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I never studied anything, really. I didn’t study the drums. I joined bands and made all the mistakes onstage.

Ringo Starr

Take a dose of rock and roll, and wash it down with cool clear soul.
RINGO STARR

Rock Soul
I am, I definitely am. I’m really excited about that.
RINGO STARR

Excitement Myself
Ringo: ‘I had no schooling before I joined The Beatles and no schooling after The Beatles. Life is a great education.
RINGO STARR

Education Greatness Life Myself
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.
RINGO STARR

Built Day Mindset Myself Play Talk
I made all my mistakes playing with people.
RINGO STARR

Mistake People Play
You either kiss the future or the past goodbye.
RINGO STARR

Future Kiss Past Yourself
I learned to knit in hospital. They give you stuff to do to keep you busy because you’re so ill.
RINGO STARR

Hospital Learning Sick Yourself
Being 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.
RINGO STARR

Leadership Life Myself
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.
RINGO STARR

Famous Life Love Myself Rich Soul
Fondest memory of being a Beatle: Having three brothers.
RINGO STARR

Brother Memories Musician
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.
RINGO STARR

Drums Human Love Myself Play Practice Room
We thought we’d be really big in Liverpool.
RINGO STARR

Live Thinking
I hope the fans will take up meditation instead of drugs.
RINGO STARR

Drugs Fans Hope
People in Liverpool don’t move very far, you know.
RINGO STARR

Far Move People Yourself
You’re like the devil with horns in your head, the only way I’ll get you is to get you in bed.
RINGO STARR

Bed Devil Horn Yourself
The drummer’s always going to be there. They’re the floor of the whole deal and everyone can stand up on you.
RINGO STARR

Deal Stand Yourself
Peace and love, peace and love!
RINGO STARR

Love Peace Positive
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.
RINGO STARR

Feeling Finding Learning Myself Old Time
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
RINGO STARR

Beginning Myself Remember Understand
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.
RINGO STARR

Feet Love Musician Myself Profession
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.
RINGO STARR

Expand Goodness Music Play Soul
I’m not going to say anything because nobody believes me when I do.
RINGO STARR

Believe Myself Talk
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.
RINGO STARR

Hand Myself Nervous Right Stage
I’m not sleeping with all the women I appear with.
RINGO STARR

Appearance Myself Sleep Woman
Of course I’m ambitious. What’s wrong with that? Otherwise you sleep all day.
RINGO STARR

Ambition Day Sleep Wrong Yourself
I was the new boy. It was like joining a new class at school where everybody knows everybody else but me.
RINGO STARR

Boy Known Myself
Roy Orbison was the only act that The Beatles didn’t want to follow.
RINGO STARR

Act Follow

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