I don't do regrets. Regrets are pointless. It's too late for regrets. You've already done it, haven't you? You've lived your life. No point wishing you could change it.

A kid once said to me "Do you get hangovers?" I said, "To get hangovers you have to stop drinking.

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

You've got to try to figure out which is the bigger benefit and which is the bigger loser. It nearly killed him [Eric Clapton ]; he was in a very, very bad way for a long time, but he came through it. Most people don't come through it because they don't have the money to buy the people to look after them.

I have done interviews in the past, and they cut everything out except for the outrageous line, and then they take it out of context.

There are a lot of good books around. People don't read any more. It's a sad state of affairs. Reading's the only thing that allows you to use your imagination. When you watch films it's someone else's vision, isn't it?

That was a great time, the summer of '71 - I can't remember it, but I'll never forget it!