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

Songs have some kind of structure that connects with people`s hearts.

I definitely did look up to John. We all looked up to John. He was older and he was very much the leader; he was the quickest wit and the smartest.

The interesting thing about the Beatles was: The music was one thing, but we kind of symbolized a certain kind of freedom at a time when people of our generation were just growing up and just becoming adults.

When we were kids growing up in Liverpool, all we ever wanted to be was Elvis Presley.

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.

Look, people are allowed their own opinions and they don't always coincide with yours. As an artist you just have to keep plugging on.