I am quite happy that the Beatles came and went. There is even a sort of glory in not having it go on forever. There is a complete body of work that went from A to Z and it is all pretty damn good stuff. The one thing I am particularly proud of is that nearly every single bit of it has some good message. I feel fortunate when I look back. Life is not easy, but I've been very lucky - and I'm touching wood as I say that.

Buy, buy, says the sign in the shop window; Why, why, says the junk in the yard.

There's nothing bigger than being asked to perform at the Super Bowl.

Sadness isn't sadness. It's happiness in a black jacket. Tears are not tears. They're balls of laughter dipped in salt. Death is not death. It's life that's jumped off a tall cliff.

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

I doubt very much if The Beatles would have happened if it was not for Elvis.

It's like there was me, then the Beatles phase, and now I'm me again.