George wrote Taxman, and I played guitar on it. He wrote it in anger at finding out what the taxman did. He had never known before then what could happen to your money.

Be cool and you'll be alright. That's rock & roll religion.

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.

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

I never really got on that well with Yoko anyway. Strangely enough, I only started to get to know her after John's death.

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

Every love song I write is for Linda.