The drummer’s always going to be there. They’re the floor of the whole deal and everyone can stand up on you.
RINGO STARRThe Beatles were just four guys that loved each other. That’s all they’ll ever be.
More Ringo Starr Quotes
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I’m not going to say anything because nobody believes me when I do.
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I’d like to be in a man band, but with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Keith Richards. We’d have a rocky edge.
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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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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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The trouble with leaving your feet on the ground is you never get to take your pants off.
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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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I know when I feel good when I play. There’s a closeness with musicians you only get from playing live, even in the studio it’s still playing live. For me, it’s what expands my soul.
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Take a dose of rock and roll, and wash it down with cool clear soul.
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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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When I was thirteen I only wanted to be a drummer.
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Ringo: ‘I had no schooling before I joined The Beatles and no schooling after The Beatles. Life is a great education.
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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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I learned to knit in hospital. They give you stuff to do to keep you busy because you’re so ill.
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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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