12 Quotes & Sayings By Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr was born Richard Starkey in Liverpool, England in 1940. The son of a carpenter and grinder, he began performing in small bands when he was 14. He played with several local groups before joining Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, where he played drums and sang lead vocals. When John Lennon and Paul McCartney joined the band in 1960, Ringo switched to the drums and became their permanent drummer in 1962 Read more

He also performed on their early recordings with the Beatles, including "Love Me Do," "Please Please Me," "From Me to You," and "She Loves You," all of which appeared on the band's debut album Please Please Me. In 1964 Ringo became Ringo Starr and released his first solo single, "It Don't Come Easy," which failed to chart. In 1965, however, he had a hit single with "I Wanna Be Your Man," which reached #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

He released his first solo album next year entitled Ringo. It was a critical success but did not sell well, reaching only #203 on the Billboard 200 album chart. By 1970, however, his second album Ringo was a commercial success and reached #1 on the US album chart for a week.

His third album Take This Job And Shove It followed in 1971 and reached #1 on both sides of the Atlantic that same year. The single from that album titled "Photograph" reached #1 on both sides of the Atlantic as well. In 1973 he released his fourth album Goodnight Vienna, which topped both sides of the Atlantic.

It has been described by Rolling Stone as one of Starr's best albums ever. It has been certified platinum in America while also being certified seven times platinum in Britain by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Goodnight Vienna remains Starr's highest-selling studio album to date, having sold over 5 million copies worldwide by 2008.

As well as his own releases, Starr has collaborated with other artists including George Harrison (All Things Must Pass), Harry Nilsson (The Magic Christian), Lou Reed (Ringo), Peter Frampton (Ringo), Elton John (Best Of Vol 1 & 2), Joe Walsh (The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour Vol 1 & 2) and Billy Preston (Ringo).

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Peace and love, peace and love! Ringo Starr
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America: It's like Britain, only with buttons. Ringo Starr
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A lady that I know just came from Colombia. She laughed because I did not understand. She held out some marijuana uh-huh, said it was the finest in the land. I said, no-no-no-no, i dont smoke it no more. It only makes me fall on the floor. No thank you please, it only makes me sneeze, and then it makes it hard to find the door. A lady that i know just came from Morrocco, Spain. She laughed because i did not understand. She held out a ten-pound bag of cocaine, said it was the finest in the land. I said no-no-no-no, i don't *sniff* no more, it only makes me fall on the floor. No thank you please, it only makes me sneeze, and then it makes it hard to find the door. A lady that i know just came from Tennesee. She laughed because i did not understand. She held out a jug of moonshine, uh-huh, said it was the finest in the land. I said no-no-no-no, i don't drink it no more, it only makes me fall on the floor. No thank you please, it only makes me sneeze, and then it makes it hard to find the door. Ringo Starr's No-No Song . Ringo Starr
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I mean, I was born the day war broke out, but I don't remember all the bombs though they did actually break up Liverpool, you know. I remember when I was a little older, there was big gaps in all the streets where houses used to be. We used to play over them. Ringo Starr
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I think the most exciting thing is that you expect people our age to know the music, but actually a lot of kids know the music, and if anything is left, we have left really good music, and that's the important part, not the mop-tops or whatever. Ringo Starr
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George was getting alot of independence for himself in those days. He was writing more, and wanted things to go his way - where, when we first started things basically went John and Paul's way. You know, 'cuz they were the writers. Ringo Starr
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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. Ringo Starr
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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. Ringo Starr
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And I came back and it was great, 'cuz George had set up all these flowers all over the studio saying welcome home. So then we got it together again. I always felt it was better on the White one for me. We were more like a band, you know. Ringo Starr
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I love the modern technology now. Ringo Starr
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Everything government touches turns to crap. Ringo Starr