So many times, I will have people tell me what I did when I was younger. There's so much being written [about] the early Beatles period, and even pre-Beatles period. And people will say, "Oh, he did that because that, and that happened because of that." And I'll be reading and think, "Well, that didn't happen" and, "That's not why I did that." Like anyone's history, you remember what went down better than people who weren't there.

I think when you're making an album, as the songs are piling up, one of the good things about it is that you will often write the song that you need.

The interesting thing about the Beatles was: The music was one thing, but we kind of symbolized a certain kind of freedom at a time when people of our generation were just growing up and just becoming adults.

My dad was a particularly polite kind of guy, very courteous.

I like most kinds of music. So I haven't got a bag, as they say... except the big black one in the hall outside.

Take these broken wings and learn to fly.

What I have to say is all in the music. If I want to say anything, I write a song.