For tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sun...

I have always adored Mahler, and Mahler was a major influence on the music of the Beatles. John and me used to sit and do the Kindertotenlieder and Wunderhorn for hours, we'd take turns singing and playing the piano. We thought Mahler was gear.

No matter how accomplished or how many awards you get, you're always still thinking there's somebody out there who's better than you.

It's like if you're an astronaut and you've been to the moon, what do you want to do with the rest of your life?

...We can work it out. Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend.

John's time and effort were, in the main, spent on pretty honorable stuff. As for the other side, well, nobody's perfect, nobody's Jesus. And look what they did to him.

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.