I climbed down the outside of a Holiday Inn once just to surprise one of my crew by getting on his balcony and knocking on his window.

They [The Beatles] were the first band to not have a lead singer in the band.

They [The Beatles ] were the first band to write their own songs in Britain because we always just covered American songs before that.

I guess when you're young you have tunnel vision.

I don't understand people who believe that if you ignore something, it'll go away. That's completely wrong - if it's ignored it gathers strength. Europe ignored Hitler for twenty years. As a result he slaughtered a quarter of the world!

If I hadn't been living here [in America], do you think we would have gotten a Grammy? No chance.

The Beatles had an influence on everybody. You have to realize what an incredible explosion the Beatles were.