"It was magical. I mean, there were really some loving, caring moments between 4 people. A really amazing closeness, with 4 guys who really loved each other- it was pretty sensational."
"Do you remember when everyone began analyzing Beatles songs..I don't think I ever understood what some of them were supposed to be about"
"I've never really done anything to create what has happened. It creates itself. I'm here because it happened. But I didn't do anything to make it happen apart from saying 'Yes'"
"You know I'm not very good at singing because I haven't got a great range. So they write songs for me that are pretty low and not too hard."
"When we were just becoming famous it was nice to go around to see people knowing you, , which is how all famous show-biz people are supposed to do. But it was a drag."
"I think the four of us together, all sort of equal, made us one whole. We're different from each other, yet alike. When you have a single star, or a leader and a backing group, you either take him or leave him. With the four of us, there's more to go on."
"I hope the fans will take up meditation instead of drugs."
"So this is America. They must be out of their minds."
"There's a woman in the United States who predicted the plane we were traveling on would crash. Now, a lot of people would like to think we were scared into saying a prayer. What we did actually--we drank."
"I became a drummer because it's the only thing I could do. But whenever I hear another drummer, I know I'm no good.....I'm not good on the technical things, but I'm good with all the motions, swinging my head, like."
"I'm not going to say anything because nobody believes me when I do."
"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."
