I'm happier than I would have been with the Beatles.

I'm happier than I would have been with the Beatles.

Anyone who knows the history of the Pete Best Band or the Combo, we were on the verge of breaking in in America. In the mid-'60s, I had great songwriters; we wrote some great stuff.

We were at our best when we were playing in the dance halls of Liverpool and Hamburg. The world never saw that.

When I came back into show business in '88 after spending 20-odd years in the civil service, it wasn't planned.

I walked out of the show business in 1968 because I thought that would be good for the family. It took me some time to decide but I wanted to spend more time with my wife and two daughters who were always beside me. I wanted to do everything I could for them.

The first one I actually met was George Harrison.