June 3, 2025

Ringo Starr Hated This ｜ Learn Real English

Learn Real English ｜ Ringo Starr Hated This

Former Beatle Ringo Starr hated this, and it will shock most people when they learn what it is.

In this lesson, we will take a look at an interview with Ringo Starr where talks about the Beatles, his solo career, and a few interesting things few people know about. We’ll learn some of the key phrases and how to use them. A must watch for any Beatles fan.

元ビートルズのリンゴ・スターがきらいなものが・・・笑。知ったらビックリすること間違いなしです。

このレッスンでは、ビートルズ、ソロ活動、そしてあまり知られていない面白いことについて話しているリンゴ・スターのインタビューをみていきながら、重要なフレーズとその使い方を学びましょう。ビートルズファン必見です。

Transcript ｜ Ringo Starr Hated This

English Stripped Bare - B. Bearington & Naomi Culture & Music: The Beatles Ringo Starr Hated This — Paul McCartney & George Harrison Read an Article About Elvis Presley, Circa Mid-1960s

No, no. We didn’t get along. We were four guys. We had rows.

Looking back over your career, you’ve had it all. You’ve had a great solo career, still touring with your own band, in which you put the band forward. You don’t put yourself forward. You put the band forward, the whole band.

I love to be in a band. I’m a ‘band’ guy.

You’re a ‘band’ guy now and a drummer, but do you think of yourself as a sideman or is the drummer in a special category? You have the star in the centerpiece.

Well because of the Beatles and that, you know, I’m… I am the guy. It’s Ringo and the All-Starrs.

Right.

But I play with all these other guys. They play for me. And, um, it sort of worked out since 1980. Now it will be 30 years I’ve been doing this part of my life.

I was so insecure there were three drummers. I was in the middle, Jim Keltner, my hero from LA, drummer was on this side and Levon Helm was on this side, and we were just all boogieing away. It’s very good.

But, you said you were insecure, but…

I was. I never put a band together… together like that. I’ve always been in bands, joined bands.

You mentioned earlier you had a god-given gift.

Yeah, time.

How much of it is a god-given gift and how much of it is all those hours you spent practicing?

I didn’t. I hate practicing. I hate sitting there. I tried it when I first got the kit and it was the most boring thing ever. I did all my learning with other musicians, other bands.

Well, there were all those stories at the time. There’s stories about almost everything.

Yeah, that’s the thing…

About how you didn’t get along and how you didn’t like one another.

No, no. We didn’t get along. We were four guys. We had rows. We, um… it never got in the way of the music, no matter how bad the row was.

Because of Paul, who was the workaholic of our band, we made a lot more records than John and I would have made, say. You know? Um, we’d like to sit around a little more and then Paul would call; “All right, lads.” And we’d go in.

From 1960, when I left the factory, this is what I’ve done. You know, I’ve played, I’ve toured, made a few good records.

Made a few good records?

Yeah, yeah.

You know and I know many people, particularly people who are at the top or who have been at the top who lose their moorings. They lose the authenticities.

Yeah.

They don’t know where they’ve come up to. You haven’t done that.

Um, well, thanks. I hope not. Um, I don’t… I think it’s all part of where we came from, as well. And for, you know, I always give credit that there was, you know we’re talking about the Beatles, there were four of us. All from the same city and we would look at each other, you know, if one of us would be freaking out or being a big shot, three other people would go; “Excuse me?” You know? And that kept us.

And, you know, it’s interesting because the time we met Elvis, I really thought how sad he’s on his own. And he had all those people around, but he was on his own. I had three great mates.

I’m welling up a bit here.