Breaking news:Ringo Starr Reveals the Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneer He Wished He Could Sing Like; Shares the Inspiration Behind His New Song “Thankful”

Ringo Starr Reveals the Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneer He Wished He Could Sing Like; Shares the Inspiration Behind His New Song “Thankful”Ringo Starr released his new album, Look Up, on Friday, January 10. The 10-song collection finds the famous Beatles drummer taking a foray into country music in collaboration with T Bone Burnett, who co-produced the album and wrote or co-wrote most of the tracks.Starr always was generally considered the weakest singer of the Fab Four, but judging by his performances on Look Up, the 84-year-old rock icon’s voice has held up remarkably well.

That being said, in a new interview with The Times of London, Ringo admitted that he isn’t that big a fan of his own singing.“Well, I always wanted to be someone else, like Jerry Lee [Lewis] or someone,” he said with a laugh. “I mean, I can hold a tune, as long as it’s in my key.”

 

Starr added that he thinks fans’ perception of his vocals was bolstered by the quality of the material he was given to sing with The Beatle“[I]t just worked out with The Beatles because John [Lennon] and Paul [McCartney] were great writers,” he noted. “That’s what made us. And I’d get one song. And a couple of them were really good, you know, ‘With a Little Help from My Friends’ and ‘Yellow Submarine.’ They’re still huge and I still do them on tour [with his All Starr Band]. They wrote me a lot of really nice songs.”s.“Well, I always wanted to be someone else, like Jerry Lee [Lewis] or someone,” he said with a laugh. “I mean, I can hold a tune, as long as it’s in my key.”

 

Starr added that he thinks fans’ perception of his vocals was bolstered by the quality of the material he was given to sing with The Beatle“[I]t just worked out with The Beatles because John [Lennon] and Paul [McCartney] were great writers,” he noted. “That’s what made us. And I’d get one song. And a couple of them were really good, you know, ‘With a Little Help from My Friends’ and ‘Yellow Submarine.’ They’re still huge and I still do them on tour [with his All Starr Band]. They wrote me a lot of really nice songs.”s.