Ringo Starr visited his Peace and Love sculpture to celebrate his 80th birthday. (courtesy: AFP)
Strong points
- “I’m celebrating with friends in a new way this year,” said Ringo Starr
- The Beatles star hosted an 80th birthday party online
- Fan Paul McCartney, Beatles partner of Ringo Starr, was missing
Los Angeles:
Ringo Starr hosted an 80th birthday bash online Tuesday with the help of his famous friends – and a number of classic Beatles songs – for causes like Black Lives Matter. But fans hoping for a virtual meeting between Ringo Starr and his surviving teammate Beatle Paul McCartney were disappointed, as the celebration ended with an archive clip of the pair playing Helter Skelter. Normally Ringo scores every passing year with live performances that include fellow musicians and hundreds of fans, but the pandemic has forced them to rethink this time.
“As most of you know, I like a good birthday party … But it’s a bad year to host a meeting of any kind,” said the British musician, seated behind a battery carrying a colorful face. mask decorated with the peace sign. “So I’m celebrating with my friends in a new way this year – we’re going to have to keep our distance from the coronavirus.”
Famous friends of musicians Sheryl Crow and Kenny Loggins to filmmaker David Lynch recorded voices and video tributes, while Ringo Starr presented hits from the Beatles catalog as well as his own. Come together, All you need is love and With a little help from my friends The songs were broadcast in an eclectic mix of concert archive footage and home recordings watched live by some 130,000 fans.
At the end of the festivities, Ringo Starr announced “We have Paul … and I even play with him!” – before presenting images of the pair filmed in the hometown of Ringo, Los Angeles, last year. But with Paul McCartney seemingly billed in advance for promotions as the show’s best guest, some Beatles fans turned to social media to express their disappointment.
“Where were you Paul? Very disappointing. #Peaceandlove” wrote Chris Durso. “Very, very disappointed. Now we know that. Ringo is the God,” tweeted Ann Olsson.
Paul McCartney sent a tweet earlier today to wish him “Happy birthday SIR RICHARD alias RINGO. Have a nice day buddy!” The duo still play together occasionally, including at the Dodger Stadium concert last year as part of Paul McCartney. Refresh tower.
Peace and love
Ben Harper, Dave Grohl and Sheila E were among the celebrities who recorded musical segments for Starr’s online party. The event encouraged donations to the Black Lives Matter Global Network in the fight to “end all of this racist violence,” said Ringo Starr, as well as the David Lynch Foundation, MusiCares and WaterAid. Documentary footage reflects the Beatles’ refusal to perform for a separate audience in Jacksonville, Florida during their famous 1964 American tour.
“Black Lives Matter. Stand up and make your voice heard,” said Ringo Starr, before noting the major influence of black artists, including Little Richard, on the sound of the Beatles. In front of NASA’s Curiosity Rover basios tweeted Starr’s birthday wishes from space. “Happy 80th, Ringo! Here is my view of Earth (and Venus) from the surface of Mars where I think about your message of peace and love, and how, in good and bad times, we all manage with a little help from our friends, “he said.
Known for his easy-going personality and humor, Ringo Starr achieved world renown in the early 1960s and helped forever change the face of pop music as a member of the Beatles – still perhaps the group the most famous in the world. After the breakup of the group, Starr emerged as group leader in the late 1980s with his All Starr Band.
In an interview with Rolling Stone published Tuesday, the newly created octogenarian spoke of his recent shift to health as he enters his ninth decade. Ringo Starr said he trains three to six times a week, goes for long walks and maintains a vegetarian diet – eating “broccoli with everything and blueberries every morning”. He said he hadn’t really left his Los Angeles home for about 11 weeks during the pandemic, inviting an engineer only once for a jam session.
“I do a little bit and I have a painting room, a small art room. And I go there, I paint and I do stuff. And I like to sit in the sun. I love LA. I love the light and hanging out. That’s all we do. “
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