He [George Harrison] told me he really, really admired John [Lennon]. He probably wanted John's acceptance pretty bad, you know?

When I met Elvis, we didn't really have a conversation. I was introduced by my uncle, and he sort of grunted my way. What stays with me is the whole scene. I had never seen a real mob scene before. I was really young and impressionable. Elvis really did look - he looked sort of not real, as if he were glowing.

I'm more interested in what I'm going to leave behind me than in making a big hit record. I've refined what I do for a long time. If getting better at it means it goes over the heads of those who only wanted to party, then so be it.

A rebel without a clue.

I had the radio on, I was driving. Trees flew by, me and Del were singing, Little Runaway, I was flying.

Take back your insurance, baby, nothing is guaranteed. Take back your acid rain, let your TV bleed.

You were the one who made things different, you were the one who took me in. You were the one thing I could count on, above all, you were my friend.