"*I got caught in a time bubble. I had Ringo playing my drums and I was going to art college, doing what I always wanted to do. I really enjoyed those days. It's unfortunate that people try to make such a big deal about it. Those Beatle years just seemed to pass by so quickly.*"
"*I always thought that the drums were the most important element of the pop groups, and I wanted to be the best drummer in Liverpool.*"
"*I went over to Stuart Sutcliffe's house; he sat me down and said, "You know what, you look great playing the drums. Would you like to join our group? We're the Quarrymen". I couldn't believe it, all my best mates were in this group - I knew they all wanted to be pop stars.*"
"*People say I should get angry about that, but I can't. It was a time when we all lived for the moment. No one wanted to worry about the future.*"
"*They say I was kicked out because I didn't fit in. Which is true. But I got kicked out because I wanted to be a normal lad. I didn't want to spend all my time with The Beatles. I wanted to go out and meet girls. And do what most lads do.*"