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Talking With The Beatles’ Ringo Starr



For our fortieth anniversary, the editors of Rolling Stone have interviewed twenty artists and leaders who helped shape our time. We’ve been debuting exclusive audio clips from the Q&As, giving you unparalleled access to some of the most important personalities in history.

Today we present Fab Four drummer and “Octopus’s Garden” inhabiter Ringo Starr. Starr’s imprint on rock & roll history is unmistakable: As the drummer of The Beatles, he supposedly inspired more people to become drummers than anyone else in history, he captained the Yellow Submarine, and he was the catalyst for millions of Pete Best punchlines. Sitting down with Anthony DeCurtis for our fortieth anniversary issue, Starr talks about his dabbles with drugs, his favorite new music and dealing with the loss of fellow Beatles John and George. Listen to six excerpts from that interview, and for the entire Ringo profile, get your copy of our fortieth anniversary issue, on stands now.

Ringo is convinced Kurt Cobain was a hippie: “Kurt Cobain was really powerful. He had great songs that were about the time he lived in. And that attitude…. Though he was this kid, this angry motherfucker, I never felt that. I always felt that inside he was a really loving guy.”

Starr talks about some of the new bands that he loves: “Last year, Amy Winehouse has a really cool sound. There’s a lot of people out there, but most of them only get a chance to make one CD….”

Ringo jokes about the last time he saw The Rolling Stones live: “Mick got us the tickets, and we had great seats, but we were watching the screens the whole time. I thought, ‘Well, I can watch this on TV.’ So I haven’t been to a stadium show since….”

And the last time he saw Bob Dylan live: “I love Bob, and I’ve known him for, it seems like, a hundred years. But you go to Bob’s gig, and you get what Bob wants to give you. Some days, he gives you very clear Bob, and some days he gives a Bob that doesn’t want you to understand what he’s saying….”

Ringo discusses the seemingly endless impact of The Beatles’ music: “The kids are listening. That’s the incredible part…. You could play it now for people in blindfolds, and they’d think it was from today….”

Starr speaks solemnly about the passing of John and George: “With John, it was such a shock that you dealt with it later. With George, you dealt with it as it was going on, which was harder in its way. But you have to say, ‘Life is life. It happens…’ ”

Check back tomorrow for another installment of our twenty-part audio interviews, featuring some of the most iconic and influential pop culture figures of the last 40 years. Want a hint at tomorrow’s interviewee? What Oscar-winning actress told us this:

“People need to be uplifted and have their hearts opened, and music can do that. Jackson Browne did that. Bruce Springsteen did that. James Taylor. The Dixie Chicks do it now. Film can go a step further…”

Audio links:

http://download12.rbn.com/rstone/rstone/download/podcast/ringostarr_kurtcobain.mp3

http://download13.rbn.com/rstone/rstone/download/podcast/ringostarr_newbands.mp3

http://download10.rbn.com/rstone/rstone/download/podcast/ringostarr_rollingstones.mp3

http://download13.rbn.com/rstone/rstone/download/podcast/ringostarr_bobdylan.mp3

http://download13.rbn.com/rstone/rstone/download/podcast/ringostarr_beatles.mp3

http://download12.rbn.com/rstone/rstone/download/podcast/ringostarr_johngeorge.mp3
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Cheers Cor. Love the quote about Dylan!


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Fabulous, Bobber! I've got to run out and buy my copy straight away.

Thanks for the links. Ringo's comment about whether he played on ATMP (or not) cracked me up. So very real and honest. Love his John and George memories.

His comments about playing without monitors was just terrific. "Of course you can play! ...it's just insecurity." Ringo is going to be my favorite old geezer. With any luck, he'll be telling these wonderful stories when he's 103.


All you've got to do is choose love.  That's how I live it now.  I learned a long time ago, I can feed the birds in my garden.  I can't feed them all. -- Ringo Starr, Rolling Stone magazine, May 2007

For all I know, Ringo might be a yogi disguised as a drummer! - George Harrison
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He says more interesting and funnier things than Paul  :
http://dmbeatles.com/forums/b-films/m-1177411042/
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Copy is bought and devoured.  Ringo is displaying the best attributes of what I consider the benefits of growing old.  He's balanced, clearheaded, humorous-- just a delight to read.

The best Beatle-related quotes are already called out above.  However, I'm going to add his little closing piece of wisdom to my signature.  Thanks for the tip, Bobber!


All you've got to do is choose love.  That's how I live it now.  I learned a long time ago, I can feed the birds in my garden.  I can't feed them all. -- Ringo Starr, Rolling Stone magazine, May 2007

For all I know, Ringo might be a yogi disguised as a drummer! - George Harrison
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Very funny. I usually see Rolling Stones on TV too, heheheh.


And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make
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Rolling Stone's web site has some audio extracts from their interview with Ringo:

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2007/05/07/talking-with-the-beatles-ringo-starr/


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Thanks a lot Blue Meanie - really enjoyed that  



I'd ask my friends to come and see... an Octopus's Garden with me ^___^
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