My dad was a particularly polite kind of guy, very courteous..

That's not really important what religion people are attached to, because by the same argument I have a lot of Christian friends and Moslem friends. ….

Everybody's talking about the President, we all chipped in for a bag of cement..

I think I always had a musicality, and I think I could tell a good song from a bad song. And I would appreciate hearing something that was new to me..

I had this song called Helter Skelter, which is just a ridiculous song. So we did it like that, 'cuz I like noise..

Close your eyes and I'll kiss you, Tomorrow I'll miss you..

A lot of the Beatles albums were very various, and we did it on purpose: We didn't want the next track to sound like the last one..

It's like a lot of kids; when you tell them someone's died, they laugh..

There are two things John and I always do when we're going to sit down and write a song. First of all we sit down. Then we think about writing a song..

You can fill my appetite without me taking up a bite..

For tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sun....

My message is a peaceful one and I hope that the idea will spread..

It (LSD) opened my eyes. We only use one-tenth of our brain. Just think of what we could accomplish if we could only tap that hidden part! It would m….

I think people who create and write, it actually does flow-just flows from into their head, into their hand, and they write it down. It's simple..

A lot of artists use memories. A lot of prose writers, a lot of poets, a lot of songwriters, refer back to something. Generally it's all you've got, ….

I'm not really comfortable singing without accompanying myself on stage - I'm not used to it..

If you're using your imagination, you tend to look into the past for ideas..

Late at night when the wind is still I'll come flying through your door, And you'll know what love is for. I am a bluebird, I'm a bluebird....

I think a domestic situation can change you and your attitudes. I suppose if you did get a bit content, then you might not write savage lyrics..

I look a lot busier than I am, as I'm actually a rather sporadic, random person and I'll play a few gigs and then disappear for a while..

I think the French girls are fabulous..