Ringo's Magical Mystery Tour: Starr's 'Lifted,' A Wise, Funny Memoir Of Life In The Beatles, Is ...
Ringo Starr’s Lifted, the 232-page hardcover memoir of his life in the Beatles — published on February 14 in a limited edition of 1000 by Los Angeles’ Julien’s Auctions — bears the fetchingly verbose and Ringo-ishly upbeat subtitle “Fab Images and Memories In My Life With the Beatles From Across the Universe.” The book delivers on the promise of that somewhat grammatically challenged mash-up of two key song titles (“In My Life” from Rubber Soul and “Across The Universe” from Let It Be) in breezy, conversational form, documenting the group’s humble beginnings in Liverpool and motoring right on through to the valedictory Let It Be. The title for the volume comes from the flood of memories triggered by Ringo’s paging through the reams of photos in the Apple Corps Ltd. archives — the photographs are, literally, lifted from those archives, and that inspired the process for the book. But Ringo is nothing if not a man for a good metaphor, and his title also refers to the elevation and intense reward that membership in one of the most exclusive fraternities in 20th century music — onstage and off — conferred upon him. Richard “Ringo” Starkey from Liverpool was in fact lifted into, and by, the Beatles. It’s a boon to the reader that this generous, soulful storyteller is aware of the gift.
Source: Guy Martin/forbes.com
