Ringo Starr Quotes: Ringo Starr, born Richard Starkey on July 7, 1940, is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and actor. He is best known as the drummer for the legendary rock band, the Beatles. Starr joined the Beatles in 1962, replacing the band’s original drummer, Pete Best, and remained an integral part of the group until their breakup in 1970.
Famous Ringo Starr Quotes
- “I’m just a drummer in the band.”
- “In music, the passion is in the detail.”
- “As long as you’re having fun, that’s the key.”
- “Peace and love. I always sign off with that.”
- “I think people who create and write, it actually does flow – just flows from into their head, into their hand, and they write it down.”
- “I’m not going to change the way I look or the way I feel to conform to anything. I’ve always been a freak. So I’ve been a freak all my life, and I have to live with that, you know. I’m one of those people.”
- “I love being in a band. I love that collaborative spirit, although some would say that I don’t participate enough in it. But it’s great to be in a band.”
- “If you want to be a songwriter, you have to write songs.”
- “Everything government touches turns to crap.”
- “The older I get, the more I’m embracing my inner hippie.”
- “You know, I’ve had a great life. I’ve had a lot of fun.”
- “I’m not afraid of being on an island by myself.”
- “Music is always changing and evolving.”
- “When I’m on stage, I’m trying to do one thing: bring people joy. Just like church does. People don’t go to church to find trouble, they go there to lose it.”
- “I think anyone who writes does it because they have to make sense of life.”
- “I think it’s my perception of life that you tune into. I don’t think you tune into Ringo.”
- “The great thing is that music can cut across all those boundaries and borders and reach people.”
- “I like to do things that are different. It’s important not to just do the same thing all the time.”
- “I’m a very positive person, but this whole concept of having to always be nice, always smiling, always happy, that’s not real. It was never real, and I think that’s where we’re all getting to now.”
- “People always ask me if I’m a musician. No, I’m not a musician. I’m a drummer.”
- “I think love is a hard word to define, but I think it’s love when you care about someone and when you look out for their well-being before your own.”
- “I’m one of those people who believe the only way to stay vital and young is to continue to learn and grow.”
- “Life is not about getting from one place to another, it’s about being here.”
- “I have lots of things to prove to myself. One is that I can live my life fearlessly.”
- “I don’t believe in drummers being anonymous.”
- “You’ve got to be able to sing and play, no matter what. Otherwise, you’re just a drummer.”
- “I’m lucky I had the Beatles as my backbeat.”
- “I think it’s my job to be a team player.”
- “I always wanted to be a drummer, but I never wanted to be the world’s greatest drummer.”
- “You can’t be a Beatle for the rest of your life.”