Roy Orbison was the only act that The Beatles didn’t want to follow.
RINGO STARRI’m not sleeping with all the women I appear with.
More Ringo Starr Quotes
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I’m nervous ahead of every gig. I feel like running away three seconds before I’m due on stage. But I’m all right as soon as I get the mic in my hand.
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They paint you red before they sacrifice you. It’s a different religion from ours – I think.
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I made all my mistakes playing with people.
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The Beatles were just four guys that loved each other. That’s all they’ll ever be.
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They said do what you want, because if we don’t like it no one will hear it.
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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.
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I’ve never broken a bone in my life, or in my body.
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I love being in a band. I love playing with other human beings. I’ve never practiced drums unless there was another human being in the room.
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Well, I’m getting happier all the time, which is very nice.
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I’ve said this over and over again, but I love being in a band.
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Of course I’m ambitious. What’s wrong with that? Otherwise you sleep all day.
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I couldn’t put my finger on one reason why we broke up. It was time, and we were spreading out. They were spreading out more than I was. I would’ve stayed with the band.
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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 hope the fans will take up meditation instead of drugs.
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That’s all drugs and alcohol do, they cut off your emotions in the end.
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