Ringo Starr
| Ringo Starr | |
 Ringo Starr, 1st US Concert, Feb 1964 | |
| Background information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Richard Starkey |
| Also known as | Ringo Starr |
| Born | 7 July 1940 Liverpool, England, UK |
| Genres | Rock, pop, psychedelic rock, world |
| Occupations | Musician, singer-songwriter, actor |
| Instruments | Drums, vocals, percussion, keyboards, guitar |
| Years active | 1957–present |
| Labels | Parlophone, United Artists, Capitol, Apple, Swan, Vee-Jay, Tollie, Atlantic, RCA, Mercury, Koch, Private Music, Boardwalk, Rykodisc |
| Associated acts | The Beatles, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, Plastic Ono Band |
| Website | RingoStarr.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| Ludwig Super Classic Drumset Ludwig Black Oyster Pearl Drumset | |
| “ | 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, The Big Beat: Conversations with Rock's Great Drummers by Max Weinberg and Robert Santelli, 1984 | ||
