With life and all I've been through, I do have a belief in goodness, a good spirit. I think what people have done with religion is personified good and evil, so good's become God with 'o' out, and evil's become Devil with a 'd' added. That's my theory of religion.

The best thing I ever saw was a man who loved his wife.

George Martin, he's very good at a very sort of lush, sweet arrangement.

I think a domestic situation can change you and your attitudes. I suppose if you did get a bit content, then you might not write savage lyrics.

Love Me Do, the first song we recorded, John was supposed to sing the lead, but they changed their minds and asked me to sing lead because they wanted John to play harmonica.

I don't know anything about the Appalachian mountains or cowboys and Indians or anything. I just made it up.

I didn't earn that much in record royalties. You've only got to look at my sales in 1980 to figure that one out.