I was still 15 when I met John Lennon at a village fete in Woolton, in Liverpool.

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

George Harrison and John Lennon were the ones most against touring ... I'd been trying to say ..Ah, tourings good and it keeps us sharp .. but finally I agreed with them

The medical argument for animal testing doesn't stand up. Even if it did, I don't think we should kill other species. We think we're so much better; I'm not sure we are. I tell people, We've beaten into submission every animal on the face of the Earth, so we are the clear winners of whatever battle is going on between the species. Couldn't we be generous? I really do think it's time to get nice. No need to keep beating up on them. I think we've got to show that we're kind.

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.

Some people don't believe in climate warning - like those who don't believe there was a Holocaust.

I'm often reading a magazine and hearing about someone's new record, and I think: "Oh, boy, that's gonna be better than me". It's a very common thing.