First and foremost I am a drummer. After that, I'm other things... But I didn't play drums to make money.

The trouble with leaving your feet on the ground is you never get to take your pants off.

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

I'm quite honored by it. They [people] tell me that , 'If it hadn't of been for you, I wouldn't have played drums.' Hey, don't blame me, I was just up there doing my stuff. So no, I never take it as any real pressure.

We [the band] had this open door policy - if you walked in the door, you were asked to play

My occupation is syncopation. But, every time, my syncopation is different, because I can never play the same fill twice. I just can't, never have been able to.

I used to wish I could write songs like the others - and I've tried but I just can't. I get the words all right, but whenever I think of a tune and sing it to the others they always say 'Yeah, it always sounds like such a thing' and when they point it out I see what they mean. But I did get a part credit as a composer on one - it was called What Goes On.