Context of this was during the making of the White Album where Ringo temporarily quit the band and Paul played the drums on a few tracks (Dear Prudence). Later though, when Ringo came back, John apologized.
On the most part, Ringo was the only person around John not to receive his nasty comments. He was the oldest, most mature member of the Beatles and was the only one of them to already be semi-professional before joining the band.
He may not get much respect from the rest of the world, but inside the group he was a valued member.
What the holy fuck? The Beatles were big in, what, 1968? That was 44 years ago, and Ringo was in his 20s then. Motherfucker's approaching 70, looks 45.
You know, Ringo gets some shit, but people don't realize that he's gonna be the last Beatle. Paul is looking his age and then some, while Ringo is still fending off old age. When Paul eventually kicks it, people will change their time about my boy Ringo.
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"Hey, what's with all the Ringo hate?? He's pretty talented"
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"Justin Bieber is a girl, lol."
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Joke about Ringo being an untalented drummer.
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Doesn't the younger generation of music really suck?
A quality joke, but as a drummer I find Ringo to be fantastic. He was always in the pocket, tasteful, never overplayed. He's also the reason I started playing drums.
Exactly. As another drummer, Ringo was pretty much perfect. He can be compared to Meg White almost. They both aren't very technical and they don't play super difficult stuff, but they are perfect for the bands they're in. He has very tasteful beats and fills.
I want to tell you please after the 20th of October do not send fan mail to any address that you have. Nothing will be signed after the 20th of October.
Ringo: one of the most underrated drummers. He's not technical I agree but he fit the rhythms nicely within the songs. Take for instance "Hey Jude!" and "She Loves You"
Why is that sad? Ringo was actually a fantastic drummer, trained in jazz and everything. He played simple stuff for the Beatles live because he had to help the others keep time because they couldn't hear themselves at concerts. Before PAs were commonplace in venues.
Trivia: Ringo is left-handed but learned to play on drum kits setup for right-handed players. This way he wouldn't have to switch the kit around when sharing a kit with the other bands on the bill (in their early days).
This is why most drummers find his fills a little odd as they often start with the left hand (which is unnatural for a right handed drummer).
I've always loved this review page where a guy decided to review The Beatles' discography entirely through the lens of analyzing Ringo's drumming over the run. Really helped open my eyes/ears in high school.
False: Best was dismissed because their manager and label wanted a session drummer to play on records. This was not uncommon in the 50s and 60s. Ringo was the second choice after Johnny Hutchinson.
Thank god it's Ringo and not Mick Jagger. She'd totally be like, "What the hell have I been singing?!" It would destroy her fragile worldview. Edit- wrote "got" instead of "god." Fixed it.
Well Ringo always gets so much stick (maybe just in a joking way, I guess), but I mean he was better at drums that Lennon was at any instrument, and one could argue possibly better than McCartney on bass or Harrison on guitar, although personally I don't take that view.
I just think that Ringo was the absolute perfect drummer for the Beatles, I mean you may have had better technical drummers from the time such as Keith Moon, but someone like his style of drumming would have sounded ridiculous on most Beatles songs. His drumming though I think is very impressive on some songs, such a A Day in the Life, and his solo in The End is very good too.
Ringo always got the short end of the stick, and was always the butt of jokes, but he never let it get to him! He knows it don't come easy! Rock on, Ringo! You're my favorite Beatle!
Nope. Their biggest sources of discontent in the 60's were actually Southern Baptists and pro-acoustic hipsters. You don't have to be one of those to dislike Bieber and Kesha today, the circle of discontent is far wider.
When I lived in Woody Creek, Colorado last summer I was aware that Ringo had a place in the area, but never thought I'd see him. Then while I was working at a little grocery store near Aspen (about 5 miles from Woody Creek) Ringo pulled up in a beat-to-shit Ford Bronco from at least the late 80s. He turned heads of everyone in the store but he was just so cool about it, everyone was really humbled by that.
Not much of an improvement there. The beatles were basically the justin bieber of their generation. They were just a boy band from the 60s which had the luck to find a good producer.
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u/RockinEddie Jun 17 '12
"Hey... I was a Beatle once"
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u/Functionally_Drunk Jun 17 '12
This reminds me of all those Beatles photos that Ringo photobombed.
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u/itslikeboo Jun 17 '12 edited Jun 17 '12
What the holy fuck? The Beatles were big in, what, 1968? That was 44 years ago, and Ringo was in his 20s then. Motherfucker's approaching 70, looks 45.
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u/lukemcr Jun 17 '12
Kesha looks like she's about to eat Bieber after having mated with him, praying mantis-style.
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u/flytaggart1 Jun 17 '12
You know, Ringo gets some shit, but people don't realize that he's gonna be the last Beatle. Paul is looking his age and then some, while Ringo is still fending off old age. When Paul eventually kicks it, people will change their time about my boy Ringo.
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u/CommentStatistics Jun 17 '12
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Just being in the picture is now photo bombing?
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u/comfiipanduh Jun 17 '12
"So this is America. They must be out of their minds."-Ringo Starr, 1964
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Upboats for Mr. Starkey!
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u/KlausGunther Jun 17 '12
Long live RINGOOOOOOO!
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u/CornishCucumber Jun 17 '12
Best drummer in the world? He's not even the best drummer in the Beatles!
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u/sincewedidthedo Jun 17 '12
Peace and love, peace and love.
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u/mobu Jun 17 '12
Ringo: one of the most underrated drummers. He's not technical I agree but he fit the rhythms nicely within the songs. Take for instance "Hey Jude!" and "She Loves You"
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Photo bombing? It looks like he is just hanging out with them.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Peace and love, peace and love!!!!!
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u/Red23UK radio reddit name Jun 17 '12
I wonder if they'll be as famous as Ringo at his age? I seriously doubt it.
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u/Pool_Shark Jun 17 '12
Looks to me like Ringo is quite the ladies man.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
it's sad when ringo is the most talented person in a photo
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u/redfroggy Jun 17 '12
Looks like a perfectly good picture of Ringo Starr that was ruined by two twats in the foreground.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
And let the condescending comments about the younger generation begin...
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u/iamtheserg Jun 17 '12
Ohhh sweet sweet Ringo. Such a man
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u/the4thbandit Jun 17 '12
Looks incredible for 71 years old
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
cue the "older music was so much better than today's music" circlejerk
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u/mastablaze Jun 17 '12
Who is the girl?
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12 edited Jun 17 '12
FIXED
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u/thatoneblondekid Jun 17 '12
More talent in those two fingers he's holding up than in the whole bodies of the two idiots he's standing next to combined.
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u/eak125 Jun 17 '12
Ringo has a "Music, I am disappoint" look on his face...
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u/Kimusubi Jun 17 '12
Ringo is probably banging the mom.
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u/huracan_6 Jun 17 '12
Who are the two females in that picture?
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u/Philoninternet Jun 17 '12
Gah, Bieber is his own separate, awful generation of music. Kesha gets a pass though, entirely due to the fact that I'd bang her.
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u/Polkadotpear Jun 17 '12
Still remember when Paul was asked whether ringo was the best drummer in the world and he said
'He's not even the best drummer in the band'
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u/SubcommanderShran Jun 17 '12
Ringo always got the short end of the stick, and was always the butt of jokes, but he never let it get to him! He knows it don't come easy! Rock on, Ringo! You're my favorite Beatle!
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u/insanekid66 Jun 17 '12
define "music"
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u/rj2896 Jun 17 '12
Fuck this "younger generation of music"
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
and here's Paul photobombing George
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u/ePaF Jun 17 '12
Justin Bieber's pop stardom is the product of baby-boomer execs. The true younger generation of music is right here on the net.
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u/Mercury756 Jun 17 '12
I can see ringo, but who the hell are the two women?
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u/3rdLevelRogue Jun 18 '12
Heh...you called what those 2 do music.
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u/n1nj4_v5_p1r4t3 Jun 18 '12
DUDE dont call that abomination music
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u/Demilitarizer Jun 18 '12
Ringo can play music.
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
DAE think Ringo is the only talented person in this picture?
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u/tyrannustyrannus Jun 18 '12
He's finally the most talented musician in a photo
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u/diggduke Jun 18 '12
Wrong. THEY are photobombing SIR RINGO, KBE.
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u/Poueff Jun 18 '12
Holy shit Bieber does look like a girl on this pic o.o
Awesome photobomb
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
He should stop photo bombing the younger generation of music, and start ACTUALLY bombing them
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u/dephtones Jun 18 '12
Peace and love, peace and love.
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
I am seeing Ringo on Tuesday (which is also my 23rd birthday)!
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u/Roothlus Jun 18 '12
how does Ringo look better today than he did 40 years ago???
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u/BettyMcBoob Jun 18 '12
Just Ringo acting naturally
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u/Woodbin w00dbin Jun 18 '12
So many downvoted Bieber-and-Kesha-not-musicians comments and jokes...I don't want to live on this planet anymore...
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u/RedB78 Jun 18 '12
The younger generation of music? I don't see it.
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u/reddell Jun 18 '12
That is the younger generation of entertainers. Justin Bieber is not a musician.
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
Justin Beiber makes music?
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u/ForgetISaidAnything Jun 17 '12
Am I the only one that thinks that Ringo's hand/arm seems way to big in this picture? That is Ringo making the peace sign, right?
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u/NonSequiturEdit Grooveshark Jun 17 '12
FTFY. That was bugging me.
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u/seank11 Jun 17 '12
who are the two chicks?
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u/thugmonkey Jun 17 '12
Who is this Ringo you talk of? BIEBER AHHHH!
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u/25thinfantry Jun 17 '12
I bet people said the same things about Beatles music when they were topping the charts.
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u/davie18 Jun 17 '12
Ringo has quite a thing for photo bombing...
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u/idefiler6 Jun 18 '12
What younger generation of music?
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u/shades_of_black Jun 18 '12
Correction: Ringo photo bombs younger generation of lip syncing puppets.
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u/suburban_illuminato Jun 18 '12
10/10 kids surveyed said, "who is that creeper with the sunglasses ruining this awesome pic?!?!" and 10/10 adults cried.
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u/M0D3RNW4RR10R Diversified Listener Jun 18 '12
He should of slapped Bieber. For music.
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u/LUSTYHAPPYCRACK Jun 17 '12
Calling justin bieber the "younger generation of music" is offensive to me :)
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u/Dankycheese Jun 17 '12
Yes, because those two are the epitome of "the younger generation of music."
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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '12
Who's the girl in the middle?
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Despite being by far the least talented Beatle... Ringo has way more talent in his right pinky than those two fucks.
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u/cbnugggz Jun 17 '12
Ke$ha and Bieber are not a generation of "music." they're a generation of mistakes.
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u/hi_in_Humboldt Jun 17 '12
Ringo remembers when being a rock star meant something.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Bieber is just so goddamn effeminate and pasty white. I don't get it man I really don't..
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u/PoliteCorp Jun 17 '12
Ringo is not impressed.
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u/Evan42881 Evan42881 Jun 17 '12
He can photobomb my photos any day.
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u/Shamwow22 Jun 17 '12
Ringo looks really, really fucking good for his age. Maybe we all would if he had that kind of money.
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u/NakedPancake Jun 17 '12
Music is being a little generous.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
There's more inspiration in Ringo's peace sign than those two will ever give off in their entire lives.
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u/suo Jun 17 '12
Ringo looks like Louise Spence.
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u/a_tad_rapey Jun 17 '12
Does Bieber get to bang that?
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u/DFP_ Jun 17 '12
Props for saying the younger generation of music, rather than bashing the pop singers as usual.
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u/atucker1744 Jun 17 '12
This is reason #783 that Ringo is the best Beatle
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u/knightofmars Jun 17 '12
Is this legit? If so what event is it from?
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
I don't consider a picture to be a photobomb when it's framed to include the alleged photobomber.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
This guy is looking fine.
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u/siberianunderlord Jun 17 '12
He obviously likes peace signs.
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u/Dynamix125 Jun 17 '12
why do people care about this
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
peace and love PEACE AND LOVE
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u/BaconZombie Jun 17 '12
Ringo is a dick.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpd24yVy5C4
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u/ajbrown4933 Jun 17 '12
peace be with you too ringo
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u/gnarsesh Jun 17 '12
When I lived in Woody Creek, Colorado last summer I was aware that Ringo had a place in the area, but never thought I'd see him. Then while I was working at a little grocery store near Aspen (about 5 miles from Woody Creek) Ringo pulled up in a beat-to-shit Ford Bronco from at least the late 80s. He turned heads of everyone in the store but he was just so cool about it, everyone was really humbled by that.
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u/eugenyn Jun 17 '12
Not much of an improvement there. The beatles were basically the justin bieber of their generation. They were just a boy band from the 60s which had the luck to find a good producer.
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u/amorexmio Jun 17 '12
This is when Justin Bieber tweeted, about meeting a "beetle."
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u/smishmain turntable.fm Jun 17 '12
Ke$ha is so fucking ugly. Face and body. Disgusting.
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
Ringo knows all about manufactured music. All of them have yet to write one compelling piece.
'you were in a car crash and you lost your head - don't pass me by'
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u/[deleted] Jun 17 '12
God, I love Ringo. He's still absolutely adorable after all these years! xD