In the Seventies I was so scared I wouldn't go on stage.

When I heard the Beatles, I thought thats it. That's what I want to be. I want to be a Beatle.

But the thing with us was, we didn’t really need anyone to make us world famous – we were already halfway there.

I'll only retire in the day I should be dead and they have me buried, and some idiot spell over my casket some stupid gospel stuff.

The Beatles gave me everything. Especially Paul McCartney. I adore him.

Tell me I'm a sinner I got news for you I spoke to God this morning and he don't like you! Don't you try and teach me no original sin; I don't need your pity for the shape I'm in

In those days, if you wanted a new car or a holiday, you'd phone up the office and they'd send you some cash. You never had a bank account. I don't know anyone from the music business in the Seventies that it didn't happen to.