Quotes by Ringo Starr

About Ringo Starr:

Richard Starkey is an English musician 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, such as "What Goes On" and "Flying".
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I think the most exciting thing is that you expect people our age to know the music, but actually a lot of kids know the music, and if anything is left, we have left really good music, and that's the important part, not the mop-tops or whatever.

Ringo Starr

I want to deal with what's in front of me now to the best of my abilities, and sometimes that's not very good. But a lot of the days it is really great.

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America: It's like Britain, only with buttons.

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That's all drugs and alcohol do, they cut off your emotions in the end.

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I like Beethoven, especially the poems.

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Gene Autry was the most. It may sound like a joke - Go and have a look in my bedroom, It's covered with Gene Autry posters. He was my first musical influence.

Ringo Starr

So this is America. They must be out of their minds.

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The second side of Abbey Road is my favorite.

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I've never been able to sit round on my own and play drums, practice in the back room, never been able to. I've always played with other musicians. It's how I play, there's no joy for me in playing on my own, bashing away. I need a bass, a piano, gui...

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I never studied anything, really. I didn't study the drums. I joined bands and made all the mistakes onstage.

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I'd like to end up sort of unforgettable.

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Drumming is my middle name.

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And the White Album is important to me for different reasons. One - I had left the band on the White Album.

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George was getting alot of independence for himself in those days. He was writing more, and wanted things to go his way - where, when we first started things basically went John and Paul's way. You know, 'cuz they were the writers.

Ringo Starr

People in Liverpool don't move very far, you know.

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We've got the children so we have to deal with each other because we have to deal with children's problems, you know, and our own problems. But some days it's fine, and then some days we just are at each other's throat.

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If you made a record, I'd probably pick out tracks that I like and download that. That's just how it is.

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When I was thirteen I only wanted to be a drummer.

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When they come here, the English make a choice: New York or L.A. L.A. suited me better, I just feel comfortable here.

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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.

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Author Bio

  • NameRingo Starr
  • DescriptionBritish musician, former member of the Beatles
  • AliasesRichard Starkey
  • BornJuly 7, 1940
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor; Drummer; Composer; Voice Actor; Singer-songwriter
  • AwardsMember Of The Order Of The British Empire; Academy Award For Best Original Score