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.
RINGO STARRRoy Orbison was the only act that The Beatles didn’t want to follow.
More Ringo Starr Quotes
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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 never studied anything, really. I didn’t study the drums. I joined bands and made all the mistakes onstage.
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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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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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So this is America. They must be out of their minds.
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I’ve never broken a bone in my life, or in my body.
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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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Take a dose of rock and roll, and wash it down with cool clear soul.
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Well, I’m getting happier all the time, which is very nice.
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Ringo: ‘I had no schooling before I joined The Beatles and no schooling after The Beatles. Life is a great education.
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Peace and love, peace and love!
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People in Liverpool don’t move very far, you know.
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I like Beethoven, especially the poems.
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I’ve always felt that a space is as good as a fill.
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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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