5/10/2023 0 Comments Ringo starr todayEvery generation has a listen to us, you know? Now with the streaming, we’re streaming a lot. It’s incredible, and I’m lucky that the band I was in keep coming back on a daily basis, because the kids, every generation, still discover the Beatles. It all comes back - music just travels through time. Only like 18 months ago did I finally take the cassette player out of the system! But now the cassette is back - it’s next to the vinyl player. I only heard it, so you must know more than me because you work for the music paper. I heard this incredible story that the kids are back into cassettes. It’s a five-track EP, and I know what EPs are. New Year’s Eve, they’ll all sing along with us, we hope. I just thought it was so relevant to the days we’re living in right now. The record is called Zoom In, because we’re on Zoom. You have more energy than any 10 people put together. That helped - I made a record and did some painting.Īmazing. And it gave me a couple of miserable days, because I want to play. I was disappointed that the pandemic got in the way of my two tours this year. Who knew what this pandemic meant? We have got it on for next year, but we’ll have to wait and see. I want to go out on the road.” The first tour was May, but we didn’t cancel until March. Everybody’s moaning like me, “We want to go out. I would still be out there, but I’m afraid nobody’s out there. Until the pandemic, you’d been on tour non-stop all these years. Lenny Kravitz came on at the last minute. Dave Grohl, and Ben Harper were the first ones up. Joe Walsh, Sheryl Crow, Jenny Lewis, Chris Stapleton, Benmont Tench. And we’ve all had them with friends we won’t forget.Īll these people joined in and helped me out. Everybody I know, we’ve all had quite a few nights we don’t remember. It’s about us all coming together, so it seems appropriate for today. How did that happen?ĭiane Warren wrote it: “Here’s to the nights we won’t remember, with the friends we won’t forget.” So it has a beautiful sentiment. As Ringo says, “New Year’s Eve, they’ll all sing along with us, we hope.”Ĭongratulations on the new song. “Here’s to the Nights” is a wry sing-along with lyrics from Diane Warren. But as he always warned us, it don’t come easy. For one of rock & roll’s most beloved figures - and one of its most gregarious legends - it was a challenge to adapt to making music in the age of social distancing. Ringo worked in his home studio on a five-track EP set for March, with the timely title Zoom In. He got a little help from his friends for “Here’s to the Nights.” The song has long-distance vocals from pals like Dave Grohl, Lenny Kravitz, Sheryl Crow, Chris Stapleton, Ben Harper, Ringo’s brother-in-law Joe Walsh, and many more - including a promising British bass player named Paul McCartney. His new single, “Here’s to the Nights,” is a quintessential Ringo ode to peace and love, just in time to sing out the end of a 2020 where everybody had a hard year. The Beatle drummer kept busy making music this year, even though it was the first time in years he couldn’t hit the road with his long-running All-Starr Band. I love my fans and they love me and it’s going to be wonderful to be peace and loving and playing for them again.Ringo Starr might have just turned 80, but he can’t be accused of taking it easy. ![]() Making music in the studio has been great, and it certainly saved me during the pandemic, but nothing beats playing live with great musicians in front of an audience. “This is the longest I’ve been off the road in years - up until 2020 I was touring every year with the All Starrs - and I’ve really missed it. “I can’t wait to get back out on the road and play,” Starr said in a statement. ![]() were originally slated to tour in 20, although both runs were postponed because of the pandemic. Complete information is available on Starr’s website.įor the 2022 tour, the All Starr Band lineup will boast regulars Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Warren Ham, Gregg Bissonette, and Hamish Stuart, while the group will also welcome back previous collaborator Edgar Winter. The run wraps on June 26 at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida. From there, Starr will make his way around the East Coast - including three nights at the Beacon Theatre in New York City - then down south. The trek is set to launch with two nights at the Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, May 27 and 28. After two delays, Ringo Starr will finally launch his tour with his All Starr Band this spring.
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