“If you play piano, bass guitar, saxophone, I don’t care - I'll
play with you all night. That's how I did it. And I tell all my
grandkids - get an event, get a few of your schoolmates together.
They're practising and playing by themselves. Get with people!”
Regan Morris speaks to musician Ringo Starr about his career.
Born in Liverpool, England, during the Second World War in 1940,
Ringo, real-name Richard Starkey, found fame as the drummer of
the legendary British band The Beatles - widely regarded as one
of the most influential acts in music history.
After joining John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison in
1962, the four-piece became a global pop music sensation through
hits such as ‘She Loves You’, ‘Yesterday’, ‘Penny Lane’, and ‘Hey
Jude’. They also released multiple studio albums and starred in
five major motion pictures.
Although the band split up in 1970, their legacy continues to
live on. They remain one of the best-selling musical acts of all
time over half a century later. And such was his and the band’s
cultural impact, that Ringo, one of two surviving members of The
Beatles, received a knighthood at Buckingham Palace for his
services to music in 2018.
But despite achieving seemingly all that can be achieved in a
music career, the 85-year-old seems to be showing no interest in
retirement — he’s just released his third country album, which is
his 22nd album as a solo artist. The Interview brings you
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(Image: Ringo Starr Credit: Jason Kempin/Getty Images)
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