Lennon and McCartney give interviews in New York

Q: Where are the other two Beatles?

John Lennon: No idea.

Paul McCartney: In bed, probably. Oh, in England.

Q: What are your plans for opening a club in New York?

John Lennon: I don't know. There aren't any real plans.

Q: What about the rumors that you're going to buy Generation?

John Lennon: What about them? I didn't hear of it till Sunday myself!

Q: Will the four Beatles own 100% of Apple? And will you be equal partners?

John Lennon: Yes.

Q: Do you think that some of your records are influencing the minds of the younger generation?

John Lennon: Well, everybody's records influence the mind, you know. All at once. Everything influences everything. Nilsson's my favorite group.

Q: Would you comment on the mood of youth around the world, the protest movement, and what's going on?

Paul McCartney: People want to know what's going on, and no one knows at the moment.

John Lennon: Whether the movement is right or wrong, it's better than no movement.

Q: Do you have any specific reason for going on The Tonight Show tonight?

John Lennon: I don't know what happened.

Paul McCartney: We just seemed to be on it.

Q: I just wanted to ask you how you are!

Paul McCartney: Quite well! Hey, and how are you!?!

Q: High!

Paul McCartney: Six feet high and rising?

Q: Would you say that Magical Mystery Tour is a better or worse album than Sgt Pepper?

John Lennon: It's not an album, you see. It's turned into an album over here, but it was just music from the film. Then, it's not an album.

Q: Has the film been bought over here?

John Lennon: I haven't a clue and I really don't care.

Q: Do George and Ringo feel the same way as you do about the Maharishi?

John Lennon: Yes. We tend to go in and out together, I mean, with a few spaces. So, yes.

Q: Are the Beatles going to make another movie this summer?

John Lennon: Well, we don't know when we're going to make it, but it will be this year or the early part of next year.

Q: What did you think of the critical reception to Magical Mystery Tour?

John Lennon: Well, I mean, it's... it doesn't matter. But it does. Oh, it really doesn't matter, you know. Why it's no on now is what matters.

Paul McCartney: They were disappointed.

Q: Were the criticisms valid?

John Lennon: Valid? I didn't see any valid points. It was just hysteria and that bit.

Paul McCartney: You see, they expected a tinselly Christmas show, because it was shown on Christmas - and you know that it was very different from that, so we shocked them a bit.

John Lennon: They didn't like it, you know. They thought we were stepping out of our roles. They like us to stay in the cardboard suits they designed for us.

Q: What roles do they want you to stay in?

John Lennon: Well, whatever image they have for themselves, they're disappointed if we don't fulfill it. We never do, so there's always a lot of disappointment.

Q: Do you think press conferences are a drag?

John Lennon: Well, they're not something I choose to do, but they're fun. It's work and business.

Q: Paul, what do you think of Jimi Hendrix?

Paul McCartney: He's great.

Q: Why do the Beatles meditate?

Paul McCartney: Because it seems to be nice. Like cleaning your teeth, you know, it just has some kind of end product.

Q: What do you think of the Mothers of Invention?

Paul McCartney: I think they're doing very well.

Q: What did the Beatles have to do with the creation of the marvelous fantasy characters in The Yellow Submarine?

Paul McCartney: Not much. There's a really good artist named Heinz (Edelmann) who created them.

Q: Do you plan to sing in French or in any other language other than English?

John Lennon: No, we don't make plans. We did She Loves You in German, and that was about it, I think.

Paul McCartney: Then, the English version became a hit, you know.

Q: How often do you turn on?

John Lennon: It's happening all the time, you know.

Q: Will you be doing a TV special soon?

John Lennon: I don't know.

Paul McCartney: Maybe. Quite possibly.

John Lennon: We've got to do another album. We don't know what happens until we do that.

Q: Have you ever thought of making a record, a film, or a TV special over here?

John Lennon: It's quite possible, yes. Why not? Except that we live over there.

Q: But you could fly over again.

John Lennon: Yeah, sure. But is it worth the journey?

Q: Are there any plans for an Apple clothing store in the United States?

John Lennon: No. No plans.

Q: What is the meaning of I Am The Walrus?

John Lennon: It just means, I am the walrus. Or I was when I sat down, you know.

They also recorded an interview for Mitchell Krause for the Channel 13 programme Newsfront, and in the evening appeared on The Tonight Show, hosted by guest presenter Joe Garagiola.