“I am going into an unknown future, but I'm still here. And still, where there’s life, there’s hope.”
“The great thing about love is that you always get a second chance.”
“My mother told me to stay away from that lad. He was trouble, she said, but who could avoid his charm and his charisma.”
“He always liked playing the role of tough guy. He was tough, but he was real and he could cry in private like anyone else.”
“Lennon’s four-year battle to stay in our country is testimony to his faith in the American dream.”
“It was the strangest thing seeing him all isolated in that room, just smoking away. I thought, ‘was that how he was spending his days?’”
“Legs wide open. Pelvis forward. Mouth almost swallowing the microphone. Guitar held high on chest. Eyes darting. Angelic look on face. Devilish eyes. Turns around. Glances at Ringo. Nude woman races across field. Head turns. Big smile.”
“Sex is overrated unless you’re the one doing it.”
“I’d been kingpin up to then. Now, I thought, if I take him on, what will happen? But he was good. He also looked like Elvis.”
“[John] always felt Paul was more like his equal, that he never had to worry about him. ‘I don’t worry about Paul. Paul can handle himself,’ he goes, ‘but I worry about the other two.’”
“With all his frailties, fears, high notes and low notes, he was like everyman.”
“John is a powerful force. Sometimes, he’s rough, if you know what I mean, man. But there’s no greater person that I know.”
“John’s life was filled with a litany of tragedies. His life paralleled the lives of millions of others and his music reflected their lives.”
“The guy had more rock and roll in him than I had ever witnessed. In my mind I was saying ‘I want to be John Lennon.’”
“I have to be honest—let them know what I am made of. I’m not all that perfect or anything and they have to know that.”
“He was so enthusiastic about his new music. He looked healthy, very energized and ready for whatever came along.”
“John showed me that what you believe in and value in your life has tremendous meaning. Follow them, trust in them and don’t compromise on the things that are important in your life. When you’re gone, all that remains is who you were and the impressions you left behind.”
