Ringo Starr Reunites with Paul McCartney
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Ringo Starr is reuniting with Paul McCartney to mark 50 years since the Beatles arrived in America.
The pair will join forces for a TV tribute to their appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, which is linked with this year's Grammy Awards, although they have not confirmed they will perform at the ceremony.
"To celebrate the 50 years since we landed in New York in February [1964], they are putting on a big show on Monday and we will be doing it there," Ringo said in Los Angeles.
The last two surviving Beatles will work together on a one-off show which will be filmed on January 27, the day after the Grammy Awards, at the Ed Sullivan Theater. The Night That Changed America: A Grammys Salute to The Beatles, will pay tribute to their legacy with performances from the likes of John Mayer and The Eurythmics. There is also speculation that the pair will perform alongside Beyonce, Daft Punk and Lorde at the ceremony and the rumors are yet to be denied.
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Ringo Starr: Beatles May Have Reunited if All Were Alive
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Ringo Starr says that the Beatles may have reunited by now had they all survived.
The 72-year-old musician and his former bandmate Paul McCartney have both gone on to have successful music careers since the band split in 1970, but Ringo likes to think all four original members would have got back together for a tour if they were all alive now. John Lennon was shot by a fan in New York in 1980, while George Harrison died of lung cancer in 2001.
When asked the "crazy question" on whether they would reunite in the present day, Ringo said, "I'd like to think, yes, we would. Paul still goes out with his band, I go out with mine and John would have probably been going out with his. George was not big on touring so I'm not sure about him. But who knows... it could have come together."
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Ringo Starr Talks Age, Religion
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Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr says religion has had a huge influence on his life.
“I feel the older I get, the more I’m learning to handle life. Being on this quest for a long time, it’s all about finding yourself,” the 69-year-old said. “For me, God is in my life. I don’t hide from that. I think the search has been on since the 1960s.”
Ringo - whose late bandmate John Lennon controversially proclaimed The Beatles were bigger than Jesus at the height of the band’s fame - credits his faith with helping him turn his life around following his battles with drugs and alcohol in the ‘70s.
Speaking at an event at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, Starr explained: “I stepped off the path there for many years and found my way back onto it, thank God.”
Ringo - real name Richard Starkey Jr. - also revealed he isn’t concerned about turning 70 later this year. “I don’t think 70 is as big as 40 was. That was like, ‘Oh God, 40!’” he said. “There’s that damn song, ‘Life Begins At 40’. No, it’s not so big any more. I am nearly 70 and I’d love to be nearly 40 but that’s never going to happen.”
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Simon Cowell Points Out Beatles’ Weak Spot
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Simon Cowell has blasted The Beatles, claiming they would have failed auditions on The X Factor.
The music mogul - who once rejected the Spice Girls, the best-selling girl group of all time - says he would have kicked the iconic band off his British TV talent show unless they fired drummer Ringo Starr. “If The Beatles came on the show we would have said, ‘We’ll take those three - Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison - but probably lose the drummer,’” the 49-year-old said. “With Ringo, I’m afraid, we would have said ‘bad news’.”
Speaking in a US television interview with his Britain’s Got Talent co-star Amanda Holden, Simon also revealed what drives him. “I like winning, Amanda. That’s what excites me,” Cowell admitted.
Simon is now focusing on the career of Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle, who will perform on the final of America’s Got Talent next week. Her debut album is due for release in November, and is expected to shoot to the top of the charts in America and Britain.
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