The Best Ringo Starr quotes

Being in The Beatles was a short, incredible period of my life. I had 22 years leading up to it, and it was all over eight years later. — Ringo Starr

For me, God is in my life. I don’t hide from that… I think the search has been on since the ’60s. — Ringo Starr

Another day in the life. — Ringo Starr

Ringo: ‘I had no schooling before I joined The Beatles and no schooling after The Beatles. Life is a great education. — Ringo Starr

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. — Ringo Starr

I’ve never broken a bone in my life, or in my body. — Ringo Starr

I’m a musician and I’m really blessed, because in my life if I can hold the sticks, I can play. — Ringo Starr

My soul is that of a drummer…. I didn’t do it to become rich and famous. I did it because it was the love of my life. — Ringo Starr

Well, I’m getting happier all the time, which is very nice. — Ringo Starr

Peace and love, peace and love! — Ringo Starr

From 13, I wanted to play drums. I wanted to play with good people and I’m still doing it. I still love it so that’s why I do it. — Ringo Starr

I love the modern technology now. — Ringo Starr

I love that about the Beatles, that the music is still going on more than the haircut, you know. — Ringo Starr

We will miss George for his sense of love, his sense of music and his sense of laughter. — Ringo Starr

I’m on my feet and I’m doing what I love to do, and I’m in a profession, as a musician, where we can go on for as long as we can go on. — Ringo Starr

I’m warning you with peace and love I have too much to do. So no more fan mail. Thank you, thank you. And no objects to be signed, nothing. Peace and love, peace and love. — Ringo Starr

I think we should have understanding and love and peace. I mean, peace and love has been my situation. You hear that in the song. I’m trying to promote that now: peace and love and understanding. — Ringo Starr

The kids are interested in the music of them. They’re not interested in mop–tops and Beatle boots and crazy suits. It’s all down to the music now–that’s what they hear, and that’s what they love. — Ringo Starr

The point is it is amazing that the generations have joined in the Beatle madness and love the music. Who knew? — Ringo Starr

Roy Orbison was the only act that The Beatles didn’t want to follow. — Ringo Starr

The Beatles were just four guys that loved each other. That’s all they’ll ever be. — Ringo Starr

Media question to Beatles during first U.S. tour 1964) ‘How do you find America?’ ‘Turn left at Greenland. — Ringo Starr

And so we went away to play, and we’d come back to Liverpool. And while we were doing this–’cuz we did it for two years. And then we’d go to Germany, and that’s where I met the Beatles. — Ringo Starr

Beatles, women and children first! — Ringo Starr

Do you remember when everyone began analyzing Beatles songs..I don’t think I ever understood what some of them were supposed to be about — Ringo Starr

I am a big Beatles fan. And, you know, unbeknownst to anyone, I used to be one. But I have no problems of putting titles and lines from other songs in my songs, because they’re great lines and great titles. — Ringo Starr

I get on with kids and I feel that’s because I am one. — Ringo Starr

When they come here, the English make a choice: New York or L.A. L.A. suited me better, I just feel comfortable here. — Ringo Starr

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. — Ringo Starr

I hate click tracks. I’m to busy in the click track to feel my own heart rhythm, my own soul beat. — Ringo Starr

Believe me, I wish this song was yours instead of mine. — Ringo Starr

I’ve said this over and over again, but I love being in a band. — Ringo Starr

I’d like to be in a man band, but with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Keith Richards. We’d have a rocky edge. — Ringo Starr

I’ve been asked to write my autobiography and really they only want 8 years (1962–1970), and I keep saying it would be five volumes before I even got into the band! — Ringo Starr

And the White Album is important to me for different reasons. One–I had left the band on the White Album. — Ringo Starr

When you’re in a band–before it got to grunge–you dressed the bit. So yeah, I’ve always had an attitude with the clothes. — Ringo Starr

I never studied anything, really. I didn’t study the drums. I joined bands and made all the mistakes onstage. — Ringo Starr

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. — Ringo Starr

I’m like everyone else, on the stage it’s good. Not too much fun in the hotel or the airplane or the bus, but you got to do it. — Ringo Starr

When I run on stage now, a thousand people don’t even see you, they’re in their phone. — Ringo Starr

For me, I want to get across the stage to the people. I want to point at you, thirty, forty rows back, and you know I’m pointing at you, and we’re having a laugh and getting it together. — Ringo Starr

I’m nervous ahead of every gig. I feel like running away three seconds before I’m due on stage. But I’m all right as soon as I get the mic in my hand. — Ringo Starr

Every night there’s a moment that I just wanna go back to bed. I just get nervous. Then I run on (stage) and as soon as I grab the mic then I’m fine. — Ringo Starr