None of us wanted to be the bass player. In our minds he was the fat guy who always played at the back.

When we were kids we always used to say, ‘Okay, whoever dies first, get a message through.’ When John died, I thought, ‘Well, maybe we’ll get a message,’ because I know he knew the deal. I haven’t had a message from John.

I used to think anyone doing anything weird was weird. Now I know that it is the people that call others weird that are weird.

Some people want to fill the world with silly love songs

If there were no Carl Perkins, there would be no Beatles.

I did study Shakespeare, that was sort of my thing; I got a Literature A-level, which is my only claim to academic fame.

It (LSD) opened my eyes. We only use one-tenth of our brain. Just think of what we could accomplish if we could only tap that hidden part! It would mean a whole new world if the politicians would take LSD. There wouldn't be any more war or poverty or famine.