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 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.
More Ringo Starr Quotes
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We thought we’d be really big in Liverpool.
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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.
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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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I’m not sleeping with all the women I appear with.
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Roy Orbison was the only act that The Beatles didn’t want to follow.
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You either kiss the future or the past goodbye.
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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 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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Everything government touches turns to crap.
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I’ve said this over and over again, but I love being in a band.
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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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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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At the end of the day, I can end up just totally wacky, because I’ve made mountains out of molehills. With meditation, I can keep them as molehills.
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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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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
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