Painting is similar to music. You get a couple or words or notes or chords that excite you, and you just follow them and add a bit more and see where it takes you. That's the thrill for me. It still is a thrill, which is amazing after all this time.

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.

When you're wide awake say it for goodness sake, it's gonna be a great day.

Buy, buy, says the sign in the shop window; Why, why, says the junk in the yard.

I've got to admit it's getting better. It's a little better all the time.

We would normally play it to Cynthia or whoever was around

Alas, it looks like those unsubstantiated rumours about me are about to come true after all this time.