It was Elvis who really got me hooked on beat music. When I heard 'Heartbreak Hotel' I thought, this is it.

The strange thing is, we never owned our own publishing; it was always getting bought and sold.

It was bad on Linda. She had to deal with this guy who didn't want to get out of bed and, if he did, wanted to go back to bed pretty soon after. He wanted to drink earlier and earlier each day and didn't really see the point in shaving. I was generally pretty morbid.

I've got a few guitars that I like. The trouble with fame and riches is that you have more than one guitar.

Live a little be a gypsy, get around. Get your feet up off the ground, live a little, get around.

I love to hear a choir. I love the humanity... to see the faces of real people devoting themselves to a piece of music. I like the teamwork. It makes me feel optimistic about the human race when I see them cooperating like that.

When you were young, and your heart, was an open book. You used to say, live and let live.