New York is what Paris was in the twenties. . . the center of the art world. And we want to be in the center. It's the greatest place on earth. . . I've got a lot of friends here and I even brought my own cash.
Source: The Tomorrow Show, April 1975, NBC-TV
-- John Lennon, (Oct 9 1940-1980), English singer, songwriter, musician; He wrote with Paul McCartney, the songs/music of The Beatles; their first song was Love Me Do,1962.