“I DO PLAY THE DRUMS!” CLAIMS EX-FAB FOUR EX-MOP TOP RINGO STARR
In an Exclusive Interview with ace CREEM reporter Richard Cromelin.
He admits that, as a singer, he has "the range of a fly" (but, he emphasizes, "a large fly") . . His composing output has accelerated from one song a year to "a couple" ("It either comes or it doesnt," he reflects. "You know, its like—life"). . .In passing, he notes with approval Cliff Richards current slogan/album title Im Nearly Famous, and, perhaps a little hard on himself, quips, "Its like, “bused to be . . ."
No, Ringo remains famous by any measure, but he entertains no pretensions of artistic brilliance, and his essentially easygoing stance will allow no slavish dedication to his musical or cinematic careers. "I never work on anything," he says. "Dedication is such a weird word, after Albert Schweitzer and people like that. Thats dedication . . . Dedication is when you give your whole life. No one dedicates themselves to anything now."
