"The Beatles Were Lucky To Get Me" Says Ringo
Plus, the drummer claims he's the "only remaining Beatle"...
Ringo Starr has revealed that he was pretty hot stuff in the Liverpool drumming community and that The Beatles were lucky to get hold of him.
The veteran tubsman famously replaced Pete Best in 1962, but was already well known for his work with the then top dogs of Merseyside, Rory Storm And The Hurricanes.
"Within Liverpool, I was a lot more well known than them," he told Live magazine. "Rory And The Hurricanes were big shots in the city. We had the suits. That was our claim to fame. The Beatles were lucky to get me. It wasn't just that I was a big shot, I was a cool drummer".
Meanwhile, Starr explained that he'd like his old Beatle chum Paul McCartney to sit in with his latest project The All Starr Band.
"Every time I ask him to tour with the All Starrs, he says he is too busy. We're the only two remaining Beatles, although he likes to think he's the only one. I actually think it's people on the outside who perceive Paul as thinking he's the only member left, when actually it's me. I am the last remaining Beatle."
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