Maybe it's just my honest, thrifty, Midwestern upbringing, but something tells me you shouldn't pay $5,000 for a haircut if you can't actually pay for it. On th other hand, there's probably no better loan guarantee than "I'm about to get alimony from a former Beatle." You can dine out for that on a while. Reuters says:

If you wanted the bargain rate of $4000, I suppose you had to go to his studio. Sure, $1000 seems steep for travel expenses, but there's the limo, the driver, gas, champagne, six kinds of cheese, and all the other fortifications one makes for an arduous journey.