I didn't really like that. Unfortunately, John was driftin' away from us at that point, so none of us actually knew. He never told us; we heard rumors and we were very sad. But he'd embarked on a new cause, which really involved anything and everything. Because John was that kind of guy - he wanted to live life to the full as he saw it. He would often say things like ,"If you find yourself at the edge of a cliff and you wonder whether you should jump or not - try jumping. ~PAUL, 1986, discussing John's heroin use

Up until LSD, I never realized that there was anything beyond this normal working state of consciousness. But all the pressure was such that, as Bob Dylan said, "There must be some way out of here." I think for me it was definately LSD. The first time I took it, I just blew everything away. I had such an incredible feeling of well-being , that there was a God and I could see Him in every blade a glass. It was like gaining hundreds of years experience within twelve hours. It changed me and there was no way back to what I was before. It wasn't all good, though, because it left quite a lot of questions as well. ~GEORGE , 1987

I know the only time we ever took drugs was when we were without hope. And the only way we got out of it was through hope. If we can sustain that, then we don't need drugs, liquior, or anything. ~JOHN , 1969

I don't recommend it [acid]. It can open a few doors, but it's not any answer. You can go out and get the answers yourself. ~PAUL, 1968

[LSD] went on for years. I must have had a thousand trips. I used to just eat it all the time. ~JOHN, 1970

From THE LOST BEATLES INTERVIEWS

VIDEOS:

• John Lennon describes his first acid trip
• Paul McCartney about LSD
• Three Beatles and producer George Martin recall Sgt. Pepper-era drug use. This clip was removed from a Disney Channel documentary but apparently left in the Japanese version.