Pete Ham in the group was a very good writer. He wrote the Nilsson song "Without You", which is a seriously good song. But the poor fellow topped himself. He was a lovely bloke, I can still see him now. It was a terrible loss.

Bach was so mathematical and I liked this idea that you could have one instrument going, 'One, two, three, four', and then you have another instrument going, [double time] 'One, two, three four', and another instrument going, [doubled again] 'One, two, three, four, one, two, three, four', so you could add twos and fours and eighths, and that happens a lot in Bach.

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

Someone like John would want to end the Beatle period and start the Yoko period. He wouldn't like either to interfere with the other.

I don't take me seriously. If we get some giggles, I don't mind.

It's like if you're an astronaut and you've been to the moon, what do you want to do with the rest of your life?

People who paint, including myself, get to a point where a bit of angst comes in. If you're doing it for a living, it's worth it to suffer those slings and arrows.