It was like being in the eye of a hurricane. You'd wake up in a concert and think, Wow, how did I get here?

The only way to deal with critics is to go over their heads direct to the public.

These critics with the illusions they've created about artists - it's like idol worship. They only like people when they're on their way up... I cannot be on the way up again.

You have to be a bastard to make it, and that's a fact. And the Beatles are the biggest bastards on earth.

The postman wants an autograph. The cab driver wants a picture. The waitress wants a handshake. Everyone wants a piece of you.

That was a great period. We were like kings of the jungle then, and we were very close to the Stones.... I spent a lot of time with them, and it was great.