I like Beethoven, especially the poems.

I never take it as any real pressure. It's like my son. I only gave him one lesson. When I went to give him the second one he said, 'Oh, I can do that dad.' I said, 'Now you're on your own.'

I never studied anything, really. I didn't study the drums. I joined bands and made all the mistakes onstage.

I used to wear different rings when I first got called Ringo in about 19, about, umm, '59 I got called Ringo.

I couldn't put my finger on one reason why we broke up. It was time, and we were spreading out. They were spreading out more than I was. I would've stayed with the band.

John had Julian and I had Zak so we'd try to do the fatherly things. We'd try to do manly things too; we'd go to the pub and bring Maureen and Cynthia a Babycham or something- a real Liverpool attitude

Well, I'm getting happier all the time, which is very nice.