When we were kids we always used to say, ‘Okay, whoever dies first, get a message through.’ When John died, I thought, ‘Well, maybe we’ll get a message,’ because I know he knew the deal. I haven’t had a message from John.

None of us wanted to be the bass player. In our minds he was the fat guy who always played at the back.

My arrest was on every bloody TV set. The other prisoners all knew who I was and asked me to sing.

At the end of the Beatles, I really was done in for the first time in my life. Until then, I really was a kind of cocky sod.

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.

I can't manage without homeopathy. In fact, I never go anywhere without homeopathic remedies. I often make use of them.

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.