Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Yoko Ono Refers to Ringo Starr as "Most Influential Beatle"


Over the years, wife of Beatles front man John Lennon Yoko Ono has received a lot of flack from fans of the Fab Four for being what many consider to be the end of the band. Her avant garde vocal and musical style isn't very highly regarded either. That being said, I can't imagine many people would take her seriously when recently in an interview with Rolling Stone she called drummer Ringo Starr "the most influential Beatle".

Ono says on the subject of Starr's consistent starrdom:

“John would go up and down and all that, but Ringo was always just very gentle [...] He just sort of embodies peace and love.”

Ono was beyond happy for Starr finally being inducted as a solo artist into the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame, saying “It means so much to all of us in the Beatle family. It would have been better if George [Harrison] and John were here, too."

Ono certainly felt it took long enough for Starr's induction to happen. "For some reason John got it, then George got it, then Paul [McCartney] got it, so why didn’t they think about Ringo? ”

I do kind of have to agree with Yoko here. Ringo Starr is definitely the most under rated Beatle. While the songs he penned and sang might not be the most profound and complex material, it still blows away much of the competition and has left a lasting legacy upon millions of great musicians. Good for you, Ringo. I'm happy you're finally getting the recognition you deserve.

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