They met when both were struggling musicians.
Ringo, a drummer for Liverpudlian favorites Rory Storm and the Hurricanes.
It was 1959 when Ringo first made Paul’s acquaintance.
They, too, grew to rely on Ringo’s steady backbeat and innovative drumming style.
Ringo, was who they found fit the best.
So how did Ringo and Paul’s friendship develop?
What do they bring out in one another?
Are they still as close as they once were?
Let’s get you up to speed.
That developed into chronic pleurisy.
In his second year in the hospital, Ringo Starr fell ill from tuberculosis.
He then built a drum set out of tin cans (via DrumLessons.com).
How did Ringo join The Beatles?
While Pete did have skills as a drummer, he was also very popular with fans.
Brian feared backlash, but on George’s recommendation he made the decision to fire Pete from his post.
“And George Martin doesn’t think you’re a good enough drummer.”
Pete asked if Ringo knew about the switch, to which Brian replied he was joining the group immediately.
Ringo spoke about what his reception was like during those early gigs as the newest member of The Beatles.
“There were riots.
There was this whole battle going on, and I’m just trying to drum away.
This is the beat,'” he told “Rolling Stone” (viaThe Paul McCartney Project).
Paul admitted, “You could turn your back on Ringo and never have to worry.
He both gave you security and you knew he was going to nail it.”
How many albums did Ringo drum on with The Beatles?
Ringo Starr drummed on all of The Beatles 12 studio albums.
Ringo said of playing with Paul, “He’s an incredible musician.
It’s always fun when we’re playing together.
I’ve played on several of his records, mainly in the 90s.
People keep saying, ‘Oh, it’s been so long.’
It’s not been that long” (viaSmooth Radio).
“Sometimes we get pissed off at each other.
But then it passes.
There’s this revisionisthistorythat it was all John and Paul.
But it was four corners of a square; it wouldn’t have worked without one of the sides.
Ringo was the right angle.”
“We don’t hang out with each other a lot.
“I love that, getting up with him.
We did it at the O2 in England [in 2018].
So he picked three numbers, and I got up and went down there.
And it’s magic for the audience as well as us.
I love playing with him.
The audience is like, ‘Oh, there’s two of them!
