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.
RINGO STARRI never studied anything, really. I didn’t study the drums. I joined bands and made all the mistakes onstage.
More Ringo Starr Quotes
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People in Liverpool don’t move very far, you know.
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I’d like to end up sort ofunforgettable.
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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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I made all my mistakes playing with people.
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Of course I’m ambitious. What’s wrong with that? Otherwise you sleep all day.
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I’ve never broken a bone in my life, or in my body.
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Wake up meat head, don’t pretend that you are dead.
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We thought we’d be really big in Liverpool.
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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’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’
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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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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 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 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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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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