.ringostarrmusic talks about his upcoming 80th birthday and looks back on his whole career in the latest 'Rolling Stone Interview: Special Edition'
video series. “Man, I’m only 24 in here,” Starr says, pointing to his head. “And I’m still doing what I love to do. I’m still in the music business.”
In the interview, Starr talks about his longevity ; life in isolation ; hanging out with Keith Moon and John Bonham ; the early years of his solo career; Peter Jackson’s upcomingdocumentary; missing George Harrison and John Lennon; and playing “Helter Skelter” on stage with Paul McCartney last year for the first time since he recorded it.
Starr, who recently affirmed his support for Black Lives Matter, discusses the racism and segregation that the Beatles observed in the U.S. , and the band’s deep debts to black music. “Black musicians were our heroes,” he says. Finally, he looks back at the White Album nugget “Good Night.” “I used to be a rock singer,” he says with a laugh, “and they’d always give me those soppy songs. And so they ruined my whole career!”
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