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 STARRRoy Orbison was the only act that The Beatles didn’t want to follow.
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I want to deal with what’s in front of me now to the best of my abilities, and sometimes that’s not very good. But a lot of the days it is really great.
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That’s all drugs and alcohol do, they cut off your emotions in the end.
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I’ve always felt that a space is as good as a fill.
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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 not sleeping with all the women I appear with.
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Fondest memory of being a Beatle: Having three brothers.
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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 particularly like messages, because everybody takes whatever they take from whatever.
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When I was thirteen I only wanted to be a drummer.
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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.
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I’m not going to say anything because nobody believes me when I do.
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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 hope the fans will take up meditation instead of drugs.
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Beatles, women and children first!
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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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