We mustn't be traditional in the way we communicate with people - especially with the Establishment. We should surprise people by saying new things in an entirely new way. Communication of that sort can have a fantastic power so long as you don't do only what they expect you to do.

Getting into creating in a new genre is like arriving to a new country.

My work was not embraced for many decades. I would have killed myself if getting embraced affected me so much.

All I can say is, it's not very easy for a woman to be associated with The Beatles.

The art world was not initially really accepting my kind of work. I was ahead of my time.

My husband John Lennon was a very special man. A man of humble origin, he brought light and hope to the whole world with his words and music.

I saw sorrow turning into clarity.