You got to pay your dues if you want to sing the blues…And you know it don’t come easy.
RINGO STARRRoy Orbison was the only act that The Beatles didn’t want to follow.
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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 never studied anything, really. I didn’t study the drums. I joined bands and made all the mistakes onstage.
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Beatles, women and children first!
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I’ve said this over and over again, but I love being in a band.
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We thought we’d be really big in Liverpool.
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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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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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I’d like to end up sort ofunforgettable.
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I’m warning you with peace and love I have too much to do. So no more fan mail. Thank you, thank you. And no objects to be signed, nothing. Peace and love, peace and love.
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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 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.
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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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Fondest memory of being a Beatle: Having three brothers.
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We will miss George for his sense of love, his sense of music and his sense of laughter.
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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.
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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 am truly grateful. I’m a grateful human being.
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I mean, women are very important to me. I don’t know, they just drive me crazy.
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The drummer’s always going to be there. They’re the floor of the whole deal and everyone can stand up on you.
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Take a dose of rock and roll, and wash it down with cool clear soul.
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If you could play, I’d play with you all night. But if I’m just playing by myself, it gets boring pretty quick.
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They paint you red before they sacrifice you. It’s a different religion from ours – I think.
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People in Liverpool don’t move very far, you know.
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Roy Orbison was the only act that The Beatles didn’t want to follow.
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I hope the fans will take up meditation instead of drugs.
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Wake up meat head, don’t pretend that you are dead.
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