It's Like A Lot Of Kids; When

I Don't Ever Try To Make A Serious Social Comment.

Painting Is Similar To Music. You Get A Couple Or Words Or Notes Or Chords That Excite You, And You Just Follow Them And Add A Bit More And See Where It Takes You. That's The Thrill For Me. It Still Is A Thrill, Which Is Amazing After All This Time.

I Have Always Adored Mahler, And Mahler Was A Major Influence On The Music Of The Beatles. John And Me Used To Sit And Do The Kindertotenlieder And Wunderhorn For Hours, We'd Take Turns Singing And Playing The Piano. We Thought Mahler Was Gear.

I Did Cocaine For About A Year Around The Time Of Sgt Pepper. Coke And Maybe Some Grass To Balance It Out. I Was Never Completely Crazy With Cocaine. I'd Been Introduced To It And At First It Seemed Ok, Like Anything That's New And Stimulating. When You Start Working Your Way Through It, You Start Thinking: 'mmm, This Is Not So Cool An Idea,' Especially When You Start Getting Those Terrible Comedowns.

This Was One Of The Best Things About Lennon And Mccartney, The Competitive Element Within The Team. It Was Great. But Hard To Live With.