Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr
Richard Starkey, MBE, known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles. He occasionally sang lead vocals, usually for one song on an album, including "With a Little Help from My Friends", "Yellow Submarine" and their cover of "Act Naturally". He also wrote the Beatles' songs "Don't Pass Me By" and "Octopus's Garden", and is credited as a co-writer of others, including "What Goes On" and...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionDrummer
Date of Birth7 July 1940
CityLiverpool, England
I love that about the Beatles, that the music is still going on more than the haircut, you know.
I've been making a CD, so I have lots of ideas, ... (The action) will be set around a band. They'll be their own characters. It'll be a very strange All-Starr Band.
The point is it is amazing that the generations have joined in the Beatle madness and love the music. Who knew?
Well, I'm getting happier all the time, which is very nice.
I never studied anything, really. I didn't study the drums. I joined bands and made all the mistakes onstage.
The drummer's always going to be there. They're the floor of the whole deal and everyone can stand up on you.
When I was thirteen I only wanted to be a drummer.
I like Beethoven, especially the poems.
At the end of the day, I can end up just totally wacky, because I've made mountains out of molehills. With meditation, I can keep them as molehills.
My soul is that of a drummer.... I didn't do it to become rich and famous. I did it because it was the love of my life.
I like playing with a live band and I've got my act and we're fine.
I hate click tracks. A lot of people I know like to use click tracks. Like my son is perfect on the click tracks. It makes me to edgy.
I made all my mistakes playing with people.
I don't particularly like messages, because everybody takes whatever they take from whatever.