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.

If you love your life, everybody will love you too.

I am not religious, but I am spiritual.

Criticism didn't really stop us and it shouldn't ever stop anyone, because critics are only the people who can't get a record deal themselves.

It's time to end the cruel slaughter of whales and leave these magnificent creatures alone.

Think globally, act locally.

I never really got on that well with Yoko anyway. Strangely enough, I only started to get to know her after John's death.