Ringo Starr Biography

“America: It's like Britain, only with buttons.”

“I couldn't put my finger on one reason why we broke up. It was time, and we were spreading out. They were spreading out more than I was. I would've stayed with the band”.

“I mean, women are very important to me. I don't know, they just drive me crazy”.

“I love golf now. But it's more addictive than cocaine”.

“I've had enough of the royal family. It's about time they went on holiday and stayed there.”

The other Beatles on Starr:

“Ringo's just a lad. Everybody always loved him. And now that he's all dried out, he's just a lovable, interesting, intelligent bloke” - Paul McCartney

“Playing without Ringo is like driving a car on three wheels” - George Harrison

“And he's every bloody bit as warm, unassuming, funny, and kind as he seems. He was quite simply the heart of the Beatles” - John Lennon.