Quotes from Ringo Starr

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

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

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!

I don't collect any memorabilia. I wish I'd have kept everything I had. But who knew you had to keep it. Just gave it away. And we lost so much and we didn't look after a lot of it.

So this is America. They must be out of their minds.

Everything government touches turns to crap.

Drumming is my middle name.

I'd like to end up sort of unforgettable.

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

That's all drugs and alcohol do, they cut off your emotions in the end.

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.

I never studied anything, really. I didn't study the drums. I joined bands and made all the mistakes onstage.

We'd get in the car and i'd look over at John and say 'Christ. Look at you. You're a bloody phenomenon!' and just laugh because it was only him.

I never take it as any real pressure. It's like my son. I only gave him one lesson. When I went to give him the second one he said, 'Oh, I can do that dad.' I said, 'Now you're on your own.'

People in Liverpool don't move very far, you know.

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