I never studied anything, really. I didn’t study the drums. I joined bands and made all the mistakes onstage.
RINGO STARRBeing 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.
More Ringo Starr Quotes
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I like Beethoven, especially the poems.
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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.
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I’ve always felt that a space is as good as a fill.
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My occupation is syncopation. But, every time, my syncopation is different, because I can never play the same fill twice. I just can’t, never have been able to.
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Wake up meat head, don’t pretend that you are dead.
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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’m warning you with peace and love I have too much to do. So no more fan mail. Thank you, thank you. And no objects to be signed, nothing. Peace and love, peace and love.
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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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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.
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Everything government touches turns to crap.
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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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So this is America. They must be out of their minds.
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You got to pay your dues if you want to sing the blues…And you know it don’t come easy.
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I’m not going to say anything because nobody believes me when I do.
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I hope the fans will take up meditation instead of drugs.
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