The Beatles legend Ringo Starr has a defiant remark when he was asked about approaching a major milestone.

The drummer will mark his 85th birthday next month. However, Ringo appears to take exception whenever someone mentions his age, reports the Daily Mail.  “It’s another birthday. No one does anything these days without mentioning your age,” the former Fab Four member said. 

In recent months fans have commented on Ringo’s “unbelievable” energy during recent live shows. It came as the Yellow Submarine creator impressed them with his onstage antics, reports the Express. Commenting on his performances on social media, one fan wrote: "Ringo Starr at 84-years-old. Unbelievable."

Another expressed their joy that both Ringo and fellow former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney are still performing over 65 years after forming the band. They wrote: “Ringo Starr at 84 is unbelievable. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info 

“I love that he and Paul McCartney are still out there touring, performing and rocking and rolling. I'm happy for them, but it makes me miss John Lennon and George Harrison."  Ringo, whose real name is Richard Starkey, has had a successful solo career, toured with the All-Starr Band, and branched out into the world of film and TV after the Beatles. He even narrated two series of Thomas & Friends.

 He has often attributed his spritely performances to the fact he likes to his healthy lifestyle and diet. Previously, he said: “I tend to work out and keep as busy as I can. I'm a vegetarian, I eat lots of berries, lots of fruit and lots of vegetables and salad."

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The Beatles' legendary status is undisputed, but there are ongoing debates about their best live performance. Even though they stopped touring in 1966 due to the strain of performing for audiences, Ringo Starr, the band's drummer, and their fans can't seem to agree on the group's top concert.‌

After a brief reunion for an impromptu gig on the roof of Abbey Road studios, The Beatles never returned to a stadium or concert hall following their last tour in 1966. During their controversial US tour, marked by John Lennon's statement that they were "bigger than Jesus," many believe The Beatles gave their most outstanding live performance.

This show is not only considered possibly The Beatles' greatest live spectacle, but it also stands out as one of the first major arena stadium concerts. 

One fan posted online: "I was just thinking about how 'The Beatles at Shea Stadium' was the first ever major concert in an arena stadium. Has anyone seen the film?" On August 11, 1966, The Beatles performed a short setlist of 11 songs at New York's Shea Stadium.

However, these 11 songs have made a significant mark in music history, with many fans declaring them the peak of The Beatles' live performances. Released on this day [May 1] in 1966, the Shea Stadium show continues to be hailed as one of the most extraordinary concerts to date, reports the Liverpool Echo.

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By the time the Beatles called it a day in late 1969, they’d recorded and released more than 200 songs — most of them originals — and left dozens more in the vault. While the bulk of those unissued tracks ranged from rough demos to jams, several were completed recordings that, for one reason or another, they rejected.

Among them was a song that was the first ever written expressly for drummer Ringo Starr: “If You’ve Got Trouble.” Composed by John Lennon for inclusion on 1965’s Help!, the song was a riff-driven rocker built around the I-IV-V chords common to blues and rock. In many respects it bears similarity to a few other Beatles tracks from this period, including “She’s a Woman,” “I’m Down” and “I Feel Fine,” another Lennon-composed riff rocker, albeit one with a great deal more sophistication than “If You’ve Got Trouble.”

From the start of the Beatles’ recording career, Starr was given a vocal spot on each of their albums (except for 1964’s A Hard Day’s Night) in order to please his rabid fan base. It may be hard to fathom today, but for at least the first year of Beatlemania, Starr was the most popular Beatle, certainly in America, where his friendly, down-to-earth demeanor made him a favorite. It’s little wonder he got his own sizable scene in the Beatles’ debut film, A Hard Day’s Night, and was the main focus of its followup, 1965’s Help!

Because Starr wasn’t a songwriter, he sang either covers — “Boys,” on 1963’s Please Please Me, and “Honey Don’t” on 1964’s Beatles for Sale — or inferior cast-offs composed by Lennon and McCartney, such as “I Wanna Be Your Man,” a throwaway from 1963’s With the Beatles, and “What Goes On,” from 1965’s Rubber Soul.

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As the news of Brian Wilson’s passing reverberates around the music world, it’s heartening to know that his contributions are celebrated by artists young and old. Paul McCartney, one of Wilson’s biggest admirers, has called The Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows” the “greatest song ever written.”

The quote comes from Charles Granata’s 2003 book Wouldn’t it Be Nice: Brian Wilson and the Making of the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds, and McCartney reiterated his affection for the song in a 2007 interview with BBC Radio 1, where he discussed why “God Only Knows” means so much to him. “It’s one of the few songs that reduces me to tears every time I hear it,” McCartney said. “It’s really just a love song, but it’s brilliantly done. It shows the genius of Brian.” (For what it’s worth, we agree with his assessment.)

McCartney’s respect for Wilson extends beyond just “God Only Knows.” Over the years, he’s often reflected on how Wilson’s musical innovations shaped his own work with The Beatles. “Brian Wilson sort of proved himself to be a really amazing composer,” McCartney told The Ronnie Wood Show in 2012. “I was into chords and harmonies and stuff at that time, and we ended up with kind of like a rivalry. We put a song out and Brian would hear it, and then he’d do one. Which is nice – it’s like me and John. You know, you kind of try and top each other all the time.” Watch a clip of McCartney discussing Wilson, his performance of “God Only Knows” alongside him for a benefit concert, and the genius of his songwriting below, as well as a clip from the duo’s performance together.

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 Yesterday, the Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson died aged 82, as celebrity tributes poured in. Both surviving Beatles, Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Ringo Starr, were influenced by the Californian’s music and knew him personally. Now the 82-year-old and almost 85-year-old have paid tribute on social media with pictures of him.

Macca wrote: “Brian had that mysterious sense of musical genius that made his songs so achingly special. The notes he heard in his head and passed to us were simple and brilliant at the same time. I loved him, and was privileged to be around his bright shining light for a little while. How we will continue without Brian Wilson, ‘God Only Knows’. Thank you, Brian. - Paul”

Meanwhile, Ringo added: “God bless Brian Wilson. Peace and love to all his family. Ringo.”

Source: express.co.uk

Growing up as the son of Beatles legend Ringo Starr wasn't the easiest for drummer Zak Starkey.

The ex-Oasis drummer, 59 - who was recently sacked from The Who - said he struggled to get the approval from his father when performing in front of him.

Zak admitted the rock 'n' roll legend, 84, would often brutally slate his drumming skills and say 'the most cutting f****** s***'.

Speaking to The Sun about their relationship, Zak reflected: 'My dad never opened the doors for me. 'He’d watch me and say the most cutting f****** s***. But he is the greatest rock ’n’ roll drummer in the world. He’s better now than he was then.'

From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the Daily Mail's showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop.  Growing up as the son of Beatles legend Ringo Starr, 84, wasn't the easiest for drummer Zak Starkey, 59 (pictured together in 2016)

The ex-Oasis drummer - who was recently sacked from The Who - said he struggled to get the approval from his father when performing in front of him. Zak also insisted there is 'no grudge' with his former The Who bandmates after he was sacked last month.

He told the publication: 'There’s no grudge, it’s f***ing music. In the beginning they were the maddest band. Pete is incredibly intimidating - he gobbed on my drum riser.'

Guitarist Pete Townshend took to Instagram to announce that Zak, the Who's drummer since 1996, was no longer part of the band.

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