UPDATED: November 2007

Isaac Tigrett:"She's the sweetest woman on the planet"

Paul McCartney: "Maureen was a beautiful girl, a real sweetheart."

Sixties teen magazine: "Ringo relies on her a great deal - and she's prepared, in her quiet, competent, shy way, to be just the wife of a Beatle... with no special fanfares or publicity for the girl who was Maureen Cox"

Richard Starkey: "She's just sort of ordinary, she's from Liverpool. And the genuine fans wrote in saying, you know, 'if you are going with her, good luck and I hope you're happy.' "

Beatles fans interviewed in the midst of hysteria imbetween sobs at Shea Stadium, August '65:
"Why are you crying honey?" "I love the Beatles." "How about you?" "I love em." "Which one?" "Ringo." "He's a married man, don't you care if he's married?" "Oh I love Maureen she's sweet."

Richard Starkey:"Three years ago I started working again after a long break, and the whole family, including Maureen, came to the gigs... We're like that. We go as a family to support the family. Even though we're divorced, me and Maureen still share the joy of being part of the same family."

Isaac Tigrett:"my greatest piece of rock memorabilia."

Isaac Tigrett's business associate Lyons: "Maureen is a pillar of strength. She comes from a working class background, Liverpool, and I think she keeps Isaac down-to-earth."

John Lennon, 1971:"Maureen is a fantastic artist in her own right as well,... apart from bringing up all that tribe of Ringo’s she also is an artist, y’know?"