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.

It was bad on Linda. She had to deal with this guy who didn't want to get out of bed and, if he did, wanted to go back to bed pretty soon after. He wanted to drink earlier and earlier each day and didn't really see the point in shaving. I was generally pretty morbid.

Look, people are allowed their own opinions and they don't always coincide with yours. As an artist you just have to keep plugging on.

Lady Madonna lying on the bed Listen to the music playing in your head.

When I sit down to write a song, it's a kind of improvisation, but I formalize it a bit to get it into the studio, and when I step up to a microphone, I have a vague idea of what I'm about to do.

Sometimes you write a song in a certain era and it's got a certain kind of significance.

The music publishing I own is fabulous recording.