English - Musician | July 7, 1940 - 3
First and foremost I am a drummer. After that, I'm other things... But I didn't play drums to make money.
Ringo Starr
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That's all drugs and alcohol do, they cut off your emotions in the end.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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I get by with a little help from my friends.
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Drumming is my middle name.
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I'm on my feet and I'm doing what I love to do, and I'm in a profession, as a musician, where we can go on for as long as we can go on.
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I've said this over and over again, but I love being in a band.
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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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We will miss George for his sense of love, his sense of music and his sense of laughter.
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