We thought we’d be really big in Liverpool.
RINGO STARRYou either kiss the future or the past goodbye.
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I used to wear different rings when I first got called Ringo in about 19, about, umm, ’59 I got called Ringo.
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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 am, I definitely am. I’m really excited about that.
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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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You either kiss the future or the past goodbye.
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I hope the fans will take up meditation instead of drugs.
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Gene Autry was the most. It may sound like a joke – Go and have a look in my bedroom, It’s covered with Gene Autry posters. He was my first musical influence.
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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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Peace and love, peace and love!
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I’d like to be in a man band, but with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Keith Richards. We’d have a rocky edge.
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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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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.
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When I was thirteen I only wanted to be a drummer.
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That’s all drugs and alcohol do, they cut off your emotions in the end.
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I learned to knit in hospital. They give you stuff to do to keep you busy because you’re so ill.
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I made all my mistakes playing with people.
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Roy Orbison was the only act that The Beatles didn’t want to follow.
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I’ve said this over and over again, but I love being in a band.
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I never studied anything, really. I didn’t study the drums. I joined bands and made all the mistakes onstage.
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From 13, I wanted to play drums. I wanted to play with good people and I’m still doing it. I still love it so that’s why I do it.
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You’re like the devil with horns in your head, the only way I’ll get you is to get you in bed.
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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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People in Liverpool don’t move very far, you know.
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I’m on my feet and I’m doing what I love to do, and I’m in a profession, as a musician, where we can go on for as long as we can go on.
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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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Well, I’m getting happier all the time, which is very nice.
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