I never studied anything, really. I didn’t study the drums. I joined bands and made all the mistakes onstage.
RINGO STARRI’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’
More Ringo Starr Quotes
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When I was thirteen I only wanted to be a drummer.
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People in Liverpool don’t move very far, you know.
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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.
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I’m not going to say anything because nobody believes me when I do.
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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.
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I like Beethoven, especially the poems.
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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.
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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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We will miss George for his sense of love, his sense of music and his sense of laughter.
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Of course I’m ambitious. What’s wrong with that? Otherwise you sleep all day.
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Take a dose of rock and roll, and wash it down with cool clear soul.
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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.
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Roy Orbison was the only act that The Beatles didn’t want to follow.
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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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