleep but the song won't let you.

Make your own dream .I can't wake you up. You can wake you up. I can't cure you. You can cure you.

If people take any notice of what we say, we say we've been through the drug scene, man, and there's nothing like being straight.