![]() Ringo loves it too I’m blown away playing with him. Everybody did their homework and came in wanting to play and it’s turned out to be a great band. I didn’t know what to expect but he’s just like you expect him to be. He came in and said, “It’s gonna take a couple of days for us to get used to each other, we’ll play and here we go.” He made it so simple. Gregg Rolie: When I first came into rehearsals, Ringo came in and he was very congenial that’s him, he’s a joy to work with. Ringo is a simple, humble guy and doesn’t have a lot of attitude about it. Playing with him in various All-Starr Band incarnations has been fun. How do you play this combination of solid rhythm and at the same time over this bizarre syncopation going through it? With his playing on “Rain” in that sense he characterized the entire song. In 1968 when I was at Brush High School playing in the band “Sounds Of Silence,” and listening to the Beatles records that I played over and over again trying to find out how they made this magical thing happen, some years down the road I’d be standing on a stage playing with Ringo Starr, “You’re joking” (laughs).įor instance, the drum part on “Rain,” at the time people had a hard time figuring out how do you do that. The thought of playing “All By Myself” and looking over my shoulder seeing Ringo do the drum fill (imitates drum fill) (laughs) was mind boggling. The chance to get on stage with him and play some of his songs and some Beatles songs with a Beatle is thrilling. He was probably the single most important influential drummer in my thinking about rock and roll. You think back to The Ed Sullivan Show when you saw them for the first time and there’s Ringo. I said, “How can you say no to playing with a Beatle?” Ringo was going out again and David Spero had managed Joe Walsh and he was a member of a couple of Ringo’s previous bands.ĭavid asked me if I’d be interested in doing that. Two very special men!Įric Carmen: It was a great experience touring with RIngo. He’s always had a unique feel and groove, which he always maintains comes from him being innately left-handed on a right-handed kit, sounds like no-one else - intensely and intuitively musical and it was not only an honor but a joy to be playing with him on the 2006 All-Starr tour! He wouldn’t get angry, he would accept it. If John was doing something a bit dubious and Ringo would say, “That’s crap, John”, John would take it out. Apart from his drumming he would be the catalyst. He contributed an enormous amount to The Beatles’ sound with his distinctive-sounding drums. When you hear Ringo, you know it’s Ringo, there’s no one else. He’s not a great technical drummer if you measure him against someone like Steve Gadd or Jeff Porcaro, he wouldn’t be able to play like that. George Martin (Beatles producer): As a drummer, Ringo Starr is unique. Happy Birthday, Ringo! /EDpJqcNC1Aīelow, enjoy reflections about Ringo Starr culled from interviews with a variety of folks associated with him over the years, including archival interviews with famed Beatles producer George Martin, engineer Geoff Emerick, members of Ringo’s All-Starr Band and contemporary musicians, to wax poetic about the inestimable gifts of the man himself. Two days to go peace and love everybody at noon noon Peace and love □✌️□❤️□□□□☮️ /RPwHlZV1wHĪ master timekeeper, Ringo’s fine tuned intuitive style of playing for the song, whether executing as he’s described the “funny fills” in “Rain,” the exquisite “ less is more” drumming in “A Day In The Life,” the primal psych rock of “Tomorrow Never Knows” and sheer propulsive bliss of “I Want To Hold Your Hand” and “She Loves You,” all demonstrate his creativity and inspired work behind the kit. ![]() Reminder: Ringo Starr wants everybody across the world to come together today, for his birthday, to amplify his message of “peace and love.” Here’s what to do: ![]() (And be sure to catch Ringo and his All-Starr Band on the road this fall on the make-up dates of shows postponed due to COVID-19 earlier this summer). Today, July 7, the man born Richard Starkey celebrates his 82nd birthday - so it’s time for a proper toast. While there are many acclaimed technical drummers in commercial rock music - names like Neil Peart of Rush and Stewart Copeland of The Police to name just two - the exceptional work of Ringo Starr, as well as his effervescent personality, continues to elicit widespread praise from fellow musicians and the public at large.
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