I tried to use words that were dealing with the emotional quality that any human being could recognize in the way that they felt about their country. It's to do with the world we live in. That world is a brutal one and full of war. It's also full of many wonderful things and love and hope.
The biggest break in my career was getting into the Beatles in 1962. The second biggest break since then is getting out of them.
I defy anyone - and I have said this to the Germans - to build a solid, articulated, and viable Europe without France's consent.