Ringo Starr Will Only Make Music on This 1 Condition

Mar. 15, 2025

Ringo Starr in West Hollywood in September 2023.Photo:AP Photo/Chris Pizzello

AP Photo/Chris Pizzello

Ringo Starris only interested in making music on this condition.In an interview published on Sunday, Jan. 12 withThe Times,the Beatles rockershared how exactly he wants to continue making music — and his condition is reasonable.“I only want to be in a band,” Starr, 84, said. “I don’t want to be out on my own. There’s no way you can go out there and do ‘Yesterday’ just on drums.“Starr, who joinedPaul McCartney,John LennonandGeorge Harrisonin the 1960s to form The Beatles, released a country album titledLook Upon Jan. 10. “There was no plan to make a country record,” he told the publication of his first album since 2019.Ringo Starr in South Carolina in February 2015.Chris McKay/GettyStarr had worked with studio superintendent T Bone Burnett onLook Up. After initially meeting in the 1970s, the two reconnected and Starr asked Burnett for a song, sending him a “beautiful country track” that “blows me away even today,” the drummer said.Burnett sent Starr more tracks, which ultimately inspired him to work on the album which features 11 songs and featuresBilly Strings, Molly Tuttle, Lucius,Larkin PoeandAlison Krauss.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Elsewhere in the interview, Starr spoke about his skills as a singer, saying that he “always wanted to be someone else,” naming Jerry Lee.“I mean, I can hold a tune, as long as it’s in my key. And it just worked out with the Beatles because John and Paul were great writers,” he added of his former bandmates.“And a couple of them were really good, you know, With a ‘Little Help from My Friends’ and ‘Yellow Submarine.’ They’re still huge and I still do them on tour. They wrote me a lot of really nice songs.“Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr in Paris in March 2024.Dave Benett/GettyStarr reunited with McCartney, 82, in December, performing at London’s O2 Arena. They performed “Helter Skelter” and “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.“The duohadn’t been onstage together since July 2019.

Ringo Starris only interested in making music on this condition.

In an interview published on Sunday, Jan. 12 withThe Times,the Beatles rockershared how exactly he wants to continue making music — and his condition is reasonable.

“I only want to be in a band,” Starr, 84, said. “I don’t want to be out on my own. There’s no way you can go out there and do ‘Yesterday’ just on drums.”

Starr, who joinedPaul McCartney,John LennonandGeorge Harrisonin the 1960s to form The Beatles, released a country album titledLook Upon Jan. 10. “There was no plan to make a country record,” he told the publication of his first album since 2019.

Ringo Starr in South Carolina in February 2015.Chris McKay/Getty

Chris McKay/Getty

Starr had worked with studio superintendent T Bone Burnett onLook Up. After initially meeting in the 1970s, the two reconnected and Starr asked Burnett for a song, sending him a “beautiful country track” that “blows me away even today,” the drummer said.

Burnett sent Starr more tracks, which ultimately inspired him to work on the album which features 11 songs and featuresBilly Strings, Molly Tuttle, Lucius,Larkin PoeandAlison Krauss.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Elsewhere in the interview, Starr spoke about his skills as a singer, saying that he “always wanted to be someone else,” naming Jerry Lee.

“I mean, I can hold a tune, as long as it’s in my key. And it just worked out with the Beatles because John and Paul were great writers,” he added of his former bandmates.

“And a couple of them were really good, you know, With a ‘Little Help from My Friends’ and ‘Yellow Submarine.’ They’re still huge and I still do them on tour. They wrote me a lot of really nice songs.”

Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr in Paris in March 2024.Dave Benett/Getty

Dave Benett/Getty

Starr reunited with McCartney, 82, in December, performing at London’s O2 Arena. They performed “Helter Skelter” and “Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.”

The duohadn’t been onstage together since July 2019.

source: people.com