About Ringo Starr
Ringo Starr, born Sir Richard Starkey, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor best known as the Beatles' drummer. He also sang lead vocals on a few Beatles songs, such as “Yellow Submarine” and “With a Little Help from My Friends.” He wrote and sang “Don’t Pass Me By” and “Octopus’s Garden,” and is credited as a co‑writer on three additional Beatles tracks.
![“We [the band] had this open door policy - if you walked in the door, you were asked to play” quote by Ringo Starr](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/7ce/ringo-starr-3090_band_we-the-band-had-this-open-door-policy-if_2519135.jpg)
![“In 1989 I sort of got back into the music business and one of the reasons I got back in is [that] I put the first All Stars band together. It's actually progressed from that every other year, or every two years, I've put that together...more and more realizing that's what I do.” quote by Ringo Starr](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/dbe/ringo-starr-3090_all-stars_in-1989-i-sort-of-got-back-into-the-musi_15536.jpg)
