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I used to wear different rings when I first got called Ringo in about 19, about, umm, '59 I got called Ringo.

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Ringo Starr
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: July 7
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The kids are interested in the music of them. They're not interested in mop-tops and Beatle boots and crazy suits. It's all down to the music now - that's what they hear, and that's what they love.
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