Great music is in the ear of the beholder.

To be quite honest, John Lennon had questionable politics. There was a flip side. He was all peace and love, but he was a very violent character.

Why is the rest of the world so overcrowded? Nobody lives in America! We're all squashed up on top of each other in London.

I remember the 70s constantly being winter in Manchester and the Irish community in Manchester closing ranks because of the IRA bombings in Birmingham and Manchester, and you know the bin-workers' strike, all wrapped up in it... They were violent times. Violence at home and violence at football matches.

Paul McCartney, one of the best songwriters of all time, has only produced manure for the past 25 years.

I'm a little bit of a control freak when it comes to my music, unfortunately.

I like being famous. It can be a bit of a pain but you get free food in restaurants and people send you clothes.