I hope someday you will join us and the world will live as one.

From our earliest days in Liverpool, George and I on the one hand and Paul on the other had different musical tastes. Paul preferred 'pop type' music and we preferred what is now called 'underground'. This may have led to arguments, particularly between Paul and George, but the contrast in tastes, I'm sure, did more good than harm, musically speaking, and contributed to our success.

We live in a world where we have to hide to make love, while violence is practiced in broad daylight.

I've never really been wanted.

Jesus was all right, but his disciples were thick and ordinary. It's them twisting it that ruins it for me.

I thought the original Communist revolutionaries coordinated themselves a bit better and didn't go around shouting about it.

I don't intend to be a performing flea any more. I was the dreamweaver, but although I'll be around I don't intend to be running at 20,000 miles an hour trying to prove myself. I don't want to die at 40.