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First and foremost I am a drummer. After that, I'm other things... But I didn't play drums to make money.
Ringo Starr
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Ringo Starr
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: July 7
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I don't particularly like messages, because everybody takes whatever they take from whatever.
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I want to deal with what's in front of me now to the best of my abilities, and sometimes that's not very good. But a lot of the days it is really great.
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