Trumpets are a bit more adventurous; they're drunk! Trumpeters are generally drunk. It wets their whistle.

Pete Ham in the group was a very good writer. He wrote the Nilsson song "Without You", which is a seriously good song. But the poor fellow topped himself. He was a lovely bloke, I can still see him now. It was a terrible loss.

Linda's at her best when she's doing you a meal at home. That's when you see Linda. She cooks, she looks after the kids.

At the end of the Beatles, I really was done in for the first time in my life. Until then, I really was a kind of cocky sod.

When two great saints meet, it's a humbling experience.

I think the idea of getting out of a traffic jam and getting out of work each week and going and doing all this stuff would be really exhausting.

It's as serious as anyone ever gets, you know. It's just words. It's just good poetry.