Where I come from, you don't really talk about how much you're earning. Those things are private. My dad never told my mum how much he was earning. I'm certainly not going to tell the world. I'm doing well.

We were pretty good mates until the Beatles started to split up and Yoko came into it. It was more like old army buddies splitting up on account of wedding bells.

You see, my mother was a district nurse until she died when I was 14, and we used to move from time to time because of her work.

She is the rock 'n' roll queen. Weirdly enough, that is one of the things her reign will be remembered for. Queen Elizabeth I, we remember Raleigh; Queen Elizabeth II it's gonna be the Beatles.

I just start singing some words with a tune. I don't ever write a song thinking, Now I'll write a song about... .

Linda's at her best when she's doing you a meal at home. That's when you see Linda. She cooks, she looks after the kids.

I like most kinds of music. So I haven't got a bag, as they say... except the big black one in the hall outside.