Ringo Starr's best quotes

7 July 2025, 13:13 | Updated: 6 July 2026, 17:50

The legendary Beatles drummer celebrates his birthday on 7th July, so let's look back at his philosophy and words of wisdom.

1. "I’m warning you with peace and love. I have too much to do, so no more fan mail!"

   YouTube, 2008

   

2. "I never practice"

   To Rolling Stone, 2019

   

3. 'I had no schooling before I joined The Beatles and no schooling after The Beatles. Life is a great education.”

   Beatles Anthology, 2000

   

4. "You know, we can't go on forever as four clean little mop tops, playing She Loves You."

   To David Wigg, 1969

   

5. "I used to write songs and I’d present it to the boys, and they would be rolling on the floor laughing, because I’d just rewritten another song and hadn’t noticed it!"

   Rolling Stone, 2019

   

6. "I don't feel old and I don't think I look my age. It doesn't worry me."

   To Hit Parader, 1969

   

7. Reporter: "How do you find America?" "Turn left at Greenland.”

   From A Hard Day's Night, 1964

   

8. "I've got blisters on my fingers!"

   from Helter Skelter, 1968

   

9. "Drumming is my middle name."

   Drumming Is My Madness (1981)

   

10. "I didn't play drums to make money. I played drums because I loved them."

    To The Big Beat: Conversations with Rock's Great Drummers (1984)

    

11. "The second side of Abbey Road is my favourite. I love it."

    To Elliott Mintz 1977

    

12. "The Beatles were just four guys that loved each other. That’s all they’ll ever be.”

    Beatles Anthology, 2000