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

I saw that Meryl Streep said, I just want to do my job well. And really, that's all I'm ever trying to do.

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.

I love to hear a choir. I love the humanity... to see the faces of real people devoting themselves to a piece of music. I like the teamwork. It makes me feel optimistic about the human race when I see them cooperating like that.

Why would I retire? Sit at home and watch TV? No thanks. I'd rather be out playing.

We live in hope of deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us

A lot of the Beatles albums were very various, and we did it on purpose: We didn't want the next track to sound like the last one.