They said do what you want, because if we don't like it no one will hear it.

I'm not the creative one. I know that. If Rory Storm hadn't come along... and then The Beatles... I would have continued running around in teddyboy gangs. Today, well... I'd probably be a laborer. I'm glad I'm not, of course. It'll be nice to be part of history... some sort of history anyway. What I'd like to be is in school history books and be read by kids.

I think we should have understanding and love and peace. I mean, peace and love has been my situation. You hear that in the song. I'm trying to promote that now: peace and love and understanding.

And in a marriage you can't TRY and be married. You're married or you're not married... as far as I'm concerned.

We [the band] had this open door policy - if you walked in the door, you were asked to play

I never studied anything, really. I didn't study the drums. I joined bands and made all the mistakes onstage.

I am truly grateful. I'm a grateful human being.