Quotes from Ringo Starr

At the end of the day, I can end up just totally wacky, because I've made mountains out of molehills. With meditation, I can keep them as molehills.

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

When I was thirteen I only wanted to be a drummer.

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

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

The business is so driven by money, everyone's trying to get it right.

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

Peace and love, peace and love!

A lot of the players I'm with, thank God, we're all still vertical. We've lost so many great players through the years, and we're still standing, as Elton John says.

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.

You either kiss the future or the past goodbye.

I like Beethoven, especially the poems.

And in a marriage you can't TRY and be married. You're married or you're not married... as far as I'm concerned.

Gene Autry was the most. It may sound like a joke - Go and have a look in my bedroom, It's covered with Gene Autry posters. He was my first musical influence.

And I came back and it was great, 'cuz George had set up all these flowers all over the studio saying welcome home. So then we got it together again. I always felt it was better on the White one for me. We were more like a band, you know.

I've never been able to sit round on my own and play drums, practice in the back room, never been able to. I've always played with other musicians. It's how I play, there's no joy for me in playing on my own, bashing away. I need a bass, a piano, guitar, whatever, and then I can play.

I mean, I was born the day war broke out, but I don't remember all the bombs though they did actually break up Liverpool, you know. I remember when I was a little older, there was big gaps in all the streets where houses used to be. We used to play over them.

And in a marriage you can't TRY and be married. You're married or you're not married... as far as I'm concerned.

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.

I love the modern technology now.

I think the most exciting thing is that you expect people our age to know the music, but actually a lot of kids know the music, and if anything is left, we have left really good music, and that's the important part, not the mop-tops or whatever.

Of course I'm ambitious. What's wrong with that? Otherwise you sleep all day.

And I came back and it was great, 'cuz George had set up all these flowers all over the studio saying welcome home. So then we got it together again. I always felt it was better on the White one for me. We were more like a band, you know.

First and foremost I am a drummer. After that, I'm other things... But I didn't play drums to make money.