Ringo Starr quotes

The Beatles were a phenomenon. It is hard to see behind the image to the four people they were. Fame puts people in a bubble. The Beatles’ bubble was probably claustrophobic. But it didn’t destroy them.

The Beatles had a huge impact on me and they did alter the world.

Here’s a few of Ringo’s observations:

Everything government touches turns to crap.

Politicians should keep their noses out of a lot of things and leave them to the people who know what they are doing. Education, for instance, is something that should never be a political football. Ringo is right.

I feel the older I get, the more I’m learning to handle life. Being on this quest for a long time, it’s all about finding yourself.

Life is a journey. I think that having a lot of wealth and fame can go to your head and you lose yourself.

I like Beethoven, especially the poems.

There’s the wit coming through.

People only look at me as a Beatle, but my friends look at me as a whole person. That’s how life works, but it’s not bugging me anymore.

It must be incredibly frustrating to be pushed into that pigeon-hole, where you have to act the part, where you are only seen as having worth within that role, where the incredible expectations are smothering.

I want to deal with what’s in front of me now to the best of my abilities, and sometimes that’s not very good. But a lot of the days it is really great.

That’s just exactly how I feel most of the time. It is crucial to keep trying your best.