I think the idea of getting out of a traffic jam and getting out of work each week and going and doing all this stuff would be really exhausting.

My brother's researched our early family history. He found a letter from a fella who said he used to be in love with my mum.

To this day, if I ever meet grownups who play ukulele, I love 'em.

It's a powerful thing hearing your friend on a very beautiful song.

I think it's something to do with the structural quality of the songs. We weren't actually trying to make stuff that was cool, or of the moment, although a lot of it was. We were trying to make stuff that was good enough to stick around and lo and behold, it has.

This was one of the best things about Lennon and McCartney, the competitive element within the team. It was great. But hard to live with.

I saw that Meryl Streep said, I just want to do my job well. And really, that's all I'm ever trying to do.