The following is a bit from the absolutely shatteringly brilliant 150 Glimpses of The Beatles by Craig Brown:

Q: What will you do when the bubble bursts?

JOHN: Get jobs.

Press conference, Los Angeles, 23 August 1964

Q: What will you do when the bubble bursts?

JOHN: Count the money.

Press conference, Cincinnati, 27 August 1964

Q: It’s assumed that you will sing for quite some time yet, but what do you plan to do after …

GEORGE:… the bubble bursts.

PAUL: Nobody’s made any plans, but John and I will probably … (laughs) Ooo, we have this one every day, you know. John and I will probably carry on songwriting. And then George will go into basketball.

GEORGE: Or rollerskating. I haven’t decided yet.

Press conference, Kansas City, 17 September 1964

Q: Fred Paul from KAXK. First of all I’d like to say Hi to you all again, it’s really good to see you. I’d like to ask a question that you’ve never been asked before.

JOHN: Oh no.

Q: What are you going to do when the bubble bursts?

Press conference, Los Angeles, 24 August 1966