Ringo Starr

I got blisters on my fingers!

— Ringo Starr

I'd Like to beIn an octopus's garden with you.

— Ringo Starr

Got to pay your dues if you want to sing the bluesAnd you know it don't come easy.

— Ringo Starr

The world's saddest man will live here in Los Angeles.

— Ringo Starr

The only way I'll get you is to get you in bed.

— Ringo Starr

All I do is scream your name.

— Ringo Starr

When we first started, they basically went John and Paul's way because they were the writers and they would say, "This is the song," and I would play as creatively as I could. Sometimes I would have three people telling me how to do it. They were saying play it this like on that track. I'm saying, "For Christ's sake, there are two drummers there." They could never hear that, you know. You'd have to have four arms to do half the stuff they wanted me to do.

— Ringo Starr

Drumming is my middle name.

— Ringo Starr

First and foremost I am a drummer. After that, I'm other things.... But I didn't play drums to make money. I played drums because I loved them.... My soul is that of a drummer.... It came to where I had to make a decision — I was going to be a drummer. Everything else goes now. I play drums. It was a conscious moment in my life when I said the rest of things were getting in the way. I didn't do it to be come rich and famous, I did it because it was the love of my life.

— 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. And some of them I even thought of. You know, I think this is the third time I've used "It Don't Come Easy." I used that on "Time Takes Time," I think, as well. So it's just a great line that, you know, expresses so much. So I just put it in again.

— Ringo Starr

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. I believe Paul's got everything he ever had, but I lost a lot of mine.

— 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

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

— Ringo Starr

George was getting alot of independence for himself in those days. He was writing more, and wanted things to go his way - where, when we first started things basically went John and Paul's way. You know, 'cuz they were the writers.

— Ringo Starr

Everything government touches turns to crap.

— Ringo Starr