Since the 1980s, Beatles drummer Ringo Starr has toured with the All-Starr Band and has no interest in performing alone.
Iconic drummer of BeatlesBritish rock group also formed by John Lenon, Paul McCartney AND George Harrison, Ringo Starr he revealed that he doesn’t have much interest in solo exhibitions and always prefers to be part of a group.
During an interview with The Sunday Timesthe artist has spoken about his lack of desire to tour alone. It’s worth remembering how Starr performs shows with All-Starr Band since the 1980s – and there is no end in sight to this cycle.
I just want to be in a band. I don’t want to go out alone. There’s no way you can go there and play’ Yesterday‘Only on drums.
The Beatles’ mistake that Ringo Starr calls “stupidity”
It is not uncommon for there to be contributions from Ringo Starr for the Beatles being treated unfairly, even by the quartet’s fans. Interestingly, the drummer suffered from this as soon as he joined the band. An example is in an episode that the musician himself considers one of the worst mistakes made by the Fab Four.
The problem occurred during the recording of the group’s first single, “Love Me, Do”in 1962. When the musicians entered the studio, Ringo was already with John Lenon, Paul McCartney AND George Harrison a few weeks ago. His colleagues trusted him, but the producer George MartinoNO.
He himself told the story in 1977, however Dough (go Lontano magazine). The drummer explained how he initially played the song:
He ( Martin) wanted a professional drummer. Mainly because when we recorded “Please, please, me”I played the tambourine in one hand, the maraca in the other and the bass drum as well as the cymbal.”
Ringo detailed the moment in which, in his opinion, Martin I decided to call the studio drummer Andy White. Second Starrthe producer thought he was crazy with the way he sounded.
In this crazy thing, trying to shake the maraca and hit the cymbal, I ended up hitting a big cymbal with a maraca. George He looked at me and thought, “We have a crazy person here.” That’s why he brought Andy WhiteAnyway.”
Stupidity according to Ringo Starr
In a second take of “Love Me, Do”, George Martino Put Andy White on the battery, while Ringo Starr he simply followed with the tambourine. It turns out that the versions came out basically the same: something that the band’s drummer Beatles I considered it really stupid, since there was no need to record again.
About this, Ringo he said:
It’s a very simple song, you know. I can play. But George I didn’t want to at that moment. He was unsure. He wanted to bring in a real musician. But it was one of the stupidest things we’ve ever done.”
Source: Terra
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