I’m serious about staying alive and getting to live another day. I think I’ve been out of my house eight times over the past year, only to go to Joe’s or my children’s houses. If I’m doing something and doing it all at my house, it’s not like I’m going anywhere. I decided I’m not going to sit around and be miserable. I’ve bummed up my hamstrings so I’ve got to take it easy. I have a trainer three days a week and work out on my own two or three days a week. I’ve been blessed to be able to do that, and I also have a small gym where I can work out. So to do this and hang out with a few musicians with masks on is great.īut also, besides music, I have a little art room where I do projects. A couple of years ago I threw my cassette player away thinking I’ve got to move on. They love EPs! And not only that, they love cassettes. I love it because you can really get into a small amount of tracks, and that’s what the kids love now. Not an album, just an EP with a few songs. So I decided that I wasn’t going to do that anymore and get up and do stuff. That’s a real positive thing to do, clearly. Some days I’ll be down and moan to myself, Oh, I can’t go on tour. Some days it’s a journey through hell in my home too. What’s been your secret for maintaining peace and love during a year that’s been, at best, like a journey through hell? (Also, the man is 80 years old?) Ahead of Zoom In’s March 19 release, Vulture was honored to Zoom with the man himself, where we discussed everything from how his friendships have influenced his career to the “sliding doors” moments that could’ve changed it all. Additionally, Starr decided to release a photo memoir to celebrate just how great he and his pals are, Ringo Rocks: 30 Years of the All Starrs 1989 – 2019, which caps off a full year in quarantine. His new EP, Zoom In, enlists every musician in his Rolodex imaginable, including BFF/brother-in-law Joe Walsh, Dave Grohl, and that other chap from Liverpool. This idea of friendship - or rather, this sincere idea of friendship - intersects well with the month Starr is having. Ringo Starr is a Beatle who, famously, has gotten by with a little help from his friends: A rare breed of rock star who has not only embraced his often singular peace and love persona among the genre’s more hardened elders, but parlayed it into a beloved second act with his 1-800 band, the All-Starrs. Photo: Rebecca Cabage/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
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