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.

We were a savage little lot, Liverpool kids, not pacifist or vegetarian or anything. But I feel I've gone beyond that, and that it was immature to be so prejudiced and believe in all the stereotypes.

I guess the ultimate luxury professionally is to be able to change your direction, to work in another medium.

If children are studying the 20th century, I'm in their text books.

John could write a mean song. He had a lot of venom in him. Whereas I had a happy childhood.

It was a period when they used to read into our lyrics a lot, used to think there was more in them than there was.

There is good and bad in everyone.