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Ringo Starr receives knighthood: 'I'll wear it at breakfast'
The Beeb ^ | 3/20/2018

Posted on 03/20/2018 9:24:23 AM PDT by llevrok

The Duke of Cambridge bestowed the honour on the Liverpool-born star at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

"It means a lot actually," the musician told the BBC. "It means recognition for the things we've done. I was really pleased to accept this."

The honour comes 53 years after the Beatles were all awarded the MBE - and Starr said he had missed his bandmates' companionship this time round.

"I was a bit shaky today on my own," he said.

(SNIP)

Asked whether he wanted to be known as Sir Ringo, the musician, whose real name is Richard Starkey, replied: "I don't know yet. It's new and I don't know how you use it properly."

Turning to BBC reporter Colin Paterson, he added: "But I expect you to use it."

The 77-year-old added he knew exactly what he'd do with his medal.

"I'll be wearing it at breakfast," he joked.

His honour comes 21 years after fellow Beatle Paul McCartney was knighted.

Starr said the pair had met for dinner last week in Los Angeles, and Sir Paul had offered him some advice for the ceremony: "Keep smiling."

Other people receiving honours at Tuesday's ceremony included authors Jilly Cooper and Michael Morpurgo, former Scottish rugby player John "Ian" McLauchlan, Welsh rugby player Sam Warburton and foster carer Anne Shaw.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: beatles; knighthood; music; ringo; sirrichard; starr
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To: llevrok

Ringo’s the best. He doesn’t take himself as seriously as the others — that goes a long way with me.


61 posted on 03/20/2018 10:36:19 AM PDT by ScottinVA ( Liberals, go find another country.)
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To: Hostage

Cynthia is dead.


62 posted on 03/20/2018 10:37:23 AM PDT by freepertoo
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To: Hyman Roth

I think Abby Road is the perfect album

I particularly like the medley side

It has the polished Martin touch too

They gave him back full production control for what was basically their last album

They had a lot of good work

Even Submarine and Magical Mystery and Let it Be have high points

The Stones are the greatest rock and roll band ever

But the Beatles were the most popular in their day and more musical much of that owed to Martin

Just an opinion

We lived beatle single to single back then


63 posted on 03/20/2018 10:42:42 AM PDT by wardaddy (As a southerner I've never trusted the Grand Old Party.....any questions?)
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To: JME_FAN
Ono's presence was partly to blame, but there were many other
reasons...mainly McCartney was becoming a bit of a control freak and
Harrison was only allowed two songs per LP contributed greatly and they
were just growing apart. I hate Ono just as much as the next Beatles fan
but she gets a bad rap as the only cause of their break up IMHO...Maca's
solo stuff is better than Lennon's on the whole but Lennon's "Double Fantasy"
holds up lyrically with most of Paul's LP's.
64 posted on 03/20/2018 10:45:46 AM PDT by major_gaff (University of Parris Island, Class of '84)
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To: major_gaff

When you think about it, 7 years is pretty much all you can expect with a band with the kind of talent (and egos) that the Beatles had.

They broke up at the right time.


65 posted on 03/20/2018 10:47:24 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: major_gaff

Think about if the Stones’ broke up right after “Exile”.......they would probably be as revered as The Beatles, but they went on way too long and put out too many mediocre albums since then and it somewhat sullied their legacy.


66 posted on 03/20/2018 10:49:15 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: wardaddy
The Stones are the greatest rock and roll band ever

That also is good stuff.

67 posted on 03/20/2018 10:49:53 AM PDT by Hyman Roth
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To: knarf

Good for Ringo.

He’s looking good, for an old guy. I bet keeping that hair/beard dyed is a beotch, though.


68 posted on 03/20/2018 10:50:56 AM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: dfwgator
Totally agree, but if you watch the the constant bickering in the 'Let It Be'
film and then they turn around less than a year later and make an absolute
masterpiece with 'Abbey Road' you have to wonder if they couldn't have
continued on...
69 posted on 03/20/2018 10:53:09 AM PDT by major_gaff (University of Parris Island, Class of '84)
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To: major_gaff

I just don’t think there would have been much in the tank after “Abbey Road”. It was time for them to go on their own.


70 posted on 03/20/2018 10:57:03 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: COBOL2Java
Nice picture of the Queen and a shoeshine boy.
 
71 posted on 03/20/2018 10:59:46 AM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (CNN is fake news.)
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To: dfwgator

“Best” always kind of bugs me. So many different criteria. Pure beats per minute, complexity of rhythms, nope; *but* the right fill at the right time and the tone.. he and George Martin spent hours and hours trying different bass drum beaters with different microphones in different positions- not as exciting as Moon or Bonham and of course no where near the technique of any of the pro jazz drummers, but the better the stereo you listen to the drums on ‘Come Together’ on, the more impressive the drum part is- every single hit perfect in dynamics and tone, *space* where it needs to be; having gigged for 40+ years and being in my mid 50’s I can appreciate REAL professionalism, which is so often very different from flash!


72 posted on 03/20/2018 11:04:45 AM PDT by RedStateRocker (Nuke Mecca, deport all illegals, abolish the DEA, IRS and ATF.)
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To: dfwgator

You’re probably right, Gator...still a cool ‘what if?’ to ponder


73 posted on 03/20/2018 11:05:29 AM PDT by major_gaff (University of Parris Island, Class of '84)
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To: major_gaff

If you want to know “What If?”, listen to the solo albums and that would have given you a pretty good idea.


74 posted on 03/20/2018 11:08:20 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: donaldo

“It Don’t Come Easy”

The song shot up the charts, passing Lennon’s “Power to the People,” Harrison’s “What Is Life” (both reached number eleven), and McCartney’s “Another Day” (number five), all the way up to number four, settling just beneath the Rolling Stones’ “Brown Sugar” at number one. It was the first of three top ten hits Harrison cowrote or produced for Starr. The success stunned those who had assumed Starr couldn’t cut it on his own.

Yep, I don’t think if George had recorded it, it would have done as well. Ringo’s voice was much better suited for it.


75 posted on 03/20/2018 11:12:08 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Lexington Green

Wonderful idea, Lex, knighting Rick Rescorla ...the hero’s hero. May he rest in peace!
Didn’t Rescorla become a US citizen, and if so, perhaps could not be knighted?
Just a thought..


76 posted on 03/20/2018 11:18:39 AM PDT by Radagast the Fool (At my signal, UNLEASH PALIN!!)
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To: PGR88
Ringo certainly looks very good at 77....and I'm a guy who grew up with the lads.


77 posted on 03/20/2018 11:18:59 AM PDT by newfreep ("INSIDE EVERY PROGRESSIVE IS A TOTALITARIAN SCREAMING TO GET OUT" @HOROWITZ39, DAVID HOROWITZ)
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To: Governor Dinwiddie

lawn jockey come to life


78 posted on 03/20/2018 11:20:58 AM PDT by llevrok (DACA = Democrats Against Citizen Americans)
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To: dfwgator

If ever there was a Fifth Beatle, it was George Martin, not Billy Preston. With no offense intended for Billy Preston. He was an exceptional keyboardist.


79 posted on 03/20/2018 11:23:19 AM PDT by huckfillary
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To: JME_FAN
Yoko Ono was the cause of the Band’s break up

The Beatles had all kinds of issues at this point. IMO, Yoko just became the focal point for all those grievances. She was an issue but only one of many and not THE cause of the breakup. She might have been the straw that broke the camel's back but she was not the major portion of the load.

Then again, without Paul’s lyrical brilliance, John would have gone nowhere.

As a songwriting team, these two were unmatched in pop era. I totally disagree with your analysis. John was the lyricist of the two. Paul didn't write anything to consistently rival the lyrics of John such as in Girl, In My Life, Strawberry Fields Forever, his portion of Day in the Life or lots of other songs where he was the primary lyricist. Paul's greatest strength was writing incredible melodies. George Martin once commented that Paul was envious of John's ability to turn a phrase and John was envious of Paul's ability to compose melodies. I've always thought that the pair needed each other in songwriting. Besides filling in the gaps of the other in lyrics and melody, John had a tendency toward anger and bitterness in his lyrics that Paul moderated and Paul had a tendency towards fluffiness in his lyrics to which John could add an edge.

80 posted on 03/20/2018 11:37:44 AM PDT by CommerceComet (Hillary: A unique blend of arrogance, incompetence, and corruption.)
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