As Ringo Starr approaches his 83rd birthday, the former Beatles star shared in an interview with PEOPLE that he still feels he hasn’t aged a bit. He also reminisced of the early days of his career as he remains active in touring with his All-Starr band.
“Nothing makes me feel old. In my head, I’m 27. Wisdom’s a heavy word. [Getting older] is what happens, and you try and keep yourself busy…” he says. “I never felt really down. I mean, I have my moments, of course. But my spirits are high. That’s all I can say, really.”
Ringo Starr will celebrate his 83rd birthday with his annual Peace & Love event
Starr will be celebrating his birthday in Los Angeles with his wife, Barbara while hosting his annual Peace & Love event—a special occasion where he invites fans to join him in sending a global wave of peace and love at noon, using their own unique expressions of love and kindness. The event started in 2008 when Ringo was asked what he wanted fans to give him for his birthday during an interview. Since then, it has become a cherished tradition for Ringo and his fans to unite in spreading messages of peace and love on his special day.
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However, for this year’s event, Starr will be joined by a lineup of esteemed musicians, including Joe Walsh, Edgar Winter, Richard Marx, Mike Campbell, and many others. Together, they will create an atmosphere of harmony and camaraderie, spreading a message of peace and love through the universal language of music.
The drummer is still committed to making music
Despite a remarkable music career spanning over six decades, the musician continues to surprise his fans with exciting performances. Recently, Paul McCartney revealed that they will be releasing a new song featuring the vocals of the late John Lennon. These vocals were extracted from an old demo with the assistance of Peter Jackson, the director of the documentary film Get Back.
Starr also stated that he maintains an open-minded approach when it comes to collaborations, expressing that he doesn’t currently have any specific partnerships in mind, but he remains receptive to new ideas and possibilities for future collaborations. “I can be surprised, I mean, I’m on a lot of people’s records,” he admitted. “I like to do it for my friends. But sometimes people take a chance. Now I’ll be inundated! No, I only do my friends [laughs]. I play the drums and then we put them on the track, and we send it back. This was what we did to Dolly’s. Use me or lose me!”