Zitat des Tages von Julian Lennon:
He was like a real dad, you know. We used to sit down with guitars and mess around.
I get twitchy if I don't pick up a guitar or sit at the piano every now and then... I have to do it; I don't have a choice.
I've found constancy and balance between creativity and normality.
Music's been with me from the get-go. It was always around me as a kid. Dad got me my first guitar when I was 11 and, at school, if you wanted to be cool you had to be in a band.
My dad's music was a great inspiration to me.
I find it upsetting to see the erosion of manners. It's very scary. Where are the 'pleases' and 'thank yous?'
On the one hand, I've had such a normal upbringing with my mum, who has kept me grounded, but on the other, the wild experiences through my dad.
I think everyone has the potential to be creative, but they have to find the avenue or avenues that work for them.
I've been a philanthropist for all my life, and... I've had many involvements in humanitarian and environmental issues.
People are generally badly advised when they're starting out in the creative field.
Dad could talk about peace and love out loud to the world, but he could never show it to the people who supposedly meant the most to him: his wife and son. How can you talk about peace and love and have a family in bits and pieces - no communication, adultery, divorce? You can't do it, not if you're being true and honest with yourself.
I live in a small apartment in London, not some big house with a lot of security. I don't like too much security. There's no freedom. I'm a person, not some precious diamond that needs guarding every second.
I can't stay mad very long. I get grumpy when I read a bad review. I say, 'How could he say that about my music?' Then I forget about it. If I got mad every time somebody wrote something negative about me, I'd be exploding all the time. I'd be burned out just from reading reviews.