Ringo Starr Shuts Down Claims His 1972 Song Was a Diss Track Aimed at Paul McCartney

Every closed door leaves another waiting to be opened. When The Beatles split for good in April 1970, drummer Ringo Starr was more than prepared to embark on a new musical journey. Starr may not have been part of the prolific John Lennon-Paul McCartney songwriting partnership, whose volatile yet productive collaboration yielded roughly 180 songs for the band. With only two Beatles songwriting credits (or four, if you could include his co-writes), Starr seems like the last Beatle who would pursue a solo career.

Yet, with fewer creative constraints and more time at his disposal, the "song-first" drummer learned to trust his instincts over perfection. When he followed his heart into experimenting with different genres, it led him to create one highly misunderstood song — one that, contrary to popular belief, was inspired more by frendship than by hatred.
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They say drummers aren't great songwriters, but Starr seems to enjoy proving that wrong — even if it took him some time to find his footing. Before The Beatles split in 1970, Starr wrote his first song for the band, "Don't Pass Me By," which he originally worked on around 1963-1964. It was his first, and one of the few solo compositions he contributed to the group. However, the song sat in the vault for years before finally appearing on the 1968 album, The White Album.

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