Ringo Starr: Peace and Love
Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Pushkin Industries
4.5 • 4.3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 September 2021
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Ringo Starr is one of the most iconic musicians living today. Famed drummer for The Beatles and a prolific songwriter in his own right, at 81, Ringo’s gearing up to release his latest EP, Change The World. Rick Rubin and Ringo recorded this interview on the day it was announced that Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts passed away. On today’s episode you’ll hear Ringo reminisce about partying with Charlie and Led Zeppelin's drummer John Bonham. Ringo also talks about how he was a drunk heckler at Beatles shows before he joined the band, and why Paul McCartney was the only Beatle who would share a room with him.
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| 0:00.0 | Pushing. |
| 0:13.4 | Ringo Starr is one of the most iconic musicians living today. |
| 0:17.4 | Fame drummer for the Beatles and a prolific songwriter in his own right. |
| 0:21.2 | At A.B.1, Ringo's gearing up to release his latest EP, Change the War. |
| 0:40.2 | Following the Beatles break up in 1970, Ringo released a run of successful solo albums and |
| 0:46.3 | chart-topping hits. |
| 0:48.3 | In addition to a budding film career and work as a session player for artists like George |
| 0:52.1 | Harrison, Bob Dylan, and the Beach Boys, Ringo also formed his All Star band, who for |
| 0:58.2 | the past 30 years have included a rotating lineup of some of the world's best musicians. |
| 1:05.4 | Rick Rubin and Ringo recorded this interview the day it was announced that Rolling Stone's |
| 1:09.6 | drummer Charlie Watts passed away. |
| 1:12.3 | On today's episode, you'll hear Ringo reminisce about partying with Charlie and |
| 1:16.2 | Led Zeppelin's drummer John Bona. |
| 1:18.9 | Ringo also talks about how he was a drunk heckler at Beatles shows before he joined the band, |
| 1:23.5 | and why Paul McCartney was the only Beatles who would share a room with him. |
| 1:31.0 | This is Broken Record, liner notes for the digital age. |
| 1:33.6 | I'm Justin Richmond. |
| 1:39.8 | Here's Rick Rubin and Ringo Starr. |
| 1:41.8 | There you are. |
| 1:42.8 | Can you hear me okay? |
| 1:44.8 | Yeah, I'm good, Rick. |
| 1:46.3 | Just on the phone to Paul gave me great advice about the deal with you. |
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