Ringo Starr Hated The Beatles' Drug Use Being Covered By the Media but Not Because It ...
Ringo Starr needed time to find his voice in The Beatles, but he was no stranger to using it. He complained about being ignored during the making of Rubber Soul. His bandmates rewarded him with a larger role on the record. The drummer used his voice again later. Ringo hated The Beatles’ drug use being covered by the press (though not because it made him look bad), and he said something about it.
Ringo Starr announces his Concert for All Generations at a 1989 press conference in California.
Not counting the amphetamines German club promoters fed them to keep them going during marathon performances, The Beatles first got high with Bob Dylan in a New York hotel room in 1964. The Fab Four were hardly strangers to other illegal substances for the rest of their career.
All of them tried LSD. John Lennon developed a heroin addiction. Paul McCartney used cocaine for a time but stopped when he realized he hated the side effects. George Harrison and his wife Pattie Boyd had their house raided by police searching for drugs.
Ringo said drugs accelerated the pace at which The Beatles changed their sound. They went from writing sweet pop songs to experimenting with tape loops, backmasking, orchestras, and eastern instruments.
Source: Jason Rossi/cheatsheet.com
