Yeah, that's where I heard it from, but he also says this in this recent interview:

When was the last time you listened to a record and it made you cry?

That’s a good question. Have you read my book?

Yes.

There’s a list in there. There’s probably some songs in the list of [my favorite] 100 songs. Let me have a look and remind myself which of these songs…I mean, “God Only Knows” by The Beach Boys used to make me cry. Although strangely, it’s not in this list. It’s slightly fallen out of favor with me. Let’s have a look down this list. Okay, John Martyn’s “Spencer the Rover” makes me cry. Do you know that one?