One of things about beards is that, when men reach a certain age, they'd like to see if they can grow one. It's a phenomenon I understand very well. After you get over the itchy face, you go, "Oh, I don't have to shave, that's cool." And then you move into the philosophical thing- people say, "You look weird, you have a beard." And you say, "No, actually, it's weird to shave." Having a beard is natural. When you think about it, shaving it off is quite weird.

My mum died when I was 14. That is a kind of strange age to lose a mother. John lost his mum when he was 17.

But you know, as a kid I would have thought of a vegetarian as a wimp.

To this day, if I ever meet grownups who play ukulele, I love 'em.

I'm mad, you know? I don't think of retiring at all.

I think the French girls are fabulous.

I'm not a great practiser at all. We were never great practisers. The Beatles would come together for about a day before we had a tour, to make sure the amp worked.