The drummer’s always going to be there. They’re the floor of the whole deal and everyone can stand up on you.
RINGO STARRPeople in Liverpool don’t move very far, you know.
More Ringo Starr Quotes
-
-
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
RINGO STARR -
Well, I’m getting happier all the time, which is very nice.
RINGO STARR -
I’ve never broken a bone in my life, or in my body.
RINGO STARR -
I was the new boy. It was like joining a new class at school where everybody knows everybody else but me.
RINGO STARR -
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 -
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.
RINGO STARR -
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.
RINGO STARR -
I feel the older I get, the more I’m learning to handle life. Being on this quest for a long time, it’s all about finding yourself.
RINGO STARR -
When I was thirteen I only wanted to be a drummer.
RINGO STARR -
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.
RINGO STARR -
The Beatles were just four guys that loved each other. That’s all they’ll ever be.
RINGO STARR -
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.
RINGO STARR -
Roy Orbison was the only act that The Beatles didn’t want to follow.
RINGO STARR -
Wake up meat head, don’t pretend that you are dead.
RINGO STARR -
I’ve never really done anything to create what has happened. It creates itself. I’m here because it happened. But I didn’t do anything to make it happen apart from saying ‘Yes’
RINGO STARR