Roy Orbison was the only act that The Beatles didn’t want to follow.
RINGO STARRSo this is America. They must be out of their minds.
More Ringo Starr Quotes
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When I was thirteen I only wanted to be a drummer.
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Being in The Beatles was a short, incredible period of my life. I had 22 years leading up to it, and it was all over eight years later.
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Take a dose of rock and roll, and wash it down with cool clear soul.
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I don’t like talking. It’s how I’m built. Some people gab all day and some play it smogo. I don’t mind talking or smiling, it’s just I don’t do it very much. I haven’t got a smiling face or a talking mouth.
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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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People in Liverpool don’t move very far, you know.
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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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I’m not going to say anything because nobody believes me when I do.
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You’re like the devil with horns in your head, the only way I’ll get you is to get you in bed.
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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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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.
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Wake up meat head, don’t pretend that you are dead.
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Peace and love, peace and love!
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I love that about the Beatles, that the music is still going on more than the haircut, you know.
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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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