You see, my mother was a district nurse until she died when I was 14, and we used to move from time to time because of her work.

Bend like the willow, winds gonna blow you hard and cold tonight. Life as it happens, nobody warns you, willow hold on tight.

What's wrong with sentimental? Sentimental means you like stuff.

Why would I retire? Sit at home and watch TV? No thanks. I'd rather be out playing.

If anyone was the Fifth Beatle, it was Brian [Epstein].

I don't have any desire to learn. I feel it's like a voodoo, that it would spoil things if I actually learnt how things are done.

People think once you get famous and rich you move out of the public sphere and you have nothing left to write about. I've heard that - Bruce Springsteen was this real street boy, now he's got this big house. How does that compute? If you don't look at the material side of someone's life, if you look at more the emotional side, there's always a wealth of stuff to write about.