He tried a series of different jobs, which were unrewarding professionally, but introduced him to skiffle music via one of his co-workers. By 1955, when he returned from the sanatorium, school wasn’t much of an option anymore as he was too far behind. In 1953 his mother remarried, and his new stepfather encouraged his interest in music. From then on, despite musical talent with other instruments, he was a drummer. One of the ways the staff tried to distract and occupy their patients was to have them form a band, and it was here where young Starkey first discovered percussion, using a wooden mallet to strike the cabinets next to his bed. This put him considerably behind in school, but just as he caught up (with the help of a tutor), he was diagnosed with tuberculosis, and spent the next two years in a sanatorium. His mother worked as a cleaning woman and then a barmaid to support them.Īt age six, Starkey had an appendectomy and then contracted peritonitis, forcing him to live at a local children's hospital for 12 months while he recovered. His parents split up when Starkey was only four, and he never saw much of his father after that. He was an only child, and while his mother doted on him, his father lost interest in family life early on. Ringo Starr was born Richard Starkey on July 7, 1940, in Liverpool, England. Primarily a drummer, Starr also sang and occasionally wrote songs for the group, singing "With a Little Help from My Friends" and writing "Octopus's Garden." Zak has two daughters: Tatia Jayne, from a previous marriage, and Luna, with his partner of 17 years, Sharna “Sshh” Liguz.Ringo Starr, known for his easygoing personality, rose to fame in the early 1960s as a member of the legendary rock group the Beatles. He also provided occasional drumming work for the British pop band Oasis in the early to mid aughts. After playing with the band on an off for more than a decade, Zak was made a permanent member in 2007. Zak played drums in various bands throughout the 80s and 90s, and joined The Who for their 1996 Quadrophenia tour. Since his father was good pals with the band’s members, Zak too was close to them while growing up, as Keith served as his godfather. It was late Who drummer Keith Moon who gave a young Zak his first drum kit. Jason also grew up to be a drummer before going to work various other jobs in the music industry.Īgainst his famous father’s hopes, Zak grew up to become a professional drummer, seen here in 2019 during a soundcheck with The Who before a performance at London’s Wembley Stadium. Like his older sibling, he was also born at Queen Charlotte’s Hospital in Hammersmith, London. Ringo and Maureen’s second child, son Jason, arrived nearly two years after his big brother on August 19, 1967. Ringo’s musical pals eventually showed Zak the ropes on how to be a stickman, and he began his career as a professional rock drummer as a teen in the early 1980s. Ringo agreed, calling his first-born “a little smasher,” but also revealed, “I won’t let Zak be a drummer,” like himself.īut drumming was in his future, as Zak’s godfather, The Who’s drummer Keith Moon, bought him a drum kit for his 8th birthday. Maureen said upon Zak’s birth, “I’d like the baby to be like Ringo, but he need not necessarily follow in his father’s footsteps,” as a musician. It happened to be the same date that one of The Beatles’ most famous hits, “Yesterday,” was released. Their first child, son Zak, was born on September 13, 1965. The Beatles manager, Brian Epstein, served as Best Man and fellow Beatle George Harrison was present as a witness. Ringo proposed to Maureen in 1965, and they were married 21 days later on February 11 at London’s Caxton Hall Register Office. Inside the New Documentary 'The Beatles: Get Back'
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