At 83, Ringo FINALLY Reveals How The Beatles Didn't Get Along

so you know it seemed to be you came to see The Beatles and then Paul counted it in then you just screamed till we bowed and left the Beatles have Shone brightly in music history and are known for their groundbreaking creativity and lasting impact yet behind the scenes of their meteoric rise Whispers of Discord and tension circulated among the band members finally through the lens of Ringo Star their legendary drummer the tales are laid bare and the truth surfaces what caused The Strife how did they manage to maintain their musical cohesion amidst The Strife join us as Ringo finally reveals how the Beatles didn't get along Harmony amids Discord in an interview Ringo Star addressed the persistent rumors during the Beatles Heyday that the band members didn't get along and even hated each other he acknowledged that while there were indeed stories about almost everything including their supposed animosity the truth was more nuanced the four band members like any group of close colleagues had their disagreements and rows however Ringo emphasized that these conflicts never compromised their music no matter how intense their arguments became once they started playing they always gave their best he pointed out that such conflicts are a natural part of any close relationship especially one as high pressure as theirs over time as they grew older and their personal lives evolved Ringo for instance had children their focus and the effort they initially poured into the band began to wne despite this Paul McCartney's Relentless work ethic played a crucial role in keeping them productive Paul whom Ringo described as the workaholic of the band would frequently rally the others ensuring they continued to make music even when John and Ringo preferred to relax Ringo shared how he had been deeply immersed in the music industry since leaving the factory in 1960 consistently playing and producing records you know from 1960 when I left the factory this is what I've done you know I've played I've Ted he noted that many top tier artists lose their sense of identity at the peak of their careers but he believed that he and his bandmates managed to stay grounded this was partly due to their shared background and the mutual support they provided each other whenever one of them started acting like a big shot the others would step in to keep things in check he recalled meeting Elvis Presley and feeling a sense of pity for him despite being surrounded by people Elvis seemed isolated whereas Ringo always had his three band mates for support this camaraderie Among The Beatles helped them navigate the pressures of Fame more effectively Ringo admitted to hating practice and preferred learning by playing with other musicians which he found more engaging his early musical experiences in Liverpool playing with neighbors and Friends laid the foundation for his career discussing the significant risk he took by leaving Rory storm and the Hurricanes to join the Beatles Ringo explained that although the Hurricanes were more prominent at the time he was drawn to John Paul and George's dynamic they met in Germany and played at the same club and their chemistry was evident despite others questioning his decision Ringo had no hesitation in joining The Beatles Ringo underscored that while the Beatles had their share of internal conflicts these never detracted from their musical unity and Collective success the rumors of Discord were part of their story but they never overshadowed their shared commitment to the music despite the rumors of Discord Ringo's Journey To The Beatles was shaped by his early Musical influences and experiences what pivotal moments transformed a young factory worker into a beetle let us find out from childhood struggles to Beetle Mania beats Sir Richard starky MBE known as Ringo star was born on July 7th 1940 he was the only child of Richard starky and Elsie Glee who worked as confectioners his mother Elsie loved singing and dancing a passion she shared with her husband who was a big fan of swing music before their son Richie was born born Richard starky and Elsie Glee enjoyed spending their free time dancing at local ballrooms however their regular outing stopped soon after Richie's birth Elsie became very protective of her son almost to an extreme meanwhile starky's father known as Big Richie began to lose interest in the family he started spending long hours drinking and dancing in pubs sometimes disappearing for several days in a row to save money on housing the family moved to Admiral Grove in the Dingle area in 1944 shortly after his parents separated and divorced within the year Ringo later said he has no real memories of his father who made little effort to stay in touch visiting only about three times after the separation Elsie struggled to live on the support payments of 30 Shillings a week from her ex-husband so she took several cleaning jobs before finding steady work as a barade a job she kept for 12 years when starky was six he got appendicitis after a simple surgery to remove his appendix he developed peritonitis and fell into a coma for several days his recovery took a year during which he stayed at Myrtle Street Children's Hospital in Liverpool away from his family when he was discharged in May 1948 his mother let him stay home so he missed school by the time he was eight starky couldn't read or write and struggled with math this made him feel out of place at school leading him to frequently skip skip classes and hang out at Sefton park instead with help from his neighbor and surrogate sister Marie Maguire Crawford who tuted him twice a week he almost caught up to his classmates however in 1953 he got tuberculosis and had to stay in a sanatorium for 2 years while he was in the sanatorium the medical staff tried to keep the patients active and entertained they encouraged everyone to join the hospital band which is where he first encountered a percussion instrument he used used a makeshift Mallet made from a cotton bobbin to tap on the cabinets next to his bed soon after his interest in drumming grew he received the song bedtime for drums by Alan answorth as a get well gift from Crawford starky said I was in the hospital band and that's where I really started playing from then on I only wanted to play drums my grandparents gave me a mandolin and a banjo but I didn't want them my grandfather gave me a harmonica and we had a piano but none of them interested me only the drums starky went to St Silas a church of England primary school near his home where his classmates called him Lazarus he later attended dingl Vil secondary modern school where he excelled in art drama and practical subjects like mechanics due to his long hospital stays he fell behind in school and couldn't take the 11 plus exam needed to get into a grammar school on April 17th 1954 starky's mother married Harry Graves at the register office on Mount Pleasant in Liverpool Harry was was originally from London and had moved to Liverpool after his first marriage ended Graves loved big band music and singers like dinos Shore Saron and Billy Daniels he introduced starky to their recordings Graves said that he and Richie never argued starky said he was great I learned kindness from Harry after starky's Long Hospital stay because of tuberculosis he didn't go back to school instead he stayed home listened to music and played along by drumming on biscuit tins with sticks when starky came back home from the sanatorium in late 1955 he tried to find a job but he struggled to stay focused and disciplined his first attempts at working didn't go well to get some warm clothes he took a job as a railway worker with British Rail they gave him a suit but no uniform and because he couldn't pass the physical exam he lost the job and had to rely on unemployment benefits after that he got a job as a waiter on a boat that went from Liverpool to North Wales but he was scared of being forced into the military so he quit he didn't want the Royal Navy to think he was okay with working at Sea in mid1 1956 Graves helped him get a job as an apprentice machinist at Henry hunt and son a company in Liverpool that made School equipment while working there starky became friends with Roy Trafford they both loved music and that brought them closer Trafford introduced starky to skiffle music and he loved it right away skiffle beats to Beetle begin Innings not long after Trafford got starky into skiffle they started practicing songs together during their lunch breaks in the cellar of the manufacturing plant Trafford played guitar and starky improvised percussion Trafford remembered I played guitar and Richie just made a noise on a box sometimes he slapped a biscuit tin with keys or banged on the backs of chairs starky and Trafford were joined by Eddie miles who was starky's neighbor and cooworker together they formed a band called called the Eddie miles band later they changed the name to Eddie Clayton and the Clayton squares named after a place in Liverpool the band played well-known skiffle songs like Rock Island line and walking cane starky played percussion by using a thimble on a washboard making rhythmic sounds starky liked dancing just like his parents did when they were younger he and Trafford tried dance lessons at two different schools for a little while even though they didn't continue for long those lessons taught them enough to dance decently and have fun when they went out at night on Christmas Day in 1957 Graves gave starky a used drum kit it had a snare drum a bass drum and a symbol made from a rubbish bin lid even though it was simple this drum kit helped starky get better at playing music it also made the Eddie Clayton band more appealing to audiences they started getting bigger gigs in their area but by early 1958 the popul po it of skiffle Music started to fade as American rock and roll became more popular in the UK in November 1959 starky became part of Al Caldwell's Texans they started performing in local clubs as the Raging Texans then changed their name to Jet storm and the Raging Texans eventually they settled on Rory storm and the Hurricanes just before starky joined them around this time starky started using the stage name Ringo Star he got the name from the Rings he wore and also because it sounded like it had a country and western Vibe when he sang solos they called it star Time by early 1960 the Hurricanes were one of the top bands in Liverpool in may they got an offer for a 3-month gig at a butland Holiday Camp in Wales the butland gig opened doors for the band they got other chances like a tour of US Air Force bases in France star didn't enjoy it much and said the French don't like the British at least I didn't like them the Hurricanes got so popular that they were offered a big opportunity to perform regularly in Hamburg they started playing at Bruno Kosh Meers Kaiser Keller on October 1st 1960 where star met the Beatles for the first time the Hurricanes were the main attraction even more than the Beatles although the Beatles didn't get paid as much star played with the Beatles for some gigs in Hamburg on October 15th 1960 he drummed with John Lennon Paul McCartney and George Harrison they recorded for the first time together while backing up Lou Walters the singer from the hurricanes on the song Summertime by George gerswin and Dubose Hayward while star was in Hamburg for the first time he met Tony Sheridan Sheridan was impressed by star's drumming skills and asked him to leave the hurricanes and join his band Beetle breakthrough and Beyond star left Rory storm in the hurricanes in January 1962 he briefly played with Tony Sheridan in Hamburg before rejoining the Hurricanes for another season at butland on August 14th Lennon asked star to join the Beatles and he accepted two days later Beatles manager Brian Epstein fired their drummer Pete best best was told that the band wanted star instead because George Martin The Beatles producer wasn't happy with his drumming and the band felt he didn't fit in star's first time recording with the Beatles was on September 4th 1962 he said that George Martin their producer thought he was crazy because he was trying to play both percussion and drums at the same time during their second recording session on September 11th 1962 Martin decided to use a session drummer named Andy white instead of star they were recording the songs Love Me Do and PSI love you which would become their first single star played tambourine on Love Me Do and Morocco on PS I love you worried about his role in The Beatles he thought they're replacing me like they did with Pete best Martin explained later I didn't know Ringo's abilities and didn't want to take chances by November 1962 Beatles fans had accepted star and some were even asking him to sing he started getting as much fan mail as the other members which made him feel more secure in the band star felt lucky to be on the same page as the other Beatles he said I had to be or I wouldn't have lasted I had to connect with them as friends as well as a drummer during this time star got a small part of the profits from Lenin and McCartney's Publishing Company Northern songs but most of his money came from owning a quarter of Beatles limited this company was funded by the band's concert earnings star talked about his life after becoming successful with the Beatles he said I spent 3 years living in nightclubs it was like one big party that never stopped just just like his dad star was famous for dancing late into the night and people admired his dancing skills Beatles breakup to solo success just before McCartney left the Beatles in April 1970 he and star had an argument McCartney wouldn't change the release date of his solo album which meant Stars debut album Sentimental Journey and the Beatles Let It Be would Clash star's album which had songs from before rock music was arranged by Quincy Jones Morris Gibb George Martin and McCartney it reached number seven in the UK and number 22 in the US after Sentimental Journey star released Boku of Blues which had a country music Vibe it was recorded with the help of Scotty Moore and Pete Drake both well known in Nashville even though people liked the album it didn't sell well after that star focused on both his music and acting in films star joined Harrison for the concert for Bangladesh where they performed together they also co-wrote the hit song It Don't Come Easy which was a big success reaching number four in both the US and the UK the next year Star had his biggest hit in the UK with back off bugaloo it was produced and co-written by Harrison the song reached number two in the UK and number nine in the US star also became friends with the English singer Mark Bolan he directed his first movie a documentary about t-rex called Born to Boogie In 1972 in 1973 and 1974 Star had two songs that reached number one in the US photograph which he co-wrote with Harrison and your 16 written by the Sherman Brothers your 16 was his third million selling single in the US it also did well in the UK reaching number four the album Ringo was a big success liked by both fans and critics it had a song called oh my my which reached number five in the US the album itself reached number seven in the UK and number two in the US Author Peter doggit says Ringo set the pattern for star's solo career since star wasn't a big songwriter he depended on his friends and his likable personality when he had both his music usually turned out great in 1974 star released goodnight Vienna which was also a success it reached number eight in the US and number 30 in the UK the album had songs from lenen Elton John and Harry Nelson one of the songs was a cover of the platters hit only you and you alone suggested by Lennon it reached number six in the US and number 28 in the UK another song No No Song by Hoy Axton reached number three in the US making its Stars seventh top 10 hit in a row however snookeroo written by Elton John didn't chart in the UK in the middle of November 1974 they made a music video and commercial for the album they filmed it on the rooftop of the Capital Records building in Los Angeles which was made to look like a stack of discs Lennon did a voiceover while star's spaceship landed on the building and star got on it before flying over the city in the video star neelen and Keith Moon were there along with a 40ft robot named Gort placed on the building during that time star started dating l Lindsay depal he played tambourine on one of her songs called Don't You Remember When which she wrote and produced for Vera Lynn he also inspired another song by depal called if I don't get you the next one will she said it was about getting back at him because he missed a dinner date with her he fell asleep in his office instead in 1975 star started his own record label called Ringo records the label signed 11 artists and released 15 singles and Five albums between between 1975 and 1978 they released works by artists like David henchel Graham Bonet and RAB NOS during this time star's own music career wasn't as successful but he kept recording and stayed in the public eye in 2001 he said that the decline in his career was because he didn't focus enough on music he mentioned that he and his friends like neelson and Keith Moon were more into drugs and alcohol than music they were part of a drinking club called the the Hollywood vampires in November 1976 star was a guest at the band's farewell concert which was featured in a documentary called the last Walts directed by Martin scorsi also star released an album called Ringo's rotogravure that same year it was his first album under a new contract with Atlantic Records in North America and pdor in other places the album was produced by AR Martin and had songs written by Lennon McCartney and Harrison star promoted the album a lot but it didn't do well in the UK charts in America it had two small hits a dose of rock and roll reached number 26 and a cover of hey baby reached number 74 the album sold okay and reached number 28 on the charts after this Atlantic Records changed star's music style making it a mix of disco and 1970s pop for his next album Ringo ivth in 1977 but this album didn't do well either not charting in the UK and only reaching number 162 in the US in 1978 star released another album called Bad Boy which reached number 129 in the US and didn't chart in the UK in April 1979 star got very sick with intestinal problems because of his earlier illness with peritonitis he had to go to the Princess Grace Hospital in Monte Carlo he was really close to dying and during a surgery on April 28th doctors had had to remove several feet of his intestine 3 weeks later he played with McCartney and Harrison at Eric Clapton's wedding then on November 28th there was a fire that burned down his home in Hollywood and a lot of his Beatles stuff got destroyed a star on screen Ringo wasn't just a drummer he could act and critics and folks in the movie business have praised Stars acting skills Walter shenson a director and producer even called him a superb actor an absolute natural by the mid 1960s Star had become a big fan of movies besides his roles in a hard days night help Magical Mystery Tour and let it be he also acted in candy the magic Christian blind man son of Dracula and caveman in one he played Larry the dwarf in Frank Zappa's 200 motels and appeared in Harry nielson's animated film the point star played a Teddy boy and that'll be the day in 1973 and had a part in the last Waltz a Martin Scorsese documentary film about the band's farewell concert in 1976 star took on the role of the Pope in Ken Russell's lisania in 1975 and played a version of himself in McCartney's give my regards to Broad Street in 1984 in Ringo in 1978 a TV comedy film inspired by The Prince and the popper he appeared as both himself and a character named agir Ratz additionally he had interview segments with with fellow drummer Keith Moon in the 1973 documentary film about the who the kids are all right he wrote some books such as Postcards From the boys from 2004 Octopus's Garden from 2014 and photograph from 2015 love loss and Legacy star met his first wife Moren Cox in 1962 around the time he joined the Beatles they got married in February 1965 Beatles manager Brian Epstein was the best man and starred stepfather Harry Graves and fellow Beetle George Harrison were Witnesses at the wedding their marriage even inspired a novelty song called treat him tender Moren by the Chicklets the couple had three children Zack Jason and Lee in 1971 star bought Lenin's House tittenhurst Park in birkshire and moved his family there however they got divorced in 1975 because star was unfaithful multiple times Cox passed away from leukemia at the age of 48 in 19 1994 in 1985 star became the first of the Beatles to become a grandfather when Zach's daughter Tasha Jane starky was born Zach who is also a drummer spent time with Keith Moon from the who when his father was away he has even performed with his father during some Allstar band tours star has eight grandchildren two from Zach three from Jason and three from Lee in 2016 he became the first Beetle to become a great-grandfather star and Bach divide their time between houses in cranley and Sussex Los Angeles and Monte Carlo in the Sunday Times rich list 2011 he was ranked at number 56 with an estimated personal wealth of 150 million in December 2015 star and boach sold some of their personal and music related belongings through an auction in Los Angeles by Julian's auctions the items included star's very first Ludwig black oyster Pearl drum kit in instruments gifted to him by Harrison Lennon and Mark Bolan and a rare first pressing copy of the Beatles White Album numbered multiple zeros one the auction raised over $9 million and part of the proceeds went to the Lotus Foundation a charity started by star and Bach in 2016 star said he supported the United Kingdom leaving the European Union because he felt the EU wasn't making much progress in 2017 he expressed eagerness for brexit to happen believing it's good for a country to have control in October 2021 star's name came up in the Pandora papers which claimed he was involved in secret Financial dealings along with politicians and celebrities using tax Havens to avoid paying taxes they owed star doesn't eat meat but he's allergic to garlic and onions confirmed by Mary McCartney he meditates every day and his life's motto is peace and a life of honors and influence star and the other Beatles were given a a special Title by the queen in 1965 they got this title at Buckingham Palace on 26 October also they were all in the running for a special movie award for their acting in a hard day night in 1964 back in 1971 The Beatles got an award for best original song score for the music they made in the movie Let It Be also there's a tiny planet called 4150 star found in 1984 and named after Ringo Star he he was also up for an award in 1989 for his acting in a kids TV show called shining time station in 2015 after 27 years of being part of the Beatles when they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Ringo Star finally got his own spot for his solo career the interesting thing is while John Lennon Paul McCartney and George Harrison were all inducted in the performers category Ringo got in under the musical Excellence category at the 50th Grammy Awards Ringo star along with George Martin and his son Giles won the best compilation soundtrack award for love then on November 9th 2008 Ringo accepted a special Diamond award for the Beatles at the 2008 World Music Awards in Monaco on February 8th 2010 Ringo got a special honor a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame it's the 2,41 star and you can find it at 7050 North Vine Street right in front of the Capital Records building John Lennon Paul McCartney and George Harrison also have stars there in 2018 Ringo got a special title called night Bachelor for his contributions to music he officially became a KN in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace on March 20th 2018 with Prince William doing the nighting in 2022 star received an honorary doctor of music degree from the Berkeley College of Music for his immeasurable impact on music film and television and popular culture as we reflect on his remark REM arable Legacy we celebrate not only his musical genius but also his unwavering spirit and Timeless Artistry forever ingrained in the fabric of our cultural heritage Ringo star's life remains a symphony of creativity love and joy leaving an indelible mark on the world stage thanks for watching check out another interesting video by clicking on the link appearing on your screen right now

Channel: The Ultimate Expedition

Views: 234,478

Keywords: At 83, Ringo, FINALLY Reveals, How The Beatles, Didn't Get Along, The Beatles, Finally, Reveals, music history, music, iconic, legendary music, Ringo Starr, legendary drummer, ultimate expedition

Id: teA8JQ2VP6s

Length: 27min 23sec (1643 seconds)

Published: Thu Jun 06 2024