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The drummer’s always going to be there. They’re the floor of the whole deal and everyone can stand up on you.

Ringo Starr

Do you remember when everyone began analyzing Beatles songs. I don’t think I ever understood what some of them were supposed to be about
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Beginning Myself Remember Understand
When I was thirteen I only wanted to be a drummer.
RINGO STARR

Musician Myself
I’ve always felt that a space is as good as a fill.
RINGO STARR

Feeling Goodness Myself Space
Everything government touches turns to crap.
RINGO STARR

Crap Government Touch
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.
RINGO STARR

Drums Human Love Myself Play Practice Room
I think we should have understanding and love and peace. I mean, peace and love has been my situation. You hear that in the song. I’m trying to promote that now: peace and love and understanding.
RINGO STARR

Myself Situation Thinking Understand
I’d like to be in a man band, but with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Keith Richards. We’d have a rocky edge.
RINGO STARR

Edge Man Myself Value
I don’t particularly like messages, because everybody takes whatever they take from whatever.
RINGO STARR

Message Myself
I hope the fans will take up meditation instead of drugs.
RINGO STARR

Drugs Fans Hope
I learned to knit in hospital. They give you stuff to do to keep you busy because you’re so ill.
RINGO STARR

Hospital Learning Sick Yourself
I used to wear different rings when I first got called Ringo in about 19, about, umm, ’59 I got called Ringo.
RINGO STARR

Different Myself Ring
That’s all drugs and alcohol do, they cut off your emotions in the end.
RINGO STARR

Drugs Emotion End
People only look at me as a Beatle but my friends look at me as a whole person. That’s how life works, but it’s not bugging me anymore.
RINGO STARR

Friendship Myself People
They paint you red before they sacrifice you. It’s a different religion from ours – I think.
RINGO STARR

Different Myself Paint Religion Sacrifice Thinking
I was the new boy. It was like joining a new class at school where everybody knows everybody else but me.
RINGO STARR

Boy Known Myself
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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Built Day Mindset Myself Play Talk

The drummer’s always going to be there. They’re the floor of the whole deal and everyone can stand up on you.

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