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People in Liverpool don’t move very far, you know.

Ringo Starr

I love that about the Beatles, that the music is still going on more than the haircut, you know.
RINGO STARR

Love Music Yourself
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.
RINGO STARR

Band Myself Reason Stay Time
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.
RINGO STARR

Built Day Mindset Myself Play Talk
You got to pay your dues if you want to sing the blues…And you know it don’t come easy.
RINGO STARR

Easy Known Pay Respect Sing 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
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

Famous Life Love Myself Rich Soul
I never studied anything, really. I didn’t study the drums. I joined bands and made all the mistakes onstage.
RINGO STARR

Band Mistake Myself Study
You’re like the devil with horns in your head, the only way I’ll get you is to get you in bed.
RINGO STARR

Bed Devil Horn Yourself
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’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 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
That’s all drugs and alcohol do, they cut off your emotions in the end.
RINGO STARR

Drugs Emotion End
Take a dose of rock and roll, and wash it down with cool clear soul.
RINGO STARR

Rock Soul
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
We will miss George for his sense of love, his sense of music and his sense of laughter.
RINGO STARR

Laughter Love Miss Music
They said do what you want, because if we don’t like it no one will hear it.
RINGO STARR

Freedom Hear Willing
Wake up meat head, don’t pretend that you are dead.
RINGO STARR

Death Pretend Wake Up Yourself
Beatles, women and children first!
RINGO STARR

Children Woman
I hope the fans will take up meditation instead of drugs.
RINGO STARR

Drugs Fans Hope
Of course I’m ambitious. What’s wrong with that? Otherwise you sleep all day.
RINGO STARR

Ambition Day Sleep Wrong Yourself
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

Creation Myself
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

Feeling Finding Learning Myself Old Time
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

Hand Myself Nervous Right Stage
I mean, women are very important to me. I don’t know, they just drive me crazy.
RINGO STARR

Crazy Drive Important Woman
I don’t particularly like messages, because everybody takes whatever they take from whatever.
RINGO STARR

Message Myself
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
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

Deal Stand Yourself

People in Liverpool don’t move very far, you know.

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