All kids draw and write poetry and everything, and some of us last until we’re about eighteen, but most drop off at about twelve when some guy comes up and says, “You’re no good”.
The Beatles 1962-1966, EMI House (1963), Manchester Square, Westminster, W1U
That’s all we get told all our lives. “You haven’t got the ability. You’re a cobbler”.
The Beatles 1967-1970, EMI House (1969), Manchester Square, Westminster, W1U
It happened to all of us, but if somebody had told me all my life, “Yeah, you’re a great artist,” I would have been a more secure person.
John Lennon in The Beatles Anthology (2000)
